Sebastian De Vivo
Sebastian De Vivo, PhD is the co-founder of List Ventures and Sophist Capital, both focused on inclusive access to capital for women and minority entrepreneurs. In this role, he has facilitated over $35M in debt and venture capital investments to portfolio companies. He is an advisor with the Startup Launch SBDC hosted by Bixel Exchange, where he chairs the Money Team and the Funder’s Roundtable, and serves on the Investment Committee at Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs of So Cal. In addition, he has worked on several initiatives focused on building inclusive ecosystems nationwide. Sebastian received his PhD in Classics from Stanford University.
Sebastian received his PhD in Classics from Stanford University, an MA in Cultural & Social Anthropology from Stanford University, and a BA magna cum laude in Liberal Studies from California State University, Los Angeles. His academic work has been published by Palgrave McMillan and the Stanford Archaeology Center. In addition, he has been awarded fellowships by the Getty Foundation, Getty Research Institute and New York University.