{"id":"francesco-agosti","title":"Francesco Agosti","content":"**Francesco Agosti** is an Italian software engineer and entrepreneur best known as a Co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of [Phantom](https://iq.wiki/wiki/phantom-wallet), a multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet. Prior to founding [Phantom](https://iq.wiki/wiki/phantom-wallet), he held senior engineering positions at the decentralized exchange protocol 0x and at Twitter. Agosti is based in San Francisco and is an active figure in the startup and cryptocurrency ecosystems. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-vpPNBdiQYI9zdFdR) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-7BWvXH6HL9CXg2eQ)​\n\n## Education\n\nAgosti earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in Italy. He completed his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from 2009 to 2012. He continued directly into his Master of Science (M.S.) program, which he completed from 2012 to 2014. During his postgraduate studies, Agosti participated in two international exchange programs, studying at Tongji University in the fall of 2013 and at the University of Illinois Chicago in the spring of 2014. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-vpPNBdiQYI9zdFdR)​\n\n## Career\n\n### Early Career\n\nAgosti's early professional experience includes a summer analyst internship at Goldman Sachs from June to August 2012. While pursuing his Master's degree, he embarked on his first entrepreneurial venture, co-founding a startup called Rooly, where he served as CTO from January 2013 to December 2014.\n\nAfter completing his education, Agosti moved to the United States and joined Postmates as a Software Engineer in March 2015, where he worked for just over a year until April 2016. He then transitioned to a role as a Senior Software Engineer at Twitter in May 2016. During his time at Twitter, which lasted until September 2017, he was a member of the Ads Prediction team. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-vpPNBdiQYI9zdFdR) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-g4svKRvEfXr4YSoK)​\n\n### Transition to Blockchain\n\nAgosti entered the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) space in October 2017 when he joined 0x, an open protocol for peer-to-peer asset exchange on the [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). He served as a Principal Software Engineer until April 2021. In this role, he was instrumental in building and leading engineering teams. His work at 0x included contributions to the 0x API and Matcha, a [decentralized exchange (DEX)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange) aggregator built by the 0x team. This experience provided him with deep expertise in crypto infrastructure and product development. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-vpPNBdiQYI9zdFdR) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-g4svKRvEfXr4YSoK)​\n\nTo further his expertise in the crypto startup ecosystem, Agosti participated in Andreessen Horowitz's (a16z) \"Crypto Startup School\" and became a fellow at On Deck, a network for tech professionals and founders. His technical skill set is complemented by certifications in \"Docker and Kubernetes: The Complete Guide\" and \"Figma: UI/UX,\" indicating proficiency in DevOps, infrastructure, and user interface design. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-vpPNBdiQYI9zdFdR)​","summary":"Francesco Agosti is the co-founder and CTO of Phantom, a multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet. Previously, he was a software engineer at 0x and Twitter. 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