Steven Francia

CPO, CTO, DevRel Exec | Scaled Go to 4.5M+ Devs | Former Google, Two Sigma, MongoDB, Docker | Creator of Hugo & Cobra

📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor / Advisor
Mar 2023
Reality Crisis is a Finland-based innovator in Extended Reality (XR) experiences, founded in 2018. At its core, the company is driven by a passion for action sports, particularly skate and snowboarding. Reality Crisis’ journey began with a deep understanding of skateboarding, not just as a sport but as an art form that interacts intimately with its environment. This understanding has been instrumental in developing their cutting-edge technology and approach to spatial gaming. In skateboarding, precision and environmental interaction are paramount, and these aspects have been the foundation for the company’s advancements in AR technology.   Reality Crisis’ flagship game, Skatrix, epitomizes our vision of blending the physical and digital worlds. Its designed to enhance the skateboarding experience, leveraging AR to create a seamless interface between real-world terrains and digital enhancements. It’s not just about skateboarding; its about redefining the way games and people playing them interact with their surroundings, offering new dimensions of creativity and expression. Reality Crisis’ team is particularly excited about the communal aspect of our technology. Skatrix is designed for group-oriented, co-located experiences, allowing users to connect in shared spaces, whether they are physically together or joining remotely. The company envisions a world where anybody can be a skater and skate together physically and virtually, guided and inspired by our application. The Skatrix game is not just a game; it’s a new way to experience skateboarding, action sports, and kinetic aesthetics, where users respond to their environment creatively, and the environment dynamically adapts to the users actions in a continuous, dynamic interaction. Reality Crisis’ aim is to get players to look beyond a screen and out to the real world, seeing the games as extensions of the sports themselves, enhancing real-world skills, creativity, and social interaction.
Board Member
Feb 2016
The Drupal Association is a non-profit organization. It supports the Drupal project and community with funding, infrastructure, and events. Funded by individual and organization members, and by generous sponsors, the Associations mission is to unite a global open source community to build, secure, and promote Drupal.
Creator, Advisor & Investor
2007
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2024
Managing Director, Head of Product Management: Two Sigma Investment Management
Jan 2024
Two Sigma is a leading quantitative investment management and trading firm with more than $70 billion in assets under management. The company applies a scientific approach to investing, combining cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence, data science, and quantitative research with rigorous human inquiry to capitalize on market opportunities and deliver alpha for clients. Founded in 2001, Two Sigma employs over 1,700 curious minds at its headquarters in New York and in offices around the globe. For more information, visit twosigma.com. Two Sigma is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. The information presented in this profile is offered for recruiting purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose. As such, Two Sigma’s use of LinkedIn is not an offer to, or solicitation of, any potential clients or investors for the provision by Two Sigma of investment management, advisory or any other related services. No information posted by Two Sigma should be construed as investment advice, or as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or other instrument. All trademarks, logos, information and photos are ®/TM/© Two Sigma Investments, LP or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Important Notice: Fraudulent Schemes Impersonating Two Sigma Investments, LP. More information here: https://www.twosigma.com/important-notice/
2023
Investor / Advisor
Mar 2023
Reality Crisis is a Finland-based innovator in Extended Reality (XR) experiences, founded in 2018. At its core, the company is driven by a passion for action sports, particularly skate and snowboarding. Reality Crisis’ journey began with a deep understanding of skateboarding, not just as a sport but as an art form that interacts intimately with its environment. This understanding has been instrumental in developing their cutting-edge technology and approach to spatial gaming. In skateboarding, precision and environmental interaction are paramount, and these aspects have been the foundation for the company’s advancements in AR technology.   Reality Crisis’ flagship game, Skatrix, epitomizes our vision of blending the physical and digital worlds. Its designed to enhance the skateboarding experience, leveraging AR to create a seamless interface between real-world terrains and digital enhancements. It’s not just about skateboarding; its about redefining the way games and people playing them interact with their surroundings, offering new dimensions of creativity and expression. Reality Crisis’ team is particularly excited about the communal aspect of our technology. Skatrix is designed for group-oriented, co-located experiences, allowing users to connect in shared spaces, whether they are physically together or joining remotely. The company envisions a world where anybody can be a skater and skate together physically and virtually, guided and inspired by our application. The Skatrix game is not just a game; it’s a new way to experience skateboarding, action sports, and kinetic aesthetics, where users respond to their environment creatively, and the environment dynamically adapts to the users actions in a continuous, dynamic interaction. Reality Crisis’ aim is to get players to look beyond a screen and out to the real world, seeing the games as extensions of the sports themselves, enhancing real-world skills, creativity, and social interaction.
2016
Group Product Manager : Go Language Product Lead & Founder of Open Source Strategy Team
Jul 2016
A problem isnt truly solved until its solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at goo.gle/3DLEokh
Board Member
Feb 2016
The Drupal Association is a non-profit organization. It supports the Drupal project and community with funding, infrastructure, and events. Funded by individual and organization members, and by generous sponsors, the Associations mission is to unite a global open source community to build, secure, and promote Drupal.
2007
Creator, Advisor & Investor
2007
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