Eduardo Saverin

Eduardo Luiz Saverin (born March 19, 1982) is a Brazilian-born entrepreneur and investor, best known as a co-founder of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook), which he helped launch in 2004 as a Harvard University student alongside Mark Zuckerberg. Born in São Paulo to a wealthy family, Saverin relocated to Miami as a child before attending Harvard, where he graduated with an economics degree in 2006. As the company's initial financier, he provided seed capital that enabled early operations, though his equity was later diluted amid internal disputes, leading to a 2005 lawsuit settlement that preserved his minority stake in the firm. Relocating to Singapore around 2009 and renouncing his U.S. citizenship in 2011, Saverin has since focused on venture capital as co-founder and co-CEO of B Capital Group, which invests in growth-stage technology companies across Southeast Asia and beyond. His fortune, derived primarily from his approximate 2% stake in Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook), stands at an estimated $32–33.5 billion as of March 2026, according to Forbes and Bloomberg, positioning him as the wealthiest Brazilian, Singapore's richest resident, and among the world's wealthiest individuals. The 2% stake, largely retained since the 2012 IPO with no major reported sales, was valued at roughly $26–28 billion based on Meta's market capitalization of $1.32–1.39 trillion in late March 2026.

Eduardo Luiz Saverin was born on March 19, 1982, in São Paulo, Brazil, into a wealthy Jewish-Brazilian family. His father, Roberto Saverin, operated businesses in clothing, shipping, and real estate, amassing significant wealth through industrial ventures. His mother worked as a psychologist. Saverin has two siblings, and his Romanian-born grandfather, Eugenio Saverin (born Eugen Saverin), had established an entrepreneurial foundation for the family.