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Matheus Darós Pagani

Matheus Darós Pagani

Founder & CEO, Venture Miner — AI & Web3 educator

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São Paulo, Brazil
Joined October 2025
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Summary

Operator and educator building at the intersection of AI and Web3: as founder and CEO of Venture Miner he runs the Venture Miner Academy and frequent bootcamps (AI2Web3 / Vibe Coding), organizes demo days and teaches practical workshops that train engineers and non‑technical builders to ship working AI+blockchain projects. ventureminer+2
Early career: earned an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (dissertation on computational simulation for steam-injection / EOR) and worked in engineering and industry technical roles applying computational simulation and project engineering before starting work in software development and crypto/fintech projects. ufes+3
Solid technical foundation with a formal engineering background and public code: Pagani holds a master's degree (dissertation on computational simulation for steam injection / EOR) from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, maintains an active GitHub (MatheusDaros) with Solidity and AI‑related repositories, and has taught multiple practical solidity/automation workshops. ufes+2
Community leader and public speaker in the builder ecosystem: he regularly appears as a speaker and podcast guest, runs public bootcamps and events (NYC, SF, online), and is visibly active on social platforms to promote training and community growth. x+2

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About Venture Miner / leadership posts (company blog)

January 1, 2019

Public posts and organisational descriptions outlining Venture Miner's goals and founding (co‑authored/posted by the organisation and linked to Pagani as co‑founder).

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Simulação computacional de injeção de vapor em poços com recuperação avançada de óleo

January 1, 2016

Master's dissertation presenting a finite‑volume computational approach to simulating steam‑injection enhanced oil recovery and analysing energy/economic efficiency of thermal insulation in production wells.

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Notes

DGDaniel Greensaid
MDMatheus Darós Pagani
is one of the most impressive founders they know working on developer onboarding at scale.

Mar 12, 2026

IRIvan Rahmansaid they've seen
MDMatheus Darós Pagani
excel at projects or roles that go far beyond mechanical engineering.

Feb 19, 2026

LTLinus Talackosaid they've seen
MDMatheus Darós Pagani
consistently show strong ownership and responsibility for both solving problems and shipping features.

Feb 16, 2026

DGDaniel Greensaid that if they had to recommend a college professor for advanced AI/ML topics,
MDMatheus Darós Pagani
would be a top pick.

Feb 10, 2026

SHSean Hurleysaid they've seen
MDMatheus Darós Pagani
make a big impact on a project through their development skills.

Oct 24, 2025