Brent Farese
CEO And Co-Founder at Empire Angels
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolBrent Farese is a CEO and co-founder with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience at the intersection of law, engineering, and venture investing. He combines a mechanical engineering background and a JD in intellectual property with hands-on startup leadership at Aline and prior in-house counsel work at Distributed Ledger pioneer Digital Asset. Brent has deep IP and patent prosecution experience from Big Law and has deployed that expertise to evaluate and back startups as an angel and fund manager in the NYC and Austin markets. His dual perspective as a former software-minded attorney and operator helps translate technical complexity into defensible product and business strategy. Active in early-stage investing since 2015, he brings an uncommon blend of legal rigor, engineering intuition, and founder empathy to company building. Based in the New York metro area, he often spots technical risks and commercial opportunities others miss, making him a pragmatic partner for founders and investors alike.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Juris Doctor Intellectual Property Law, Juris Doctor Intellectual Property Law at New York Law SchoolBachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechanical Engineering at Loyola University MarylandMechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Monash University
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Github Skills (162)
expressjs10
azure-functions10
material-ui10
wysiwyg10
serverless10
javascript10
react-components10
charts10
browser10
editor10
api10
lambda10
angular10
react-hooks10
rich-text10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
BrentFarese/JuristatApp
May 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:6 PRs, 18 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
alineco/slate-yjs
Jul 2023 - Jul 2023
Yjs binding for Slate
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 18 days
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