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Mario Aquino

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CEO & Managing Partner at FutureLabs Ventures
📍 Singapore, Singapore

Mario is the CEO and Founder of FutureLabs Ventures, an operating VC firm that builds and scales tech companies in partnership with large corporations. He is an expert in applied AI and venture scaling, having previously founded and led McKinseys corporate VC and innovation groups in Asia-Pacific. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Passionate about connecting people and ideas, Mario co-founded Alumni & Angels, the business angel network for McKinsey Alumni. This network convenes capital and expertise from successful entrepreneurs and executives to support the next generation of founders, reflecting his dedication to building strong professional communities.

He co-founded and chairs the investment committee for a network of over 100 business angels, all of whom are McKinsey alumni.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
CEO & Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore, Singapore
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Enterprise AI
He is focused on the next wave of Enterprise AI adoption, believing the primary challenge has shifted from technology to implementation and strategy.
Corporate Venturing
His firm, FutureLabs, is built on partnering with market-leading corporations to launch and scale new digital ventures, turning corporate assets into an advantage.
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Career

Work history

4-2017
CEO & Managing Partner
FutureLabs Ventures
1-2021
Chairman of the Investment Committee & Co-Founder
Alumni & Angels
4-2018
President & investor
Memento Blockchain
3-2013 - 3-2017
Partner, McKinsey New Ventures | Founder, McKinsey Solutions, Asia-Pacific
McKinsey New Ventures (part of McKinsey & Company)
12-2007 - 3-2013
Managing Director & Board Member, EMEA
Moody's Analytics
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Education
1998 - 1999
MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
1991 - 1995
B.Sc. (Hons)
Università Bocconi
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