Bibop Gresta

Bibop G. Gresta
Born (1971-10-23) October 23, 1971
Italy
Residence Los Angeles
Alma mater University of Siena, University of Milan
Occupation Entrepreneur, speaker, new media, video DJ, actor, producer, and host.
Known for Founding and selling Bibop S.p.a, appearing in Italian TV and a couple of movies, co-founding Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

Bibop G. Gresta (born given name: Gabriele Gresta) is the chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.

Gresta was born in Italy, and was passionate about music and computer programming from a young age. He participated in the Mato Grasso project, that placed highly Italian dance music charts. He subsequently moved on to become a producer, host and writer of TV programs on Italian national television, MTV Italy, and acted in a couple of Italian movies. He founded Bibop, S.p.A., a content production and distribution company, and in 1999 he sold 40% of Bibop, S.p.A. to Telecom Italia for 11 bln IT Lira. He was involved with a number of startups and new-media ventures, until moving to the United Stated in 2013. At the end of 2014 he co-founded Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, and has since appeared widely as a speaker extolling the technology.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Franklin-Wallis, Oliver (6 October 2016). "An Italian rapper, a 'hangman's noose' and a $250m lawsuit: the chaotic race to build Elon Musk's hyperloop". Wired.
  2. ↑ Wang, Christine (5 May 2016). "Tackling an enormous problem? Sometimes it helps to be a little crazy". Make It. CNBC.
  3. ↑ "Bibop G. Gresta". TedX.

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