Profile - Paul Bragiel
Co-founder of Lefora and i/o Ventures
Paul Bragiel was the co-founder of Lefora, a product bringing forums into the 21st century. Previously he co-founded Meetro, the first location based social network and was the founder of Paragon Five, a game development studio specializing in console and mobile with offices in Chicago and Krakow, Poland.
His interests include projects that involve travel, fashion, entertainment, and technologies that encourage communication and networking. He has appeared on television in at least five different countries and is one of the authors of Game Programming Gems 4. He has a strong background as a liaison for companies looking to establish operations in central & Eastern Europe.
Outside of work, he has toured Russia by train (starting in Siberia), the United States by bicycle (riding over 5,000 km) and visited 50+ countries. He likes to surround himself with people from various backgrounds especially those with a “jack of all trades” streak in them. Besides that, he aspires to drive a taxi and work at a hot dog stand in New York when retired.