# Lorhan Caproni

> Lorhan Caproni is the Brazilian co-founder and CEO of BotCity, a platform for governing and orchestrating Python automations and AI agents. With a background in biology and business administration, he previously co-founded Phomenta, which supports nonprofit management. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has helped lead BotCity through Y Combinator and its international expansion.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at BotCity
- **Organizations:** BotCity, Phomenta, Geekie
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Biology; describes his background as molecular biology, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Postgraduate study in business administration, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Phomenta and BotCity., Led BotCity as CEO through its Y Combinator Winter 2022 participation., BotCity announced a $12 million Series A in September 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Studying biology at Unicamp, where he met Izadora Mattiello.
- **Before 2015** — Worked at education startup Geekie on an initiative involving corporate support for public-school deployment.
- **2015** — Co-founded Phomenta with Izadora Mattiello in Campinas.
- **2018** — BotCity dates its origins with Caproni and Gabriel Archanjo to this year; Y Combinator lists a 2020 founding date.
- **2021** — BotCity began US operations in the Bay Area and welcomed Hugo Slepicka to its founding team.
- **2022** — BotCity participated in Y Combinator Winter 2022.
- **2025** — BotCity announced a $12 million Series A led by Four Rivers.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Phomenta and BotCity.
- Led BotCity as CEO through its Y Combinator Winter 2022 participation.
- BotCity announced a $12 million Series A in September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Astella published his perspectives on global expansion, founder presence in the US and product-led adoption.
- **2025-10** — Appeared on Astella Playbook to discuss automation governance and international expansion.
- **2025-09** — BotCity announced its $12 million Series A and plans to expand governance capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://www.botcity.dev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorhan/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/lorhancaproni

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Last updated: 2026-10-26