# Jose Francisco Rago Mar del Plata, Argentina ## About I'm a designer, angel investor, and co-founder at [basement.studio](https://basement.studio), a digital studio making cool shit that performs. I'm also co-author of [xmcp](https://xmcp.dev), the framework for building and shipping MCP servers. ## Interests Pokemon cards, vinyls, and the future of the internet. ## Education Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design. ## Investments - [Vercel](https://vercel.com) - [basement.ventures](https://basement.ventures) - [BaseHub](https://basehub.com) (acquired by Vercel) - [Paper](https://paper.design) - [Daylight Computer](https://daylightcomputer.com) - [Ato](https://heyato.ai) - [Factory](https://factory.ai) - [Brand.ai](https://brand.ai) - [Maslow](https://maslow.hr) - [USAvionix](https://www.usavionix.com) - [World Labs](https://www.worldlabs.ai) ## Connect Reach me at [jose@basement.studio](mailto:jose@basement.studio) or follow my work on [X](https://x.com/ragojose). > “The reason to finish is to start something new.” — Rick Rubin