Alina Tioupikova
Former Venture Capital Investor at VU Venture Partners
Colorado
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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Experience
- SelfAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- SelfCreator of Life2022 — 2024Planet Earth
- TechstarsVice President, Software Product Management2020 — 2021Boulder, Colorado, United States
- TechstarsDirector of Product Management2019 — 2020Boulder, Colorado
- VU Venture PartnersVenture Capital Investor2018San Francisco Bay Area
- PearsonSenior Digital Product Manager2016 — 2018Greater Denver Area
- Swartz LabsDirector of Product, Co-founder2014 — 2016
- Department of Education and Training, VictoriaDigital Product Manager, Consultant2015 — 2016Melbourne, Australia
- Vitruvian Labs, Tidal TapeInvestor, Advisor2014 — 2016Melbourne, Australia
- Buzinga App DevelopmentProject Manager2014Melbourne, Australia
- Endline DigitalFreelance Developer2013 — 2014
- Celtra, Inc.Analyst2012 — 2013Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
Key Performance Indicators1Competitive Analysis1Computer ScienceCommunicationWritten CommunicationAnalytical SkillsEntrepreneurship24Product Management14Business Development15Software Development4Strategy14Project Management7
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Start-upsUser Experience DesignAgile MethodologiesProduct StrategyProduct DevelopmentSolution EngineeringUsability EngineeringScrumSoftware Architectural DesignInformation ArchitectureSolutions DesignMarket AnalysisLanguages English · Russian
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Network2
Megan AnanianScout
Business Development Director at Bessemer Venture Partners
Ravi GroverScout
General Partner at Data Tech
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alina Tioupikova?
- Investor
- What check size does Alina Tioupikova write?
- Alina Tioupikova typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Alina Tioupikova go to school?
- Alina Tioupikova studied at Babson College (Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship), Entrepreneurship); RMIT University (Bachelor's degree, Business (Entrepreneurship)); University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Babson College356
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesAjay RayasamPrincipal at Osage University PartnersRobert VerwaayenGeneral Partner at Keen Venture PartnersBill HurleyPrincipal at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also attended RMIT University148
John DysonInvestment Principal at Starfish VenturesSunday BerryHead of Operations at RampersandRod HamiltonVenture Partner at RampersandPeter BrownMESTx EdTech Product & Learning Science Manager at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)Annabel ZeeExecutive Assistant at Jungle VenturesVictoria ProwseDirector at Artesian
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Also attended University of Melbourne414
Cameron AdamsCo-founder & Chief Product Officer of CanvaKevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementMark MillsClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementClarissa KartikaAssociate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Rikke Kjær DamgaardAssociate at SEED Capital Denmark
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Shared employers
Also worked at Techstars904
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Also worked at VU Venture Partners80
Casy van MaanenAssociate at GTMfundHassen ArfaouiInvestor at 216 CapitalSusan AkbarpourManaging Partner at Candou VenturesFarah DaouPrincipal at Moonshots CapitalIva RakocevicSenior Investment Manager at Elevator VenturesWilliam LeonardInvestor at Valor Ventures
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Also worked at Pearson71
Anna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersKatelyn DonnellyLeads Avalanche, a private investment firm based in AustinMitch BensonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCeillie Clark-KeaneHead of Marketing & Communications at Building VenturesJonas JendiInvestor at IndustrifondenMaha AdelExecutive Assistant at RAED Ventures
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