Anna-Sofia Lesiv
InvestorPartner at Humba Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $750K checks
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About
Anna-Sofia Lesiv is a deep-tech investor and essayist behind the Substack Second Nature and How It's Built series, demonstrating builder-level curiosity about engineering, manufacturing and the physical limits of computation.
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Experience
- Humba VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ContraryAuthor of Foundations & Frontiers2022 — 2024
- 8VCPolicy Chief of Staff2020 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
- Founders FundSummer Associate2020
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant to Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, Jeremy Weinstein2019 — 2020
- Bridgewater AssociatesInvestment Associate Intern2019
- The Stanford DailyExecutive Editor2019
- The Mercury NewsReporter2018
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Languages French · Russian · Ukrainian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anna-Sofia Lesiv?
- Anna-Sofia Lesiv is a deep-tech investor and essayist behind the Substack Second Nature and How It's Built series, demonstrating builder-level curiosity about engineering, manufacturing and the physical limits of computation.
- Where does Anna-Sofia Lesiv work?
- Anna-Sofia Lesiv is Partner at Humba Ventures.
- What does Anna-Sofia Lesiv invest in?
- Anna-Sofia Lesiv invests in Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, Robotics.
- What check size does Anna-Sofia Lesiv write?
- Anna-Sofia Lesiv typically writes checks of $750K.
- Where did Anna-Sofia Lesiv go to school?
- Anna-Sofia Lesiv studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); Pearson College UWC (High School Diploma).
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