About
Delia Sabau leads portfolio and risk management, with experience developing and managing investment and risk strategies for portfolios exceeding $1B across both digital assets and traditional asset classes. Her background includes hedge fund management, DeFi and blockchain work, and quantitative and alternative data research, with prior roles at Fair Isaac (FICO) and BlackRock spanning Australia, Europe, Latin America, the US, and Canada. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Bucharest, an MBA in Finance from UC Berkeley, and blockchain and fintech certifications from Oxford.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Experience
- Optima FinancialFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- CKC.Fund: Boutique Offshore Crypto Fund AdvisoryChief Investment Officercurrent2023 — present
- Menta Capital LLCSr. Portfolio Manager2007 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackRockPrincipal Portfolio Manager2001 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- FICO®Project Manager1999 — 2001San Rafael, CA
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance
- Academia de Studii Economice din BucureștiBS, Economics
- University of BucharestBS, Mathematics
Skills & more
Blockchain6UnixC++JavaStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipManagementCommunicationStart-up Leadership1Risk Management3DeFi4
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Early-stage StartupsPortfolio ManagementHedge FundsEquitiesEquity ResearchAsset ManagementInvestment StrategiesInvestment ManagementCapital MarketsSecuritiesProgram DevelopmentProject ManagementLanguages French · Romanian
- DACFP Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets — Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
- Cybersecurity Certificate — Internet Society
- Oxford Blockchain Strategy — University of Oxford
From Delia's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended Academia de Studii Economice din București20
Florin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalDragos CioacaHead of Luxembourg Fund Finance at Harbert Growth PartnersAnna DinescuExecutive Team at Hilbert GroupLotte WitbreukInvestment Associate at KPN VenturesAlina GeorgescuInvestment Manager at Catalyst RomaniaFlorin VisaPartner at Early Game Ventures
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Also attended University of Bucharest10
Daniel DinesCo-Founder & General Partner at Crew CapitalCristian MunteanuManaging Partner at Early Game VenturesDan CalugareanuPartner at Early Game VenturesCristian NegrutiuFounding Partner at Sparking CapitalMatei DumitrescuVenture Partner Romania at FRC FUND MANAGEMENT S.À R.L.Florina StancuPartner at BoldMind Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Menta Capital LLC1
Also worked at BlackRock156
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also worked at FICO®8
Moiz SaifeePartner, Analytics at Correlation VenturesAnu PathriaManaging Director, Analytics at Correlation VenturesTroy BurtonHead of Product at Red Cell IncubationJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesPaul CoatesPrivate Wealth Adviser at Aura GroupBruce LeithBusiness Development Director at Tern
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