About
Katya Pogudina is Head of Marketing at AlbionVC, where she leads marketing strategy, branding, and communications for the Albion Group. Since joining in 2020 she has worked on the firm's sustainability initiatives and ESG framework and serves on the VentureESG steering committee. Earlier in her career she worked in commodities, shipbroking, and B2B financial sales, and later co-founded KidPix, a marketplace for boutique children's brands.
Experience
- AlbionVCHead Of Marketingcurrent2021 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- AlbionVCMarketing Manager2020 β 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- VentureESGSteering Committee Membercurrent2021 β present
- Shaper Impact CapitalMarketing and Communications2021 β 2022Global
- Newton Venture ProgramNewton Venture Fellow2021
- KidPixCEO & Founder2018 β 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Nanny VillageFounder2015 β 2017Dublin
- ExcelianBusiness Development Manager2011 β 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- ClarksonsShipbroker2010 β 2011London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- University of OxfordBA Economics and Management, Economics2006 β 2009
- Cass Business SchoolMA, Energy2009 β 2010
Skills & more
Content MarketingBrandingStrategyLeadershipBrand StrategyCommunicationDigital StrategyAnalytical SkillsCommodity8Commodity Markets5Trading2Risk Management
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Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategyDigital MarketingStart-upsLuxury GoodsGrowth Strategies- Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme β University of Oxford
From Katya's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford687
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Cass Business School43
Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesSanjeev GordhanGeneral Partner at Type One VenturesSIDD GANDHIVenture Partner at growX VenturesKathan ShahPrincipal, Investments at Sixth Sense VenturesMalcolm HornerPartner and Chief Operating Officer at GP BullhoundBart TompkinsVenture Partner at Acurio Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at AlbionVC31
Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersAdam ChirkowskiInvestor at AlbionVCAgnese PalermoSenior Marketing Associate at AlbionVCAndrew ElderDeputy Managing Partner at AlbionVCCat McDonaldInvestor at AlbionVC
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Also worked at Newton Venture Program36
Francois PrinslooInvestor at MedicxiBarbaros OzbugutuExperts | Leadership Management at 212Ipek CeliksozExperts | Venture Partner at 212Oliver Fitz-GibbonPlatform at InMotion VenturesKatie MathiasSenior Associate at Fuel VenturesMichaelFund Controller at Black Seed
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Colleagues at AlbionVC
Adam Chirkowski
Investor at AlbionVC
Agnese Palermo
Senior Marketing Associate at AlbionVC
Andrew Elder
Deputy Managing Partner at AlbionVC
Cat McDonald
Investor at AlbionVC
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at AlbionVC
Christoph Ruedig
Investor at AlbionVC
Dave Wascha
Operating Partner at AlbionVC
David Grimm
Investor at AlbionVC




























