About
Kiana Sharifi is the founder of LXV Ventures and an advisor and angel investor with nearly two decades of experience in early-stage technology across Silicon Valley and Europe. Her background includes founding a startup at age 19, as well as roles in marketing, executive recruiting, and venture capital talent partnerships. She has worked with over 100 companies throughout her career.
Experience
- LXV VenturesFoundercurrent2022 — present
- Bek VenturesAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- COTU VenturesVenture Partner2025
- eyewaInterim Chief Strategy Officer2024
- Balderton CapitalHead of Portfolio Advisory2017 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- PasitoInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- NALAInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- OdinInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- PaveAdvisor2021 — 2023
- NewfundVenture Partner2022 — 2023
- Riviera PartnersPrincipal2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- EdmodoSenior Manager, Growth2015San Mateo, CA
- HomeSuiteCofounder2014Palo Alto, CA
- EdmodoMBA Intern2013San Francisco Bay Area
- RSO ConsultingAccount Executive2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Beanstr, Inc.Cofounder2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
WordPressEarly-stage StartupsEntrepreneurshipExecutive SearchEvent ManagementOnline MarketingSEO copywritingCopy EditingMarketing CommunicationsEditingFundraisingPresentation Coaching
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Public SpeakingCommunicationManagementLanguages English · Farsi · French · Spanish
- The Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
From Kiana's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bek Ventures
Alen Cvisic
Marketing Advisor at Bek Ventures
Arda Kirkagac
Senior Associate at Bek Ventures
Baturay Kaya
Partner at Bek Ventures
Beyhan Kalafat
Executive Assistant & Event Coordinator at Bek Ventures
Burcu Ece Sagar
Executive Assistant at Bek Ventures
Cem Sertoglu
Managing Partner at Bek Ventures
Eleanor Warnock
Communications Advisor at Bek Ventures
Ertunc Alioglu
CFO at Bek Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kiana Sharifi?
- Kiana Sharifi is the founder of LXV Ventures and an advisor and angel investor with nearly two decades of experience in early-stage technology across Silicon Valley and Europe. Her background includes founding a startup at age 19, as well as roles in marketing, executive recruiting, and venture capital talent partnerships. She has worked with over 100 companies throughout her career.
- Where does Kiana Sharifi work?
- Kiana Sharifi is Talent Advisor at Bek Ventures.
- Where did Kiana Sharifi go to school?
- Kiana Sharifi studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of California, Berkeley (Political Science, Comparative Politics); Université Lumière Lyon 2 (Study Abroad, French Language and Culture).
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia538
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia267
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded NubankMatt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2
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Balderton Capital mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContenfulFounded Geckoboard +3Dave KelloggExecutive in ResidenceFounded Marklogic +1Andrew NutterPrincipalFounded Westwing +1Bernard LiautaudManaging PartnerFounded DashlaneShikha AhluwaliaPrincipalFounded StalkbuyloveSujay TyleVenture PartnerFounded Merama
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Bek Ventures mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Edmodo mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,619
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,699
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended Université Lumière Lyon 222
Céline DornierContent Executive at IPR.VCMathieu ViallardFounding Partner at Axeleo CapitalAlex GerbaudInvestment Director at InnovacomFlora Velle-BonvouloirInvestment Director at Citizen CapitalMarc LewdenPartner - COO at Atlantic Vantage PointNora AsriInvestment Director at Sodero
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Shared employers
Also worked at eyewa2
Also worked at NALA9
Samantha WulfsonPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveAbdul AbdirahmanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersHansae CatlettGeneral Partner at The MBA FundSheel TyleFounder and CEO at Amplo VenturesCharles ShannonInvestor at Westbound Equity PartnersNorbert HagumaSenior Associate at Africa Equity Group
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Also worked at Pave7
Isaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesKristina ShenInvestor at ChemistryAmina MoinuddinTalent Partner at Unanimous CapitalDhruv JainInvestor at Bessemer Venture PartnersMitra RamanFounder/CEO at The Buttermilk CompanyDori WilsonFounder at Thorntale
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Also worked at Riviera Partners11
Iva MessyHead of People at Felicis VenturesJen HolmstromInvestor at GGV CapitalZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAnthony KlineInvestments at General PartnershipTammy HanTalent Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersAlaina PercivalVenture Partner at Valor Ventures
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