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Kiana Sharifi

Investor

Talent Advisor at Bek Ventures

United States

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.

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Experience

  1. LXV VenturesFoundercurrent2022 — present
  2. Bek VenturesAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  3. COTU VenturesVenture Partner2025
  4. eyewaInterim Chief Strategy Officer2024
  5. Balderton CapitalHead of Portfolio Advisory2017 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  6. PasitoInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  7. NALAInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  8. OdinInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  9. PaveAdvisor2021 — 2023
  10. NewfundVenture Partner2022 — 2023
  11. Riviera PartnersPrincipal2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  12. EdmodoSenior Manager, Growth2015San Mateo, CA
  13. HomeSuiteCofounder2014Palo Alto, CA
  14. EdmodoMBA Intern2013San Francisco Bay Area
  15. RSO ConsultingAccount Executive2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Beanstr, Inc.Cofounder2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. University of California, BerkeleyPolitical Science, Comparative Politics
  3. Université Lumière Lyon 2Study Abroad, French Language and Culture

Skills & more

WordPressEarly-stage StartupsEntrepreneurshipExecutive SearchEvent ManagementOnline MarketingSEO copywritingCopy EditingMarketing CommunicationsEditingFundraisingPresentation Coaching
+3 morePublic SpeakingCommunicationManagement

Languages English · Farsi · French · Spanish

  • The Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation — Stanford University Graduate School of Business

From Kiana's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

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

+ 1,144 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 857 more

Also attended Université Lumière Lyon 213

Miranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesCéline 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 Point

+ 7 more

Shared employers

Also worked at NALA6

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

Also worked at Pave4

Isaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesKristina ShenInvestor at ChemistryAmina MoinuddinTalent Partner at Unanimous CapitalDhruv JainInvestor at Bessemer Venture Partners

Also worked at Riviera Partners7

Jen HolmstromInvestor at GGV CapitalZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAnthony KlineInvestments at General PartnershipTammy HanTalent Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersAndy ChenGeneral Partner at Coatue ManagementKevin BuckbyPartner at MKT1 Capital

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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
Eren Ulu
Analyst at Bek Ventures