About
AI product allrounder, previously at Gradient Ventures and Google.
Experience
- BlacklakeChief Product Officer, Blacklake AIcurrent2025 — present
- MiroDirector of Product, AI Transformation2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- PeakEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- FreelanceProduct Experience Leader2023 — 2024
- Career BreakCaregiving2023
- Gradient VenturesOperating Partner (Design and Product Experience)2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleOperating Partner at Gradient Ventures2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleUX Lead2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- PlauseProduct Experience Lead2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- PimmrProduct Lead2014 — 2015Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Stecc VenturesDesigner in Residence2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- G-StarGraduating Student / Omnichannel Strategist2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- PellianoCreative Director, Co-Founder2011 — 2013The Netherlands
- AdobeUX Designer / Visiting Scholar2012San Jose, California
- TU DelftTeaching Assistant: Design Drawing2006 — 2012Delft Area, Netherlands
- TU DelftResearch Assistant Future Mobility Project2009Delft Area, Netherlands
- TU DelftTeacher of Design Aesthetics2008 — 2009Delft Area, Netherlands
- Kauffman FoundationGlobal Scholar2011 — 2012Kansas City, Missouri Area
- DesignikovFounder, Lead Product Designer2007 — 2011Delft
- Graphic ViolenceFounder, Lead Creative2001 — 2011Brabantine City Row
- WAACS Design & ConsultancyIndustrial Design Intern2009
- Nestlé NespressoIndustrial Design Intern2008The Hague Area, Netherlands
- CoolblueUX Design Intern2007Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
Photoshop3Illustrator1InDesign1Adobe Creative Suite2Adobe Illustrator3Adobe Photoshop3Product Design42Consumer Products4Design Engineering2Graphic Design23Interaction Design48Innovation Management6
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Product InnovationEntrepreneurshipFashion DesignArt DirectionCreative DirectionUser ExperienceIndustrial DesignSketchingConcept DesignConcept DevelopmentGraphicsUser-centered DesignLanguages Croatian · Czech · Dutch · English · French · German · Serbian · Slovak
From Marin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Peak
Calin Fabri
Investor at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
David Zwagemaker
Partner at Peak
Dennis Goedegebuure
Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender
Emma Tracey
Scout at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Friso Kolkman
Investor at Peak
Ger van Jeveren
Investor at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Hein Siemerink
General Partner at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Heleen Dura – van Oord
Entrepreneur and investor
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marin Licina?
- AI product allrounder, previously at Gradient Ventures and Google.
- Where does Marin Licina work?
- Marin Licina is Entrepreneur in Residence at Peak.
- Where did Marin Licina go to school?
- Marin Licina studied at Stanford University (Kauffman Global Scholar, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Stanford Continuing Studies (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Harvard University (Kauffman Global Scholar, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Harvard University1,558
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Delft University of Technology142
Michiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneGiuseppe LacerenzaPartner at Keen Venture PartnersAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVThijs SchaapInvestment manager at NoaberHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsRobInvestor at henQ vc
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at Stecc Ventures14
Arieke BoersenDirector M&A and Ventures at Eneco VenturesRoderick RuinardHead of Growth at InvesdorWillem-Jan SchuttePartner at Stecc CapitalDaniel WitvoetPartner at Stecc CapitalAndries VoskampPartner at Stecc CapitalXuehan ZhangPartner at Stecc Capital
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Also worked at Adobe132
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier Capital
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Also worked at Kauffman Foundation18
Samuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux CapitalMiriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesDylan ReidInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersGul DolenInvestor at JLSMaggie KenefakeInvestor at Iron PrairieSandra MillerVenture Partner at Fresco Capital
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