Marin Licina

Experience

1. BlacklakeChief Product Officer, Blacklake AIcurrent2025 — present
2. MiroDirector of Product, AI Transformation2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
3. PeakEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
4. FreelanceProduct Experience Leader2023 — 2024
5. Career BreakCaregiving2023
6. Gradient VenturesOperating Partner (Design and Product Experience)2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
7. GoogleOperating Partner at Gradient Ventures2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
8. GoogleUX Lead2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
9. PlauseProduct Experience Lead2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
10. PimmrProduct Lead2014 — 2015Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
11. Stecc VenturesDesigner in Residence2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
12. G-StarGraduating Student / Omnichannel Strategist2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
13. PellianoCreative Director, Co-Founder2011 — 2013The Netherlands
14. AdobeUX Designer / Visiting Scholar2012San Jose, California
15. TU DelftTeaching Assistant: Design Drawing2006 — 2012Delft Area, Netherlands
16. TU DelftResearch Assistant Future Mobility Project2009Delft Area, Netherlands
17. TU DelftTeacher of Design Aesthetics2008 — 2009Delft Area, Netherlands
18. Kauffman FoundationGlobal Scholar2011 — 2012Kansas City, Missouri Area
19. DesignikovFounder, Lead Product Designer2007 — 2011Delft
20. Graphic ViolenceFounder, Lead Creative2001 — 2011Brabantine City Row

Education

1. Stanford UniversityKauffman Global Scholar, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2012
2. Stanford Continuing StudiesEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2018 — 2021
3. Harvard UniversityKauffman Global Scholar, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2012
4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyKauffman Global Scholar, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2012
5. Delft University of TechnologyMaster of Science (MSc), Integrated Product Design2013 — 2014
6. Delft University of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BSc), Industrial Design Engineering2004 — 2010

Skills & more

Languages Croatian · Czech · Dutch · English · French · German · Serbian · Slovak

From Marin's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Harvard University1,173

ALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalCDChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSTSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDRDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLSLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRIRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDADelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended Delft University of Technology98

MKMichiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneAWAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVTSThijs SchaapInvestment manager at NoaberHSHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsRRobInvestor at henQ vcARArun RambocusCFO/COO at Maven 11

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Shared employers

Also worked at Google945

RCRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelBSBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJLJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTTTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewASAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

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Also worked at Stecc Ventures14

ABArieke BoersenDirector M&A and Ventures at Eneco VenturesRRRoderick RuinardHead of Growth at InvesdorWSWillem-Jan SchuttePartner at Stecc CapitalDWDaniel WitvoetPartner at Stecc CapitalAVAndries VoskampPartner at Stecc CapitalXZXuehan ZhangPartner at Stecc Capital

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Also worked at Adobe81

LTLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupARAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSSSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJVJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomENErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalDMDavid MackayD9Y at Mucker Capital

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Also worked at Kauffman Foundation17

SASamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux CapitalMRMiriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesDRDylan ReidInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersGDGul DolenInvestor at JLSMKMaggie KenefakeInvestor at Iron PrairieSMSandra MillerVenture Partner at Fresco Capital

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