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Neda Blocho

Former Principal at Avanta Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Neda Blocho is Director at Startup World Cup, where she works with early-stage founders and manages programs supporting venture development. With over a decade of experience in the startup ecosystem, she has developed expertise in strategy implementation, program operations, and early-stage venture advising.

Experience

  1. Startup World CupDirectorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Orange Theory FitnessGroup Fitness Coachcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Elevance HealthStaff VP, Digital Solutions (Startup Incubation & Innovation)2022 — 2024Palo Alto, CA
  4. Avanta VenturesInvestor & Head of Studios Program2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial StudentsBoard Member2014 — 2020Stanford
  6. Pear VCPartner2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. StartX.Vice President of Programs2015 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  8. Stanford Graduate School of BusinessAssociate Director, Entrepreneurial Programming (Center for Entrepreneurial Studies)2012 — 2015Stanford, CA
  9. AlwaysOnEvent & Communications Manager2009 — 2012Woodside, CA
  10. Notre Dame de Namur UniversityGraduate Assistant for Center of Student Leadership2007 — 2009

Skills & more

Marketing Strategy17Event Planning23Market Research16Social Media Marketing59Community Management8Oral & Written Communication Skills11WebEx5Email Marketing33Salesforce.com11Social Media42Social Networking12Online Advertising9
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Languages English · Farsi

  • Learning GDPR — LinkedIn

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David Li
Principal at Avanta Ventures

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Who is Neda Blocho?
Neda Blocho is Director at Startup World Cup, where she works with early-stage founders and manages programs supporting venture development. With over a decade of experience in the startup ecosystem, she has developed expertise in strategy implementation, program operations, and early-stage venture advising.
What check size does Neda Blocho write?
Neda Blocho typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Neda Blocho go to school?
Neda Blocho studied at Notre Dame de Namur University (MBA, Finance); Notre Dame de Namur University (BS Business Administration, International Business); Foothill College (AA, Individual Studies).

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