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Olga Duka

Investor

GP and Co-Founder, Entrepreneur and Talent Acquisition Executive at Improve Ventures

Greater Venice Metropolitan Area

About

Investor, entrepreneur and operator across 10+ industries and three continents with an institutional asset management background, with experience spanning talent development, early-stage alternative investments, edtech, hrtech, fintech, creative industries, deeptech, legaltech, proptech and big data.

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Experience

  1. Improve VenturesGP and Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  2. reState FoundationPartnercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  3. TechBricksPartnercurrent2025 — present
  4. Point-Improve JVGPcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  5. Creative Shell SLCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentValencia, Valencian Community, Spain
  6. FinationChief Executive Officer2017 — 2019Hong Kong
  7. Improve Creative StudioFounder and Chief Uncertainty Officer2009 — 2018
  8. Moscow International Educational FairBusiness Strategist2016 — 2017Moscow, Russian Federation
  9. Startwise Inc.Marketing Strategist2017California, USA
  10. ARTPLAY Cultural ClusterArt Director2016 — 2017St Petersburg
  11. Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development “Open Innovations”Art Director2015Moscow, Russian Federation
  12. Global Education FuturesCommunications Strategist2014 — 2015Moscow, Russian Federation
  13. Alliance ContinentalHead of Structured Products Desk2008 — 2009Moscow, Russian Federation
  14. DFG Capital (Cyprus) LtdTrader2004 — 2008Nicosia, Cyprus

Education

  1. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)Master's degree, Mathematics in economics2004 — 2006
  2. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)Bachelor's degree, Economics2000 — 2004

Skills & more

SecondariesStrategyEntrepreneurship21Art-DirectorInvestment Strategy1ArtsPopular Science1High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI)1StandupMusic1Urban DevelopmentEducation
+12 moreProducerResearchTechnology ExhibitionsFestivalsFuture TrendsStrategic SessionsCorporate EventsCorporate Venture ArmLegal StrategyDecision-MakingStrategic PlanningManagement

Languages English

From Olga's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)42

Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesLidia SutorminaChief Communications Officer at C4 VenturesDima KuzminManaging Partner at 4BIO CapitalDmitry GalperinGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalKonstantin GnypSenior Associate at Runa CapitalIrina SmirnovaCompliance Officer at iTech Capital

+ 36 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Improve Ventures3

Bojan TrivicGP and Co-Founder, Investment Buy-Side Professional and Entrepreneur at Improve VenturesShaun GoldGP, Super connector and Polymath in Residence at Improve VenturesJim CraigGP, Entrepreneur and Financial Services Marketer at Improve Ventures

Also worked at Point-Improve JV1

Shaun GoldGP, Super connector and Polymath in Residence at Improve Ventures

Colleagues at Improve Ventures

Bojan Trivic
GP and Co-Founder, Investment Buy-Side Professional and Entrepreneur at Improve Ventures
Jim Craig
GP, Entrepreneur and Financial Services Marketer at Improve Ventures
Shaun Gold
GP, Super connector and Polymath in Residence at Improve Ventures
Yusuf Aktan
GP, Entrepreneur and Data Scientist at Improve Ventures