Where does Olga Shikhantsova work?

Olga Shikhantsova is Partner at Speedinvest.

What check size does Olga Shikhantsova write?

Olga Shikhantsova typically writes checks of $55K – $2.5M.

Where did Olga Shikhantsova go to school?

Olga Shikhantsova studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science (MSc), Financial Economics); Higher School of Economics (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics).

Olga Shikhantsova

Investor

Partner at Speedinvest

Berlin, Germany

Writes $55K – $2.5M checks · typically $1M

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407 people in our graph share verified history with Olga — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sofia DolfeunlockedOlga: together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2014)

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Olga: together at Finom

Olga: together at Target Global

About

Olga Shikhantsova is Head of Product Strategy at Finom, a fintech company serving small and medium enterprises. She previously worked as a venture capital investor focused on fintech companies and was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

Experience

FinomHead of Product Strategycurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
SpeedinvestPartner2022 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
SpeedinvestPrincipal2021 — 2022Berlin, Germany
Target GlobalInvestment Manager2020 — 2021Berlin, Germany
Target GlobalAssociate2017 — 2020Berlin Area, Germany
Binomial VenturesInvestment Associate2016 — 2017Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
FinSight VenturesAnalyst2016Moscow, Russian Federation
FINTECH_FABProject Manager2015 — 2016Moscow, Russian Federation
National Research University — Higher School of EconomicsResearch Intern2014 — 2015Moscow, Russian Federation
Procter & GambleIntern in Financial Department2014Moscow, Russian Federation

Skills & more

Corporate Finance17Economics15Data Analysis12Business Valuation8Financial Analysis7Financial Modeling7Due Diligence3Market Research2IFRS3Private EquityVenture Capital3Strategy

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InvestmentsPortfolio ManagementMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointCritical ThinkingTeamworkLeadership

Languages English · Russian

From Olga's professional profile.

Colleagues at Speedinvest

Alex Davis

Investor at Speedinvest

Alexander Gruber

Senior Legal Counsel at Speedinvest

Aliénor Bossé

Portfolio Success Lead at Speedinvest

Alvaro Perezcano

Principal at Speedinvest

Anastasiia Grushina

Fund Reporting Manager at Speedinvest

Andrea Zitna

Partner at Speedinvest

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner

General Partner at Speedinvest

Artem Zhuravlev

Communications Manager at Speedinvest

Frequently asked questions

Who is Olga Shikhantsova?: Olga Shikhantsova is Head of Product Strategy at Finom, a fintech company serving small and medium enterprises. She previously worked as a venture capital investor focused on fintech companies and was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
Where does Olga Shikhantsova work?: Olga Shikhantsova is Partner at Speedinvest.
What check size does Olga Shikhantsova write?: Olga Shikhantsova typically writes checks of $55K – $2.5M.
Where did Olga Shikhantsova go to school?: Olga Shikhantsova studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science (MSc), Financial Economics); Higher School of Economics (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics).

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Also attended Higher School of Economics63

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Shared employers

Also worked at Finom10

Sanjot MalhiPartner at Northzone Nancy XiaoInvestor at Headline Mike LobanovFounder and Partner at Target Global Anna BarberPartner at M13 Sylwester JanikGeneral Partner at Cogito Capital Partners Alexander PiresDirector at Atlantic Vantage Point

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Also worked at Speedinvest66

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Also worked at Target Global25

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Also worked at Procter & Gamble453

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General Catalyst David JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North America Kenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTech Chad SummeBoard Member at CincyTech Djoni de VosPrincipal at Keen Venture Partners Allison KuziwGlobal Human Resources Executive at Marlin Equity Partners

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