About
Sofi Aguilera is a Senior Innovation Associate at THRIVE, where she leads technical evaluation and innovation work connecting startups with corporate partners. She is the lead author of THRIVE's Top 50 AgTech and FoodTech reports and the THRIVE Insights article series, and reviews Global Impact Challenge applications. She previously worked as an Associate at AgFunder sourcing and evaluating agrifoodtech startups, and holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University.
Invests in
AgTechFoodTech
Experience
- SVG Ventures | THRIVESenior Innovation Associatecurrent2026 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- SVG Ventures | THRIVEAssociatecurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- SVG Ventures | THRIVEPart Time Associate2023 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
- Sofi AguileraPublished Authorcurrent2015 — present
- AgFunderAssociate2022 — 2023
- AgFunderAnalyst2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Hilton LabStudent Researcher2021 — 2023Rice University
- Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Rice UniversityResearch Associate2020 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
- Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Rice UniversityStudent Leader2020 — 2021Houston, Texas, United States
- TEDx@RiceTEDx Curator2022 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
- TEDx@RiceHost2022Houston, Texas, United States
- Relocating magazineWriter/Editor2021Houston, Texas, United States
- Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of BusinessTeaching Assistant2020 — 2021Houston, Texas, United States
- U.N.A.M. facultad de ingenieriaStudent Researcher2018 — 2019Mexico City, Mexico
Skills & more
EnglishSpanishFrenchReport WritingConsultingVenture CapitalEarly-Stage StartupsStartupsOrganizational LeadershipEvent PlanningPublishingDigital Publishing
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MarketingSocial Media MarketingCreative WritingWritingEditingNews WritingCommunicationInvestmentsSourcingAnalytical SkillsDue DiligenceResearchLanguages English · French · Greek, Ancient · Italian · Latin · Spanish
- Finance for Non-Finance Professionals — Rice University
- Accounting for Non-Finance Professionals — Rice University
- Research and HIPPA Privacy Course — CITI Program
- Social and Behavioral Research - Basic — CITI Program
From Sofi's professional profile.
Colleagues at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Aimee Elliott
Business Development Analyst at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Alon Abramovich
Legal Counsel at Mars Growth Capital
Andrea Schweiger
Legal at Grazia Equity GmbH
Ben Lesage
Quebec Program Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Carin Gerhardt
Director of Corporate Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Coleton Fisher
Academy Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Danny O'Brien
Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Danny O’Brien
Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sofi Aguilera?
- Sofi Aguilera is a Senior Innovation Associate at THRIVE, where she leads technical evaluation and innovation work connecting startups with corporate partners. She is the lead author of THRIVE's Top 50 AgTech and FoodTech reports and the THRIVE Insights article series, and reviews Global Impact Challenge applications. She previously worked as an Associate at AgFunder sourcing and evaluating agrifoodtech startups, and holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University.
- Where does Sofi Aguilera work?
- Sofi Aguilera is Senior Innovation Associate at SVG Ventures | THRIVE.
- What does Sofi Aguilera invest in?
- Sofi Aguilera invests in AgTech, FoodTech.
- Where did Sofi Aguilera go to school?
- Sofi Aguilera studied at Rice University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Tecnológico de Monterrey.
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