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Sophie Burkholder

Investor

Investment Associate at Innovation Works

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Sophie Burkholder is a Senior Investment Associate at Innovation Works, where she focuses on early-stage investments in AI, SaaS, and deep tech companies. Her work spans strategy and operations analysis, with particular emphasis on go-to-market assessment and early-stage business model evaluation.

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Experience

  1. Innovation WorksSenior Investment Associatecurrent2025 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. Innovation WorksInvestment Associate2022 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. Riverfront VenturesSenior Investment Associatecurrent2022 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. Technical.lyReport for America Corps Member at Technical.ly Media2021 — 2022Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  5. Report for AmericaCorps Member2021 — 2022Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  6. University of PennsylvaniaProject Manager2020 — 2021Philadelphia, PA
  7. TechCrunchHealth Tech Reporter2021
  8. PublicSourceReporting Intern2020Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  9. The Philadelphia InquirerBusiness Desk Intern2020Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  10. Dow Jones News FundData Journalism Fellow2020

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Engineering - MEng, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2020 — 2021
  2. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2016 — 2020

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)Deal SourcingDue DiligenceProject Management

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Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania658

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

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Shared employers

Also worked at Innovation Works34

Ven RajuPresident & CEO at Ben Franklin Technology PartnersJeanne IasellaManaging Director of Life Sciences at Innovation WorksIlana DiamondManaging Partner at 412 Venture FundJane K. JosephDirector of Communications and Community Development at Innovation WorksGretchen WeaverInvestor at Innovation WorksDwayne TabbInvestor at Innovation Works

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Also worked at Technical.ly2

Margaret RothPrincipal at SQUADRA VENTURESDavid OngchocoCo-Founder and General Partner at Comma Capital

Also worked at University of Pennsylvania84

Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesDavid MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesNuan ZhangInvestor at Episode1Vyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University PartnersBrian HalakManaging Partner at Medical Excellence Capital

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Also worked at Dow Jones News Fund1

Tiffany BlackInvestor at Black Angel Group

Colleagues at Innovation Works

Aaron Tainter
Director of Accelerator Programs at Innovation Works
Afshan Khan
Investor at Innovation Works
Andrew Katon
Electromechanical Engineer at Innovation Works
Bob Starzynski
Chief Business Development Officer and Treasurer at Innovation Works
Brian Dougherty
Electrical Prototyping Engineer at Innovation Works
Candice Lutz
Accountant at Innovation Works
Carl Daley
Board Member at Innovation Works
Cindy Franc
Program Assistant – Startable, Communications and Human Resources at Innovation Works