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Valerie Bertele

Investor

Managing Partner at Yellow Rocks!

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $500K

About

Valerie Bertele is a startup growth and AI partnerships lead at Microsoft, where she helps venture-backed companies scale through cloud and strategic ecosystem partnerships. Previously, she founded Sintelis, an advisory firm focused on AI adoption and fundraising for late-stage startups and governments, and has held enterprise technology roles at Google, EPAM, and Globant. She has investment and advising experience in AI and frontier technologies, with background in science, healthcare, and family office investing.

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Experience

  1. MicrosoftStartups & AI Partnershipscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Yellow Rocks CapitalVC Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. inaitStrategic Partnerships2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. SintelisFounder2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GlobantBusiness Development Executive2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. EPAM SystemsSenior Account Executive2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Boston ScientificSales and Business Development2017 — 2019Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  8. Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchPhD Researcher (Immunotherapy, Cancer Division)2016 — 2017Greater Sydney Area
  9. OpenChinaFounder (Exit)2011 — 2016Beijin, Shanghai, Guangzhou - China

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityStanford Executive Program (SEP)2023 — 2024
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessCertificate of Business Excellence. Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Innovation2022 — 2025
  3. VC Lab
  4. UNSWPhD: Cancer Division, Immunobiology of Cancer
  5. Nankai UniversityChinese language and culture (Scholarship)
  6. Belarusian State UniversityMaster of Science (Full Tuition Fees Scholarship), Molecular Genetics
  7. School of Business and Management of Technology of Belarusian State UniversityMaster's degree, Finance
  8. Belarusian State UniversityBS (Full Tuition Fees Scholarship), Double Major in Chemistry & Biology

Skills & more

Collaborative Problem Solving2Teamwork2Strategic Planning2University TeachingArtificial Intelligence (AI)10Business Relationship Management10Account Management7Innovation2Growth Hacking2Strategy2Analytical Skills1Management6
+12 moreThought LeadershipStrategic InitiativesGlobal ManagementInvestor RelationsWealth Management ServicesGenerative AIBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Problem SolvingPythonInterpersonal CommunicationPublic SpeakingCommunication Skills

Languages Chinese · English · French · Russian

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals — Microsoft
  • Advanced Cardiology Training (Electrophysiology) — Boston Scientific
  • USA Public Diplomacy — Stepic
  • Harvard HLS4X Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics — edX
  • Finding Hidden Messages in DNA (Bioinformatics) — Coursera Course Certificates
  • Data Science — Coursera Course Certificates

From Valerie's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Also attended Nankai University6

Bo ZhaoDirector of Commercialization at First Bight VenturesLong HeMentor at Lair East LabsCameron JankeInvestor at Convoi VenturesJocy LinPartner at IOSG VenturesYukun XiaAssociate at MSA CapitalJames Lu MorrisseyGeneral Partner at Umami Capital

Also attended Belarusian State University6

Ekaterina StepkovaInterim Head of Administration at RTP GlobalSerge PManaging Partner at V3V VenturesOlga DanilchankaPartner at MRL Ventures FundYury MelnichekFounder at Melnichek InvestmentsVital LaptenokGeneral Partner at Flyer One VenturesMichael RumiantsauFounder, Managing Director at Founders.ai

Shared employers

Also worked at Microsoft626

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

+ 620 more

Also worked at Boston Scientific29

Robin BorgInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALTroy BurtonHead of Product at Red Cell IncubationChris ShanahanPrincipal at DFJDavid ThompsonGeneral Partner at 415 CapitalRamanathan VStartup Ecosystem Builder at SeafundJack BaldnerInvestor at Griffin Gaming Partners

+ 23 more

Also worked at Garvan Institute of Medical Research6

Daniel PetreCo-founder and Partner Emeritus at AirTree VenturesRajeev GuptaPartner at Alium CapitalPaul KellyFounding Partner and Director at OneVenturesSakura HollowayInvestment Director Knowledge Assets at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundTopazInvestor at Climate Tech PartnersDivine AaronInvestor at Folklore Ventures

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Anna
Head of Operations at Yellow Rocks!
Dmitrii
Venture Partner at Yellow Rocks!
Dmitriy
Principal at Yellow Rocks!
Elena
Legal Partner at Yellow Rocks!
Roman
Partner at Yellow Rocks!
Roman Beloded
General Partner at Yellow Rocks!
Sasha
Associate at Yellow Rocks!
Sasha Polovinkina
Analyst at Yellow Rocks!