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About
Former operator at Airbnb (2012-2022), where he led nearly every product team and most recently ran the core hosting business. Prior to Airbnb he was a trader at Morgan Stanley, a founder of a social survey company, and a product manager at Zynga. He joined Index Ventures as a partner in the San Francisco office, focused on consumer.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Loktev founded a social survey company prior to joining Airbnb.
- Education
- Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA) Studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Business Administration and Economics)
- Hobbies
- Loktev is an avid gamer, sci-fi enthusiast, and aspiring pianist.
- Family
- Loktev lives in San Francisco with his wife, two toddlers, and a labradoodle.
- More
- Loktev is an immigrant and has said his dream is to one day be selected for the reality show Survivor.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 1
Dahlia Labs, Inc.Board seat
via Index Ventures · filed Jun 2024 · $32M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Index Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vlad Loktev?
- Former operator at Airbnb (2012-2022), where he led nearly every product team and most recently ran the core hosting business. Prior to Airbnb he was a trader at Morgan Stanley, a founder of a social survey company, and a product manager at Zynga. He joined Index Ventures as a partner in the San Francisco office, focused on consumer.
- Where does Vlad Loktev work?
- Vlad Loktev is Investor at Index Ventures.
- What boards does Vlad Loktev sit on?
- Vlad Loktev holds tracked board seats at Dahlia Labs, Inc..
- What companies has Vlad Loktev invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anthropic, Anthropic, BRINC drones, Common Room, Daydream, Kindred, Linear.
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