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Vlad Loktev

Investor

Partner at Index Ventures

San Francisco

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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Experience

  1. RobloxChief Creator Ecosystem Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
  2. Index VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Index VenturesPartner2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Self EmployedInvestor & Advisor2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AirbnbGM and VP of Product - Core2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. AirbnbGM and VP of Product - Plus2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. AirbnbVP of Product and Homes Operations2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. AirbnbDirector of Product2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. AirbnbProduct Lead - Marketplace2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  10. AirbnbProduct Lead - Host Experience2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  11. AirbnbProduct Manager - Growth2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  12. ZyngaSenior Product Manager2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  13. CroosterCo-Founder & CEO2008 — 2011
  14. Morgan StanleyDerivative Trader2007 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2009 — 2011
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Business Administration2003 — 2007
  3. Brooklyn Technical High School1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Android5iOS2SQL1Strategy3Product Management10Product Development9Product Strategy3Consumer InternetSocial Games10Analytics6Data Analysis8Financial Analysis3
+7 moreA/B testingUser ExperienceGrowthUser GrowthMobile GrowthMarket ResearchBusiness Development

Languages Russian

From Vlad's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 203 more

Also attended Brooklyn Technical High School7

Gary PesolaInvestor at Adverb VenturesChristina BroomesCommercial Advisor at 2Flo VenturesPerry TamManaging Partner at Locus VenturesJustin SeligSenior Associate at Eclipse VenturesAllie RozenblyumInvestor at Huntington Angels NetworkJulian CohenInvestor at Winning Together Fund

+ 1 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Roblox17

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockNeil RimerInvestor at Index VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalDiego DzodanCo-Founder & CEO at Facily at PICUS CAPITALMike LiuGeneral Partner at SV AngelRob BlanckaertInvestor at NZVC

+ 11 more

Also worked at Index Ventures125

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAdrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 119 more

Also worked at Self Employed87

Ashish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalKristina SimmonsInvestor at Overwater Ventures LlcLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpCarl VogelGeneral Partner at 6th Man VenturesAndrew RodriguezInvestor at Side Door Ventures

+ 81 more

Also worked at Airbnb90

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at Greycroft

+ 84 more

Deals · 1

Dahlia Labs, Inc.Board seat

via Index Ventures · filed Jun 2024 · $32M raise

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