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Viktoriia Stepanenko

Venture Partner, Partnerships Advisor at Network.VC | Event Director at Unicorn.Events

San Francisco, California, United States · 1 connection

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About

Hi, I'm Vika. Since 2017, I've been an invited speaker, lecturer, adjudicator, business and personal mentor for all-EU startup hackathons, US and South Korean state debate and poetry championships, All-Ukrainian scientific conferences and diplomatic events. Every year, I do 10+ panel discussions workshops on business development, 5+ humanitarian aid and 10+ business events. Main current projects: 1. Strategizing growth of the Silicon Valley branch of the ecosystem of Network.VC ( a syndicate fund investing in late seed-series A deep tech and managing 6 proprietary VC-startup platforms. See me hosting Unicorn Events ( Demo Days of the Oppenheimer Acceleration ( managing VC.House ( meetings. 2. Co-Chair Napa Valley to Ukraine ( - the organization I co-founded in 2022. As of 2024, we raised $50K for the Ukrainian army and refugees and co-raised $200K more. We hosted 15+ events with organizations like Nova Ukraine (raised $1B+ for Ukraine), Hands on Global, and the Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco, and were featured in a number of US news episodes, articles, and podcasts (e.g., ABC7 News, Napa Valley Register, etc.). 3. Strategize NGO growth and teach MBA materials at Busi

Experience

Venture Partner, Partnerships Advisor at Network.VC | Keynote, Panel Speaker at Unicorn.EventsNetwork VC
Sep 2022
Hub Leader (Business School KNU)Global Innovation through Science and Technology
Oct 2022
Executive Board Member, Chief Academics Officer of Business School KNUTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 2020
Board of Directors MemberCentral Works Theater
Nov 2023
Civic Partner, Alumni Council ExecutiveMinerva University
Jan 2023
Global Wellness ManagerMinerva University
Sep 2021 to May 2022
Event Director - One Way Summit 2025One Way Ventures
May 2025 to Jan 2026
Sales & Partnerships ManagerAIESEC
Feb 2018 to Aug 2018

Education

Minerva University
Bachelor of Science - BS Business (Enterprise Management) & Computational Sciences (Data Science and Statistics)
2018 to 2022
National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'​
Bachelor of Science - BS Business (Investment and Innovation Management) & Social Sciences (Economics)
2017 to 2018