Kia Kokalitcheva

Kia Kokalitcheva is a Senior Reporter at Axios, specializing in venture capital, startups, and technology since January 2017. Previously, Kia worked as a Reporter and Staff Writer at Fortune Magazine, covering Silicon Valley and tech from March 2015 to December 2016, and as a Staff Writer at VentureBeat, focusing on early-stage startups and funding from March 2014 to February 2015. Early career experiences include positions in operations at General Assemb.ly, various freelance communications roles, and serving as an Account Coordinator and Junior Media Consultant at VSCpr. Kia started as an Opinion Columnist and Blogger for The Daily Californian while studying at the University of California, Berkeley, where Kia obtained a B.A. in Political Economy with a minor in Social & Cultural Factors in Environmental Design.