Elina Tunyan

Elina Tunyan is a prominent executive with extensive experience in leadership and investment across various sectors. Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Play Pop, Tunyan also holds the position of Limited Partner at Textbook Ventures and SKU'd Ventures, as well as Angel Investor roles with Manymoons, Embodied, Inc., and Overplay. In 2023, Tunyan took on the role of Principal at Olive Tree Ridge, focusing on investments in early-stage startups in the finance, healthcare, agriculture, and future of work sectors in Africa and Latin America. Previously, Tunyan was the Senior Lead Analyst at CB Insights and the Founder and CEO of Garni, Inc., an innovative leg-wear brand. With an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Economics and Finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Tunyan combines academic insight with practical entrepreneurial experience.