Lana Graf, PhD

Lana Graf, PhD has over 16 years of experience in the fields of venture capital, robotics, AI software, and business development. In 2020, they began working as a Venture Capital for Ai/Deep Tech at IFC - International Finance Corporation. From 2018 to 2020, they were a Co-Founder of YellowRockets.vc, an early stage VC fund focused on break-through technologies created in emerging markets and operating in the US. From 2016 to 2018, they were a Partner, Head of Global Business Development, and Head of Industrial Automation Vertical at Nextera Robotics (MIT, Y-Combinator), an enterprise AI software platform to program and connect robots, machinery and other equipment for industrial automation and production at scale. From 2016 to 2018, they were also a Senior Advisor for Business Development at Playkey, a technology that enables high-quality low-latency cloud content streaming for heavy apps and gaming. From 2008 to 2016, they were a Business Development Manager, Product Manager, and AI Software Engineer at an industrial automation, robotics, and AI software company. From 2004 to 2008, they were a Manager of Corporate Clients Business Development and a Corporate Clients Department Lawyer at PJSC "IDGC of Centre".

Lana Graf, PhD has a diverse educational background. Lana attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where they studied Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and earned their MBA. Lana then attended Harvard Business School as a cross-registration from MIT, where they studied Finance and VC/PE. Lana also attended Stockholm University where they studied International Commercial Arbitration and Perm State University (PSU) where they earned their L.L.B.