Olivia Goldstein

Olivia Goldstein is the CEO of Upstate Venture Connect. She’s an exited tech founder with 10 years of experience working in and with B2B software companies. Early in her career, Olivia advised international tech companies on U.S. market entry strategies. This exposure to tech brought her to India where she spent time working for a B2B software startup based in Bangalore overseeing their international product growth. While there, she co-founded RepHike, a marketing software for brands to find and work with influencers & brand ambassadors, and ultimately led it through to its acquisition by a Syracuse group in 2019. In addition to her work at UVC, Olivia is a Partner at StartFast Ventures, a VC fund investing in B2B SaaS companies. Olivia holds a B.A. in Economics from University of Pittsburgh and a M.A. in International Relations from the Institute of World Politics.