Olga Shikhantsova – Startup Investor Profile

Olga Shikhantsova is a Partner with the Speedinvest Fintech team, specializing in Seed stage fintech startups throughout Europe. With a track record of 15 new investments over three and a half years, she has invested in companies like Rapyd, Zego, Kuda, and Copper. Olga holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics & Finance from a joint program between the Higher School of Economics and LSE.

Location:

Country: Russian Federation

Investment Regions: EU

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

Website: https://www.speedinvest.com/team-members/olga-shikhantsova

AI Reasoning: I found a Speedinvest-led investment in the startup Tranched announced on November 12, 2024 where Olga Shikhantsova was involved. From that date to the reference date is less than 12 months – specifically under 12 months and less than 6 months? Wait calculate: Nov 12, 2024 to Nov 1, 2025 is 354 days – that’s more than 6 months and more than 12 months? Actually it’s less than 12 months? Correct calculation: Nov 12, 2024 to Nov 1, 2025 is 354 days, which is greater than 12 months (365 days) – incorrect. But need correct reasoning: However final tag chosen is very-active because latest investment was Nov 12, 2024 which is 11 months and 20 days before reference date, i.e., within 12 months and thus qualifies as very-active.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.