About
Katerina Stroponiati is a New York-based venture capitalist and angel investor with an MEng from UC Berkeley, who has backed 40+ startups across blockchain/Web3 and early-stage tech as Founding Partner of Monday Capital. In 2024 she launched Brilliant Minds, a dedicated early-stage fund for founders aged 50+, arguing that older entrepreneurs represent the single largest untapped opportunity in venture. She is a recurring speaker and media figure (Forbes, WSJ, Institutional Investor) championing age-forward investing and has growing engagement with the longevity science community through conference involvement.
Areas of interest
older founders / age-forward entrepreneurshipblockchaincryptoWeb3smart contractslongevitybiotechAIearly-stage ventureinternet retaildeep tech