Oana Olteanu

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Oana Olteanu

Oana is an ML engineer with operating experience in enterprise software and investment experience from Pre-Seed to Series B. She invests early stage with a focus on developer tools, open source and AI. Prior to SignalFire, Oana invested at Scale Venture Partners. 

Prior to VC, Oana worked at SAP where she contributed to the development of the backend systems used by SAP for its solution portfolio. She also developed assessment frameworks and evaluated requests for funding from more than 70 product teams, across different stages of the life cycle. 

Oana received a BS in Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning from Jacobs University and an MS in Computer Science and Business with specialization in Machine-to-Machine Platforms from Mannheim University.

Oana dedicates her free time to even up the playing field for women in tech, with her personal project https://www.ready2.build/

Stage focus

Seed

Sector Focus

AI/ML Tools

Dev Tools

Oana Olteanu's Posts

Comparing LLM fine-tuning methods
Advice
November 16, 2023

Comparing LLM fine-tuning methods

We’ve earmarked $50M for the SignalFire AI Lab to provide the resources, capital, and credibility to help tomorrow’s AI leaders today.
Kolena and why we need industrial-strength tools for AI testing
Portfolio
September 26, 2023

Kolena and why we need industrial-strength tools for AI testing

We’ve earmarked $50M for the SignalFire AI Lab to provide the resources, capital, and credibility to help tomorrow’s AI leaders today.
Funding Fixie’s LLMOps to unlock AI for enterprise
Portfolio
March 30, 2023

Funding Fixie’s LLMOps to unlock AI for enterprise

We’ve earmarked $50M for the SignalFire AI Lab to provide the resources, capital, and credibility to help tomorrow’s AI leaders today.
Why founders and VC Journal call Oana Olteanu a Rising Star
SignalFire
March 24, 2023

Why founders and VC Journal call Oana Olteanu a Rising Star

We’ve earmarked $50M for the SignalFire AI Lab to provide the resources, capital, and credibility to help tomorrow’s AI leaders today.
Tomorrow's machine learning startup opportunities
Must-Read
March 22, 2023

Tomorrow's machine learning startup opportunities

We’ve earmarked $50M for the SignalFire AI Lab to provide the resources, capital, and credibility to help tomorrow’s AI leaders today.
Manage Open Source Sprawl with Plural
Portfolio
March 15, 2022

Manage Open Source Sprawl with Plural

We’ve earmarked $50M for the SignalFire AI Lab to provide the resources, capital, and credibility to help tomorrow’s AI leaders today.