Olivia Goldstein

Olivia grew up in Buffalo and earned a BA in Economics and Russian from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA from the Institute of World Politics. She began her career advising startups on go-to-market strategy before co-founding RepHike, an influencer marketing platform that she scaled and exited in 2019. Olivia went on to join StartFast Ventures, rising to General Partner, while also building Upstate Venture Connect to direct capital to entrepreneurs outside traditional tech hubs and help rebuild local economies.