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

From zero to hero: Reinforcement learning insights from the Ai4 conference
Advice
August 26, 2024

From zero to hero: Reinforcement learning insights from the Ai4 conference

As reinforcement learning continues to evolve, its potential to transform industries by enabling machines to learn and adapt is immense.
Lago helps companies of all stages with composable and effortless metering and billing
Portfolio
March 14, 2024

Lago helps companies of all stages with composable and effortless metering and billing

Customers connect data sources to Lago without the need for pre-aggregation or data cleaning, and can make use of a meticulously designed UI for business teams.
Hire from these 9 AI-vy League companies, not Ivy League schools
Advice
Must-Read
January 31, 2024

Hire from these 9 AI-vy League companies, not Ivy League schools

A Harvard diploma, a PhD, or stint at Google are no longer the best signifiers of the top minds in artificial intelligence. Instead, hirers should look for engineers and researchers with applied AI experience at a group of nine startups that our data shows have the highest concentration of AI talent.
Comparing LLM fine-tuning methods
Advice
November 16, 2023

Comparing LLM fine-tuning methods

Understand LLMs better with this guide to prompt engineering, fine-tuning, LoRA, and other efficient ways to improve AI models.
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

Kolena turns AI model comparison, testing, and validation into a science instead of a haphazard art. It allows developers to build AI systems characterized by safety, reliability, and fairness.
Funding Fixie’s LLMOps to unlock AI for enterprise
Portfolio
March 30, 2023

Funding Fixie’s LLMOps to unlock AI for enterprise

SignalFire is investing in Fixie, a pioneer in LLMOps. Fixie provides APIs and SDKs that integrate LLMs with existing applications easily.
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

SignalFire partner Oana Olteanu has been awarded VC Journal's Rising Star of VC award for her helpful approach to venture capital investing.
Tomorrow's machine learning startup opportunities
Must-Read
March 22, 2023

Tomorrow's machine learning startup opportunities

Machine learning is a staple of our investments at SignalFire. We are interested in MLOps, AI infrastructure, and native LLMOps.
Manage Open Source Sprawl with Plural
Portfolio
March 15, 2022

Manage Open Source Sprawl with Plural

SignalFire is leading a $6M seed for Plural, which provides a single, seamless experience to manage all your open source applications.