Oksana Malysheva

Oksana Malysheva is the Managing Partner and CEO of Sputnik ATX, an Austin-based venture capital fund and accelerator program that funds and trains early-stage startups. Before becoming an investor, she earned a doctorate in physics from the University of Pennsylvania and advised Fortune 50 corporations at McKinsey. She also served on the marketing team at Motorola, helping drive the commercial strategy for the RAZR cell phone. At Sputnik ATX, she directs investments toward bold entrepreneurs, maintaining a portfolio that has generated an internal rate of return exceeding seventy percent. Her investment strategy emphasizes underrepresented founders, allocating a majority of capital to women-led and minority-led enterprises focused on artificial intelligence and STEM. Recognized on the Forbes Women 50 Over 50 Investment list, she shares her journey from physicist to venture capitalist as a keynote speaker.