Adrianna Lakatos

Adrianna Lakatos is the Ecosystem Lead at Founders, Inc. (f.inc), where she manages portfolio and ecosystem growth for the venture firm's investments in AI, hardware, robotics, and emerging technology.¹² She also runs the firm's builder programs and builds internal tooling.¹

Early career

Lakatos attended the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.³ In high school, she ran a wristband reselling business that generated over $100,000 in revenue.¹

She moved from Ohio to San Francisco to work at buildspace, an online school for people building their own projects.¹ After buildspace, she ran a marketing studio called Octoview, working with early-stage companies including tokenproof (later acquired), Comm, Ghost, and Givepact.¹

Founders, Inc.

At Founders, Inc., Lakatos leads ecosystem growth and works on investments alongside General Partner Hubert Thieblot.⁴ The firm writes $100,000 to $250,000 first checks into founders building at its Fort Mason campus in San Francisco.¹⁵ She also created a guide for people moving to San Francisco, which she shares through her social media presence.⁴⁶