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Tereza Nemessanyi

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Global Director, Venture Capital Partnerships at Microsoft
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Tereza is the Global Director for Venture Capital Partnerships at Microsoft, where she leads relationships with major global VC firms with a focus on AI. With over 25 years of experience and a Wharton MBA, her colleagues describe her as a wise, knowledgeable, diplomatic, passionate, and driven leader.

She is a strong advocate for diversity and women in technology, having authored articles on the subject and spoken at events like "Women on the Block. " A three-time startup founder herself, she is passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs and has served as a judge for venture competitions at the University of Pennsylvania.

Interesting fact: Tereza founded "Honestly Now, " a social decision-making app, and was named one of Forbes "Ten Female Entrepreneurs to Watch. "

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Global Director, Venture Capital Partnerships
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Venture Capital & AI
Leads Microsoft’s global relationships with top-tier VC firms, focusing on the AI, Azure, and OpenAI ecosystems.
Founder Mentorship
As a three-time founder, she frequently advises startups and serves as a judge for the Wharton and University of Pennsylvania venture competitions.
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Career

Work history

3-2020
Global Director, Venture Capital Partnerships
Microsoft
8-2019 - 3-2020
Chief Revenue Officer | SVP Enterprise Growth
Keboola
Judge, Jacobson Summer Venture Challenge
University of Pennsylvania - The Lauder Institute
Judge, Penn/Wharton Summer Venture Challenge
The Wharton School
7-2018 - 7-2019
Director, Strategy and Partnerships
Microsoft
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Media appearances

How Microsoft Is Working with Tech Startups to Build Win‑Win Partnerships – Featuring Tereza Nemessanyi, Global Director, Venture Capital Partnerships. Featured in The Wharton Mack Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Tereza Nemessanyi, Board Member at Microsoft; Global Director, Venture Capital Partnerships. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1995 - 1997
MBA
The Wharton School
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Stanford University School of Engineering
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