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Ekaterina Almasque
Founding Partner,
Blank Page Capital
Ekaterina, a founding partner of BlankPage Capital, is one of Europe’s most visionary venture capitalists who has been investing in breakthrough technology companies such as AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, and cybersecurity for almost two decades. She is a co-founding partner of European Women in VC, and an expert at the European Commission.
Previously, as a General Partner at OpenOcean VC and a Managing Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund, Ekaterina has led investments and served on the boards of companies such as GraphCore (acquired by SoftBank), IQM Quantum Computers (going public in 2026), AIMotive (acquired by Stellantis), Mapillary (acquired by Meta) and more. In addition, she was deeply involved in strategic initiatives to create $20B+ business opportunities for strategics such as Samsung, EMC/Dell and Siemens. Passionate about building a strong technology ecosystem, she has invested in other deep tech Venture Capital funds across Europe.
Previously, as a General Partner at OpenOcean VC and a Managing Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund, Ekaterina has led investments and served on the boards of companies such as GraphCore (acquired by SoftBank), IQM Quantum Computers (going public in 2026), AIMotive (acquired by Stellantis), Mapillary (acquired by Meta) and more. In addition, she was deeply involved in strategic initiatives to create $20B+ business opportunities for strategics such as Samsung, EMC/Dell and Siemens. Passionate about building a strong technology ecosystem, she has invested in other deep tech Venture Capital funds across Europe.