Sarah Romanko

About

Sarah Romanko is a venture investor and startup ecosystem contributor serving as Investment Team at Geek Ventures. Sarah focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and closing early-stage investments, while supporting founders after funding. She is deeply active in the venture ecosystem through speaking, judging, mentorship, and community leadership, and is passionate about increasing diversity within venture capital. Alongside her investing role, she has built a strong ecosystem presence, 25,000+ LinkedIn followers, 80+ speaking engagements, and 40+ judging and mentorship sessions across major startup platforms and universities. In practice, that perspective connects founder quality, market evidence, investment fit, and the long-term work required to build a company that investors can continue supporting. Sarah is particularly relevant to conversations around fundraising readiness, investor decision-making, venture-scale growth, and the signals that help founders build conviction with capital partners.