Olga Hogan

​​Olga is a Chartered accountant with a PhD in Electrochemistry and international experience spanning the full spectrum of startup, corporate M&A, venture capital, and university research commercialisation. As a Senior Investment Director at Breakthrough Victoria (BV), Olga manages the $100 million University Innovation Platform – a Pre-Seed Co-investment partnership with universities in Victoria. The platform helps drive the commercialisation of university research through investments in startups and spinouts. The Platform also includes the Breakthrough Victoria Fellowship program, where BV invests up to $150,000 per startup. Each startup must focus on commercialising research conducted by the founders or associated university professors.