Samuel Atiye Top-Executive
Always learning. Always curious. Always excited about what’s next.
I’m driven by curiosity and inspired by people and ideas with the potential to transform industries. With a passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, and meaningful change, I’m drawn to the fast-moving world of startups and Venture Capital where strategy meets creativity and bold thinking drives progress.
Fluent in English and native in German, I love connecting across cultures and exploring how diverse perspectives shape business and innovation. My goal is to learn from the best in the field and contribute to building ventures that make a lasting impact.
Industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Headquarters:
San Francisco, California
Title:
AI Venture Analyst
Company:
Untapped Ventures
Company Industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Website:
untapped.ventures
Company Linkedin:
linkedin.com/company/untappedventures
Company Size:
11-50
Current Job Duration:
3 mos
Country:
United States
Languages:
Deutsch, Englisch, Ewe, Spanisch
Work Experience:
Title: AI Venture Analyst
Company: Untapped Ventures
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/untappedventures/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 11-50
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 05-2026
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Innovation Solutions
Company: Gacc West – Representative Of German Business
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaccwest/
Industry: International Trade And Development
Company Size: 1-10
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2026
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Founding Venture Associate
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usf-ventures/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 10-2025
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Founders Associate
Company: Startplatz
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startplatz/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 11-50
Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 12-2025
Ends At: 02-2026
Description: None
Title: Founders Associate
Company: Startplatz Ki Accelerator Nrw
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startplatz-accelerator/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 1-10
Location: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 12-2025
Ends At: 02-2026
Description: None
Title: Founders Associate – Early-Stage Product Strategy & Growth
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellness-technology-inc/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 07-2025
Ends At: 12-2025
Description: None
Title: Business Analyst Intern – Strategy & Growth
Company: Wagner&Woolf - Elite College Sports Recruitment
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wagner&woolf/
Industry: Staffing And Recruiting
Company Size: 11-50
Location: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 02-2025
Ends At: 08-2025
Description: None
Title: UC Irvine
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-california-irvine/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2022
Ends At: 01-2025
Description: Big West Champion 2023
Fall All-Academic Honoree 2023
Team Leadership Group member (2023–2024), Supported event management, game presentation, game day production, pre-game setup, content creation, and community outreach to enhance fan engagement and team visibility., Coordinated recreational and educational programs, managed budgets, analyzed participant data, mitigated risks, and ensured profitability through effective stakeholder communication and operational efficiency
Title: Soccer Player
Company: Borussia Vfl 1900 MöNchengladbach Gmbh
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/borussia/
Industry: Sports
Company Size: 201-500
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 07-2015
Ends At: 06-2018
Description: None
Title: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Company: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer-04-leverkusen/
Industry: Sports
Company Size: 201-500
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 07-2012
Ends At: 06-2015
Description: None
Education:
School: University of San Francisco
Degree: Master of Science - MS, USF Men's Soccer Team, VCIC 2026, Student Investment Club
Activities: None
School: UC Irvine
Degree: Graduate Certificate , UC Irvine Men's Soccer Team
Activities: None
School: UC Irvine
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, UC Irvine Men‘s Soccer Team
Activities: None
Headline:
US Market Entry & Venture Capital