Serena Kondratiuk

Serena Kondratiuk is an Investor at Lightbank, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. In her current role, she focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments in seed and Series A technology startups across a variety of emerging sectors. Operating within a fund originally established by Groupon co-founders Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, she leverages the firm's extensive network to support portfolio companies. Kondratiuk collaborates directly with founders and management teams to provide strategic guidance, operational insights, and capital allocation strategies during their critical initial growth phases. Her daily responsibilities include conducting market research, performing financial due diligence, and monitoring the performance of the firm's existing investments. Ultimately, her current focus remains dedicated to identifying scalable software and digital platforms while deploying capital into high-growth, early-stage technology ventures within the broader venture capital ecosystem.