Cristina Escoda
Deep-Tech VC | Building scalable ventures from breakthrough research
- Role
- Co-founder and Advisor at Orca Computing
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cristina Escoda
Two-time founder (payments SaaS, quantum computing hardware) and venture capital GP with extensive experience in raising and managing capital across Seed and fund vehicles. PhD in Physics from Cambridge, with 15+ years leading deep-tech venture building, investing, and scaling innovative companies. Early training in financial derivatives and hedge funds (D.E. Shaw & Co.) informs a rigorous, data-driven approach to venture creation. Track record of success in university tech transfer, product and GTM strategy, and advising founders in fintech, AI, biotech, and advanced computing.Experienced across North America, Latin America, and Europe—enabling breakthrough innovation through strategic growth and commercialization. Passionate about empowering teams to turn scientific research into transformative products.
Experience
Co-founder and Advisor
Sep 2019 — Present · London, GB
Pioneering optical fiber quantum computing.
Education
University of Cambridge
MASt (CASM Part III), Mathematics
2001 — 2002
University of Cambridge
PhD, Theoretical Physics (String Theory)
2002 — 2007
National Film & Television School
Postgraduate, Fiction Direction
2005 — 2006
SCI-Arc
M.Arch 1 (Semester 1), Architecture
NYU Stern School of Business
MBA, Financial Instruments and Markets; Strategy
2009 — 2011
Imperial College London
BSc (Honours), Physics
1998 — 2001
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