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Vanessa Kahkesh
Product Marketing Intern at Replit
Berkeley, California
Overview
Vanessa Kahkesh is a Business, Economics, and Journalism graduate from Berkeley Haas, currently excelling as a Product Marketing professional at Replit. Notable highlights of her career include founding STUDENTpreneurs and serving as Head of Marketing at California Innovation Fund.
She has leveraged her diverse skill set in storytelling, venture capital, and brand building to make significant contributions in marketing roles, demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to driving business growth.
Work Experience
Product Marketing Intern
2024 - Current
• Empowering the next billion software creators ☄️
Replit is a browser-based integrated development environment for cross-platform collaborative coding.
Raised $222,020,000.00 from Craft Ventures and AIspace Ventures.
Competitive Tennis Player
2021
Founder
2020 - 2024
• Built a global hub that connects and empowers student entrepreneurs • Featured +200 student-run ventures from +50 schools worldwide • Interviewed +30 industry leaders (including Shaq, CEO of GitHub, Robinhood, VSCO + more) • Organized events for +1,000 attendees
Head of Marketing and Advisor
2022 - 2024
Advisor
2022 - 2022
Head of Content Marketing
2023 - 2024
• Producing and marketing content for Berkeley's entrepreneurship hub • Building an entrepreneurial community on campus
The Sutardja Center supports new venture teams with mentoring, network connections, and Delta prize awards.
Advisor
2023 - 2024
Marketing and Business Associate
2021 - 2023
Marketing and Front Office Assistant
2017 - 2021
Entrepreneurship Lead
2022 - 2023
Entrepreneurship Associate
2022 - 2023
Sustainability Consultant
2022 - 2022
CEO of Circles
2022 - 2022
Actress
2015 - 2021
Education
Bachelor's degree
2021 - 2025
Dogwood Diploma
2009 - 2021