MD

Marina Davidova

Managing Partner at DVC

San Francisco Bay Area

Skills

Change Management
Talent Management
Business Development
Human Resources
Recruiting
Management
Negotiation
Management Consulting
Market Research
Product Management
Product Development
Operations Management
Data Analysis
Business Analysis
Project Management
Strategic Consulting
Organizational Design
Start-ups

Education

Work Experience

2021

  • Managing Partner

    2021

    As a co-founder of Davidovs Venture Collective (DVC), I'm dedicated to investing in early-stage U.S. tech startups led by repeat founders. We have a keen interest in AI, ML, Robotics, Future of Work, FinTech, Enterprise 4.0, EdTech, Creator Economy, and IT/ML-enabled Food/Ag tech and Biotech. Each year, we invest in 25-30 early-stage deals, identifying promising ventures and increasing our stakes in subsequent rounds. This strategy allows us to maximize investments in the most successful companies. Our follow-on deals often involve top-tier investors like Open AI Fund, and attract attention from major VCs like a16z, 8VC, and Matrix Partners.

  • COO

    2022

    Enabling investments in the entire future of a person.

  • Senior Advisor - Product

    2020

    SV.CAMP is an online camp providing entrepreneurship and product management education for teens. I've joined SV.CAMP as a Partner and Advisor to help build the core product of the company and ensure our students experience the best online education product preparing them for a lifetime of creativity and entrepreneurship.

  • Founder

    2018

    Vojournal is a non-profit project creating interactive journals and content for kids. We are in love with reading and learning and are eager to share our passion with kids. We use all profits to fund charities working with inclusive education.

2017 - 2021

  • Head Of Operations

    2017 - 2021

    Cherry Labs is a CA-based computer vision startup providing real-time video analytics for enterprise operational efficiency and workplace safety. As the head of ops, I'm in charge of designing and managing the company's core operations and processes, building teams, and ensuring everything always works as planned. My role is quite versatile and includes Project Management, Product and Process Design and Analysis, Finance, Legal and Compliance, Investor Relations, Hiring and Talent Management as well as Customer Support.

2016 - 2020

  • Investor

    2016 - 2020

  • Consumer Product Analytics

    2014 - 2020

    Gagarin Capital is a Venture Capital firm advising and investing in early-stage technology startups in Silicon Valley, Russia & FSU countries and Israel, like MSQRD (Acquired by Facebook), Prisma, Wallarm. I advised GP of the Fund on investment opportunities in consumer tech products and supported investment decisions with product data analytics.

2006 - 2008

  • HR Manager

    2006 - 2008

  • HR Manager

    2006 - 2008