Masha Drokova (now Masha Bucher) is the Founder and General Partner of Day One Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Masha Drokova (now Masha Bucher) is the Founder and General Partner of Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that uniquely integrates investment with portfolio communications and PR. Her investment thesis targets early-stage startups across eight sectors: AI, AR/VR, quantum computing, fintech (including blockchain), edtech, healthcare, marketplaces, and self-driving cars, with a global focus spanning 18 countries. Typical initial check sizes range from $100,000 to $1 million, and the firm often leads investments while actively managing communications for its portfolio. Notable portfolio companies include DuckDuckGo, Remote, Superhuman, Truebill, DoNotPay, MSCHF, and Valar Atomics. Drokova’s distinctive point of view centers on a “VC-plus-PR” model, where the firm spearheads marketing and secures major media coverage for startups as a core part of its value proposition. She has been recognized by Business Insider as a top 50 PR pro in tech and included in its list of “100 rising-star VCs”.
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