Davidovs Venture Collective - AI-focused Seed & Follow-On VC
Hi, we're Marina and Nick Davidovs, founders of DVC, a venture capital firm built on community and AI. We invest in early-stage AI startups led by repeat founders, providing hands-on support and an active network dedicated to their success.
Our collective brings together 420+ LPs and founders — engineers, operators, and AI researchers — creating unmatched dealflow and Silicon Valley access. This ecosystem delivers exceptional value to the companies we back.
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Team
Marina
Davidova
Marina has experience both as an AI startup founder and operator (Humanism.is, Cherry Labs, exited) and VC/Investor (Gagarin Capital).
Marina runs DVC Collective as both an Investment and Operating Partner, she is in charge of DVC Strategy, Investment Process, Internal Products, and Community.
Nick
Davidov
Nick is a repeat founder and VC in AI, co-founder of Cherry Labs (exited), Gagarin Capital (exited), iTech Capital (6x TVPI). Ex growth @MSQRD (30M MAU in 3 months, acquired by Meta).
Nick focuses on Investments and Portfolio management.
Mel
Guymon
Mel brings both investment, startup (IMVU), and Big Tech experience (ex-Yahoo, ex-Google) in Corpdev, Product Management, and building Corporate Governance. Mel sits on multiple boards and brings in a vast network. Mel was also a Naval Officer on a nuclear submarine.
Mel is a Partner at DVC, focused on the AI Fund.
Charles
Ferguson
Charles is an experienced founder (Frontpage, sold to Microsoft), investor, and an Academy Award-winning filmmaker. He's an LP in multiple funds and contributes a vast network.
Charles is an active LP and Deal Captain in DVC Seed Fund, and a Partner at DVC focused on the AI Fund.
Alexey
Rybak
Alexey is Product at Meta, previously Product at Perplexity.ai and Google, and Head of Product at MetaArcade.
Alexey is an active LP and Deal Captain in DVC Seed Fund, and a Venture Partner at DVC working on both funds.
Tony
Shapovalov
Tony is a repeat founder with an exit and a wide range of skills from analytics to building and designing products.
Tony is leading product management and analytics ops at DVC from day one and has contributed a lot to the success of the Seed Fund and its automation.
Elena
Malyanova
Elena worked with Nick and Marina in startup operations and brings her talent in operations, event management, community management and investor relations.
Elena has been in charge of our IR and back office from day one and has contributed a lot to the success of the Seed Fund and the Investor Community.
Luda
Domakhina
Luda holds a Ph.D. in AI and brings 19+ years leading product and tech teams across startups and Fortune 500 companies, including Cherry Labs and Rockwell Automation.
Luda leads DVC's platform — building AI agents, automated workflows, connected data sources, and an enterprise-grade backend for our community fund.