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Maria Zherebtsova

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Early stage Tech Startup Investment Director at Massa Innovations
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Maria is the Chief Investment Officer at Raw Ventures, specializing in early-stage tech startups. With over 15 years of experience in finance at firms like Goldman Sachs and Societe Generale, the University of Oxford graduate is a conviction investor who focuses on hands-on support for founders.

Outside of venture capital, Maria is a creative entrepreneur and founder of the bespoke hat company, Hats by Maria Millinery, which has been featured in Forbes. A Russian-born Londoner and former arts blogger, she has also successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, highlighting her appetite for risk-taking.

This CIO of a venture firm is also a formally trained milliner, having studied at the London College of Fashion.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Early stage Tech Startup Investment Director
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Early-Stage Investing
Focuses on seed and pre-seed tech startups, providing hands-on support and guidance beyond just financial investment to help visionary ideas grow into market leaders.
Impactful Innovation
Invests in companies creating tangible value, with recent interests in material science and advancements in antimicrobial resistance testing.
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Career

Work history

10-2020 - 10-2021
Early stage Tech Startup Investment Director
Massa Innovations
9-2020
Chief Investment Officer
Raw Ventures
1-2017 - 10-2020
VP of Enterprise - TalentDesk.io
PeoplePerHour.com
3-2016
Founder, Creator, Designer
Hats by Maria Millinery
2-2011 - 3-2016
Senior Vice President, Cross Asset Structuring Solutions for Russia &CIS
Societe Generale
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Education
2002 - 2005
Master's degree
University of Oxford
2002 - 2005
Master of Arts (Oxon)/ Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
University of Oxford
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