Masha Bucher
Founder
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
Masha Bucher (née Drokova) is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, has been included in ‘100 raising-star VCs’ by Business Insider, and was named by Business Insider as a top 50 PR Pro in tech.
Masha is the Founder and General Partner at Day One Ventures. The fund invests in companies with customer-focused culture and spearheads their communications.They have backed companies like Superhuman, DuckDuckGo, Remote, Truebill, Yumi, DoNotPay, MSCHF, Terran Orbital, Arcadia and others.
Before launching Day One, Masha was an angel investor and founder of a PR studio that worked with companies like Houzz, HotelTonight and Gett. She also was VP of Communications at Acronis, a data protection company, where she managed PR activities across 18 countries and previously served as Head of Communications at VC firm Runa Capital.
Masha studied at Stanford’s VC Unlocked program and holds a master's degree in Business and Public Administration from MSU. She has obtained notable recognition over the years, including being the subject of a 2012 Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary and clinching a win in the 2006 All-Russian Olympiads for social science. Masha has a deep love for art and collects contemporary art.
Masha is the Founder and General Partner at Day One Ventures. The fund invests in companies with customer-focused culture and spearheads their communications.They have backed companies like Superhuman, DuckDuckGo, Remote, Truebill, Yumi, DoNotPay, MSCHF, Terran Orbital, Arcadia and others.
Before launching Day One, Masha was an angel investor and founder of a PR studio that worked with companies like Houzz, HotelTonight and Gett. She also was VP of Communications at Acronis, a data protection company, where she managed PR activities across 18 countries and previously served as Head of Communications at VC firm Runa Capital.
Masha studied at Stanford’s VC Unlocked program and holds a master's degree in Business and Public Administration from MSU. She has obtained notable recognition over the years, including being the subject of a 2012 Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary and clinching a win in the 2006 All-Russian Olympiads for social science. Masha has a deep love for art and collects contemporary art.
Founder and General Partner
Day One Ventures
Since January 2018
- Day One Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that’s pioneering a new model in VC by spearheading public relations for its portfolio companies.
Our ever-growing roster of portfolio companies spans industries ranging from fintech and web3, to artificial intelligence and quantum tech, to B2B and future of human and more. We have invested in Superhuman, Remote, WorldCoin, Truebill, Loyal, DoNotPay, Simulate, You.com
Founder
M&A PR Studio
2014
to 2018
- M&A PR Studio is specializing in tech PR for startups. Among others, M&A engaged in PR for Houzz, Hoteltonight, Gett, PandaDoc, Ecwid, Bitfury, WeWork & others.
VP of Communications
Acronis
2013
to 2014
- Acronis sets the standard for New Generation Data Protection through its backup, disaster recovery, and secure access solutions. Acronis protects the data of over 5 million consumers and 750,000 businesses in over 150 countries. With hundreds of patents, Acronis’ products have been named best product of the year, and cover a range of features, including migration, cloning and replicationAcronis sets the standard for New Generation Data Protection through its backup, disaster recovery, and secure access solutions. Acronis protects the data of over 5 million consumers and 750,000 businesses in over 150 countries. With hundreds of patents, Acronis’ products have been named best product of the year, and cover a range of features, including migration, cloning and replication
PR Director
Runa Capital
2011
to 2013
- Runa Capital is a technology-focused venture capital firm managing two funds – Runa I was launched with $135M in 2010 and has made 33 investments, and Runa II of $135M was launched in 2014.
- Public Relations
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
- Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Partnerships
- Social Media
