DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI
Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley. New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep …
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@arnaudmercier
Arnaud Mercier
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Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley. New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep, years long relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.forbes.com/...
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@michuk
@michuk
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3/ US media have also described her as a former teen leader / prominent figure within Nashi before relocating to the US and entering the Silicon Valley PR and VC ecosystem. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@michuk
@michuk
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1/ Founders: do due diligence on your investors! If you don't, you might just end up with an affiliate of Epstein and Putin in your cap table. This thread is about publicly reported facts around @mashadrokova + the money behind her fund @DayOneVC. [image]
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@michuk
@michuk
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2/ Masha Bucher (Drokova) is publicly documented as a former activist connected to Nashi, a pro-Kremlin youth movement. Her experience is the subject of the 2012 documentary Putin's Kiss. https://en.wikipedia.org/... [image]
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@tarowheel
@tarowheel
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She changed her name from Masha Drokova to Masha Bucher. She runs the VC firm “Day One ventures”. This woman is openly saying in emails to Epstein that she gives DNA testing kits to determine what percentage Jewish they are before investing. [image]
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@_wmedia_
@_wmedia_
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The tweet of Masha Bucher (Masha Drokova) reads as bizarre once you've seen the Epstein files. The sheer narcissism and supremacy are staggering and people like this shouldn't be anywhere near innovative technology. #EpsteinFiles [image]
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@rmac
Ryan Mac
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At the end of his life, Epstein had assets of around $600m. A large part of that was due to his ability to get in early to hot tech deals. The returns he made off those deals helped fund his lifestyle. — Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytime…
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@samblum
Sam Blum
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New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker between Jeffrey Epstein and tech founders. Their report says at least nine startup founders were connected to Epstein through Bucher. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma... [embedded post]
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@alexrkonrad
Alex Konrad
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When a PR fixer turned VC introduced a startup founder to Jeffrey Epstein... what a lede from @iainmartin.bsky.social 🫠 — www.forbes.com/sites/iainma... [image]
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@jennycohn
Jenny Cohn
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“How Jeffrey Epstein Helped His Publicist [Masha Bucher aka Drakova] Become A Big-Time Venture Capitalist” * Drakova's Day One Ventures is now invested in Valar Atomics, a *nuclear reactor startup* with a DOE contract. Valar did not respond to comment requests. By Iain Martin, …
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@rmac
Ryan Mac
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Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships. — We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies. — www.nytim…
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@joeuchill
Joe Uchill
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If anyone wants to make me a venture capitalist, I promise it will be really interesting. Won't be profitable, but I still think you'll get your money's worth.