Davidovs Venture Collective (DVC)

What is Davidovs Venture Collective (DVC)?

Davidovs Venture Collective (DVC) is a venture capital firm founded by Marina and Nick Davidovs, specializing in AI-focused investments at pre-seed/seed and follow-on stages. The firm backs repeat AI founders with initial checks of $100-300k at pre-seed/seed and follow-on investments of $1-3M at Series A/B. DVC is built on a community-driven model, leveraging a network of 170+ limited partners (LPs)—including engineers, founders, and AI researchers—and 240+ portfolio founders. This ecosystem provides exceptional dealflow and Silicon Valley access, with active LPs becoming Deal Advisors or Venture Partners who participate in investment decisions and share in carry.

The firm offers hands-on support through its collective, which includes experienced partners: Marina Davidovs, an AI startup founder and operator with exits (Humanism.is, Cherry Labs) and VC experience (Gagarin Capital); Nick Davidovs, a repeat founder and VC in AI with exits (Cherry Labs, Gagarin Capital) and growth experience (MSQRD, acquired by Meta); Mel, a partner with investment, startup (IMVU), and Big Tech experience (Yahoo, Google), as well as a background as a Naval Officer; Charles, an experienced founder (Frontpage, sold to Microsoft), investor, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker; and Alexey, a Product leader at Meta, previously at Perplexity.ai and Google. Together, they provide strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a vast network.

DVC's use cases include funding early-stage AI startups with repeat founders, providing follow-on capital for growth, and leveraging community insights for portfolio success. Technical details: the firm focuses on AI-native companies, with a community-driven approach that enhances due diligence and portfolio support. Benefits include unmatched network effects, hands-on partner involvement, and a track record of successful exits. DVC is ideal for AI founders seeking not just capital but a collaborative ecosystem to accelerate growth.

Use Cases

Key Features

AI focused investments pre seed/seed funding follow on investments community driven model LP network hands on support dealflow access Silicon Valley access

Who is it for?

AI founders, repeat entrepreneurs, pre, seed startups, seed, stage companies, Series A/B companies, AI researchers, engineers

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