Investing Profile
Pavel Cherkashin(795)
VC
gva.capitalSan Francisco, California
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cbCurrent Investing Position
GVA Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $20.0M
Sweet Spot
$3.0M
Investments On Record
8
Pavel Cherkashin is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
Analytics (Series B)Material Science (Seed)Human Capital/HRTech (Seed)TransportationTech (Series B)Sales & CRM (Seed)Analytics (Series A)AI (Series B)Robotics (Seed)TransportationTech (Series A)Education (Series B)Analytics (Seed)EnergyTech (Series B)TransportationTech (Seed)Media/Content (Seed)Education (Series A)EnergyTech (Seed)EnergyTech (Series A)Human Capital/HRTech (Series A)Human Capital/HRTech (Series B)Education (Seed)Sales & CRM (Series B)Media/Content (Series B)Sales & CRM (Series A)Material Science (Series B)Robotics (Series A)Robotics (Series B)Media/Content (Series A)Material Science (Series A)AI (Seed)FinTech (Series B)AI (Series A)San Francisco Bay AreaFinTech (Series A)FinTech (Seed)
Pavel Cherkashin's Investments On Record (7)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Storj | SeedFeb 2017$3M | $37M |
Cherry Labs | SeedApr 2016$900K | $6.8M |
GdeSlon | SeedSep 2013$500K | $500K |
GBooking | SeedAug 2013$1M | $1.4M |
AdWired | SeedAug 2013$120K  | $120K |
Kuznech | SeedAug 2012$700K SeedAug 2011$1M | $1.7M |
Toonbox | SeedAug 2009$100K | $100K |
most interested in
Early-stage technology startups with proven product traction and scientific invention as key competitive advantage (revenue is good to have but not a requirement) Examples: Artificial intelligence / neural networks Autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars Deep tech Cannabis (hemp) Silicon / new chips / edge computing Video processing on the edge Innovation for oil and gas / metallurgy / coal and other "old" industries Consumer financial services (scoring, credit, factoring, freelancer financing)not interested in
Not interested in technologies that (1) hard to scale (2) require a lot of capital to win (3) I don't understand (4) evil Examples include: - Vertical marketplaces (too expensive to scale, CAC>LTV) - Tobacco/vaping (evil) - Blockchain for X (too early) - ICOsPavel Cherkashin's Experience
Managing Partner GVA Capital2015 - Present
General Manager, Consumer & Online - Russia Microsoft2009 - 2011
Country Manager - Russia & CIS Adobe Systems2006 - 2009
Country Manager, Russia & CIS Siebel Systems2004 - 2006
Director Sputnik Labs2001 - 2004
CEO Actis Systems1997 - 2000
Pavel Cherkashin's Education
Stanford Continuing Studies Continuing Studies Degree Creative Writing, A
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) BS Computer Science in Global Ecology
Moscow School #5 (1230) Master of Science (MS) Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
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