Valentina Zakirova is an advisor at SDG Lab, a venture studio backed by Social Discovery Group. She also holds the position of Managing Director at iGame Capital. Previously, Valentina managed venture and private equity investments at Social Discovery Ventures, where she successfully led direct investments in companies such as Patreon, Flo, Revolut and Woebot as well as 30+ LP Fund investments including top-tier funds like NEA, Khosla Ventures, DCM, Lakestar, Blockchain Capital, Bullhound, ICG, Bain, Oaktree, TPG etc. Her academic background includes completing a Venture Capital Program at UC Berkeley and earning a Master’s degree in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics. Valentina is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.