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Melaniia Volkodav

Associate atPanache VenturesFirm active Oct 1Quebec
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Melaniia Volkodav is an Associate at Panache Ventures, focusing on healthcare, energy, AI infrastructure, and enterprise software. She has prior experience in data analytics, consulting, and strategy, and holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

What Melaniia can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Panache Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Vodafone · data analytics
  2. Civitta · management consulting
  3. BDO · strategy
  4. VC family office fund
  5. Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Vancouver · supported deep tech founders
  6. VC family office fund · investor
  7. Panache Ventures · Associate
    Now

Focus

healthcare applicationsenergyai infrastructureenterprise softwareearly-stage ai/ml

Education

Simon Fraser University, MBATaras Shevchenko University, Quantitative Methods in Economics

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Genevieve TanguayPartner
Mike CegelskiPartner
Prashant MattaPartner
Domenic Del VecchioPrincipal
Sarah WillsonPrincipal
Inshaal QadirAnalyst

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Who is Melaniia Volkodav?

Melaniia Volkodav is an Associate at Panache Ventures, focusing on healthcare, energy, AI infrastructure, and enterprise software. She has prior experience in data analytics, consulting, and strategy, and holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

How much does Melaniia Volkodav invest?

Melaniia Volkodav invests through Panache Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Melaniia Volkodav?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Melaniia in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Panache Ventures backed works better.

What did Melaniia Volkodav do before Panache Ventures?

data analytics at Vodafone; management consulting at Civitta; strategy at BDO; VC family office fund; supported deep tech founders at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Vancouver; investor at VC family office fund.

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