Sasha Astafyeva is a venture partner at Cocoa, which invests at pre-seed, seed in ai and data, enterprise software, with checks of $250K to $3M.
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Cocoa writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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Who is Sasha Astafyeva?
Sasha Astafyeva is a venture partner at Cocoa, which invests at pre-seed, seed in ai and data, enterprise software, with checks of $250K to $3M.
How much does Sasha Astafyeva invest?
Sasha Astafyeva invests through Cocoa, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Sasha Astafyeva?
A warm intro from a founder Cocoa backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
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