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Lidiya Dervisheva
Former Partner at Next47
San Francisco, California
Overview
Lidiya Dervisheva is a former Partner at Next47, specializing in venture capital investments in deep tech industries such as AutoTech, Manufacturing, and AI/ML. With a background in engineering and project management, she is known for her passion for innovations that reshape age-old industries and her expertise in investing and entrepreneurship.
Dervisheva's career highlights include her role as a Partner at Next47, where she focused on investing in cutting-edge technologies and her leadership at Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale, co-leading the Idea Institute Programme, showcasing her commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - 2023
Next47 is a global venture capital fund investing in enterprise software, developer/infrastructure, AI/ML, and frontier tech startups. We lead Series A-C rounds with $5M-$35M checks.
Next47 invests in groundbreaking enterprise entrepreneurs and accelerates revenue growth by opening doors to customers around the world.
Investor
2018 - 2019
Associate
2017 - 2018
G2VP invests in emerging technology companies that digitize traditional industries and drive market transformations.
MBA
2015 - 2017
MBA Summer Associate
2016 - 2016
Braemar Energy Ventures is a VC firm that focuses exclusively on technology and communications opportunities in the energy sector.
Engineer and Project Manager
2013 - 2015
Co-Leader of Idea Institute Programme
2012 - 2013
Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale is to inspire students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
Commercial Steering Intern
2012 - 2012
Projects Intern
2011 - 2011