Sergey Dashkov, who has had a start in business as the exclusive partner of Ahmad Tea in Russia, rose to become one of the most engaged early-stage investors in the Russian venture capital space.
Describing his investment thesis as industry-agnostic, most of Dashkov’s portfolio right now consists of companies operating outside of Russia.
“We love to support Russian-speaking founders going global,” Dashkov says in a video interview from Moscow.
He’s the founder of the Joint Journey Ventures investment firm, which has invested in 112 companies since 2016. Its portfolio spans fintech, food, agriculture and enterprise solutions, including four exits to date. Dashkov is also the founding partner of Andelsdeck, an international investment network that has 777 members and has deployed over $50 million in two years as of the end of the first quarter of 2022.
The last three months have been the most challenging in recent history for all investors with any exposure to Russia or Ukraine. Dashkov’s Joint Journey is no exception.
“I’m an old man, I lived in the Soviet Union,” says Dashkov, who was born in 1969. “Never in my life did I imagine such a situation.”
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