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Podcast: EUVC
Episode: E630 | Alexey Plesakov and Alexander Lis, Social Discovery Ventures (SDV): Betting Across Borders & Global Play on European VC
Description: Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture.Today, we’re joined by Alexey Plesakov and Alexander Lis from Social Discovery Ventures (SDV) — a quietly influential, globally active investment firm deploying capital across the US and Europe. Born out of the bootstrapped success of Social Discovery Group (the company behind Dating.com), SDV invests in both funds and directs, with a venture allocation far above the family office norm.We dive into their origin story, why they’re leaning into Europe now, their approa...