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Remote · Serbia
Global investment firm founded in 2014 using data-driven strategies and proprietary algorithms across venture capital, private equity, public markets and real estate.
Social Discovery Ventures (SDV) is a global investment management firm founded in 2014. The firm applies data-driven strategies and proprietary algorithms to manage diversified portfolios spanning venture capital, private equity, public markets and commercial real estate, alongside impact investments in social technology and artificial intelligence. Its technical work draws on data analytics, quantitative investment modelling and AI, and it maintains specialised expertise by asset class.
SDV's investment platform extends across 32 venture capital and private equity funds and more than 30 commercial real estate properties held globally. The firm states that its balanced public markets portfolio consistently outperforms benchmarks. Across more than a decade of operation it has pursued disciplined risk management with the objective of above-market returns.
Alongside its core portfolios, the firm runs an impact investment programme directed at technologies supporting social discovery, meaningful connections, mental well-being and longevity. The vision of founder Dmitry Volkov emphasises fighting loneliness and improving quality of life through digital innovation. SDV operates on a global basis.