Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures)

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Investor type

Fund of funds / VC / PE

Founded

1998

AUM

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Location

Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Late Stage (Series C+) Series B Series A Seed

Region of investment

Asia Europe North America
Investor profile last updated: 26 September, 2026

Profile

Social Discovery Ventures (SDV) is a global investment management company headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. It is the investment fund of Social Discovery Group (https://sdventures.com), the technology company that unites more than 40 social discovery brands and a venture studio. SDV itself, the fund, is at https://sdventures.ai.

For over 10 years SDV has invested across asset classes. As a fund-of-funds LP it has committed to 27 venture capital and 5 private equity funds, including Khosla Ventures, NEA, Bain Capital, TPG, Oaktree and Lakestar. It invests directly from seed to pre-IPO in technology for social discovery, meaningful connections, mental well-being and longevity; Patreon, Flo Health and Woebot are in the portfolio. SDV also runs a public markets portfolio under a 60/40 risk mandate, allocates to hedge funds and uncorrelated strategies such as litigation finance and life settlements, and owns 30 income-producing real estate properties in the US and Europe.

The team is led by CEO Alex Plesakov, CIO Alexander Lis (CFA charterholder), CFO Oleg Sidorov and Head of Real Estate Denis Borisenko. The anchor investor is Dmitry Volkov, founder of Social Discovery Group. Advisors include KJ Dhaliwal (Tribe Capital), Jerome Engel (Monitor Ventures), Nick Davidov (DVC), Alex Milevsky (Multiplier) and Keith Robinson.

Industry

HealthTech VR/AR Cloud MedTech AI Software SaaS Mobile/Apps Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Gaming Fintech Financial Services E-commerce/Marketplace Edtech Education Digital Consumer Services (B2C)

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Dmitry Volkov Anchor Investor; Founder of Social Discovery Group
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FAQs about Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures)

Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) is a venture capital and private equity firm that also operates as a fund of funds. It backs companies at Late Stage (Series C+), Series B, Series A and Seed, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) is located in Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus.
Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) was founded in 1998.
Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, VR/AR, Cloud, MedTech, AI, Software, SaaS, Mobile/Apps, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Gaming, Fintech, Financial Services, E-commerce/Marketplace, Edtech, Education, Digital, Consumer Services (B2C).
Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) invests in companies and startups in Asia, Europe, North America.
Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) invests in companies and startups at Late Stage (Series C+), Series B, Series A, Seed.
Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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