PEOPLE
Meet the SIT StartGarden Team
Serguei Beloussov
Founder and Chairman of SIT, founder of Acronis (valued at $2.5B+), and Senior Founding Partner of Runa Capital. Former CEO/Chairman of Parallels. Serguei holds a B.S. in Physics, an M.S. (Hons) in Physics and Electrical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIPT.
Sean Percival
Experienced marketing executive, investor and accelerator program director. Former VP of Marketing at Myspace and author of 'The Accelerator Survivor Guide', a guidebook from startup program managers. Former Partner and Program Director at 500 Startups, a leading Silicon Valley venture fund and top-tier accelerator program.
Masha Drokova
Founder and General Partner at Day One Ventures with global marketing, communications and PR experience helping early, growth-stage and established tech companies find customers, partners and investors.
Drake Rehfeld
Principal at Day One Ventures, founder of Y Combinator-backed Demeanor.co (acquired by NTWRK) and early research engineer at Snapchat. Experienced in social media growth, influencer and celebrity marketing, and product management, design and engineering
