Anastasia Gruzdeva

• Represent the Venture Café mission, helping to foster an inclusive, collaborative, and highly engaged local innovation ecosystem. • Support innovation and entrepreneurship events across the Berlin startup ecosystem. • Connect founders, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders through community and networking initiatives. • Contribute to an international environment focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and startup growth.

• Support investment execution across €500M+ in mandates, including fundraising rounds, strategic investments, and capital advisory. • Evaluate and support opportunities across climate tech, biotech, and health tech, combining market intelligence, company analysis, and investment perspectives. • Conduct market, company, and investment analysis across Seed to Series A opportunities. • Launch recommendations for go-to-market (GTM) strategies, customer insights into product positioning and portfolio growth.

• Coordinated governance activities across 100+ legal entities spanning EMEA, the Americas, and APAC. • Supported the implementation of governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and control processes across complex international structures. • Maintained the central signature repository for all DB AG powers of attorney in Germany, enhancing document management. • Worked with cross-functional stakeholders to improve operational efficiency, reporting accuracy, and governance processes. • Supported comp

• Controlled results validation at the Special Olympics Games Berlin 2023, ensuring accuracy and reliability. • Implemented Ticket Management via YouTrack to streamline operations and enhance communication. • Collaborated closely with IDS managers to prepare comprehensive reports for the Technology Operations Centre. • Established effective communication channels within the sports venue for various stakeholders, enhancing operational efficiency.

• Managed a product portfolio of 1,500+ SKUs, optimizing assortment, product availability, and portfolio performance. • Developed strategic partnerships with 5+ key suppliers to improve procurement efficiency and portfolio performance. • Used sales, market, and performance data to identify opportunities for portfolio optimization and commercial growth. • Achieved a 15% reduction in costs through effective budgeting and forecasting. • Coordinated import operations via ocean, ensuring regulatory, financia

• Assisted in coordinating import operations with partner companies across Germany, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, and Poland. • Communicated effectively with suppliers in English (80%) and French (20%) to ensure smooth operations. • Collected and verified documents for customs clearance, ensuring compliance with regulations. • Participated in the Assortment Committee to enhance product selection and inventory management.

Digital Marketing Environment Building and Managing Digital Brands Contemporary Marketing Communications Planning Big Data, Analytics and Martech Managing Customer & User Experience Social Media Marketing Digital Transformation Project

Focus: Economic History (Three academic theses on production, trade, and consumption).