Forbes details Masha Drokova’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein

� American Forbes profiled Masha Drokova (now Bucher), calling her one of the best-known female investors in Silicon Valley. Her fund Day One Ventures reportedly manages $450M with 22 unicorns, including xAI and World Orb.

� The same story focuses on her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after his emails became public. In 2017, she began working as his publicist, helping with reputation work. The correspondence later turned personal.

� Emails describe Prada gifts, luxury salon visits in New York, stays at Four Seasons, long calls, Skype exchanges, and Epstein requesting nude photos. In 2019 she wrote that she “would never have created her fund” without his ideas and knowledge.

� Forbes says there is no clear proof Epstein funded Day One, but she did ask him to introduce her to “the right Russian oligarchs” while she was looking for investors.

� The emails also suggest she introduced entrepreneurs to Epstein, with names including Sergey Belousov. One founder said she presented Epstein as a wealthy philanthropist while refusing to reveal his identity until the meeting happened.

Her last email to Epstein was sent 11 days before his 2019 arrest.

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