Summary List PlacementMasha Drokova isn't your typical Silicon Valley investor. She spent her late teenage years in Moscow, where she devoted her life to organizing and demonstrating for Nashi, a Putin-backed political movement established in Russia in 2005. After leaving Nash in September, 2010, Drokova spent seven years working as a public relations strategist. She started as the PR director of the venture firm Runa Capital before becoming a communications director for the global Swiss tech consultant company Acronis.