Masha is an entrepreneur and immigrant from Russia. She has experience launching companies and taking them to scale, with expertise in online retail, brand and digital marketing, product merchandising, and building motivated and high-performing teams.
Masha earned her M.A. in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University. Upon graduation, Masha joined McKinsey & Company, where she focused on due diligence studies for clients in the retail and manufacturing sectors. Masha later joined a private equity fund, where she led and managed investments in high-growth companies in sectors such as retail, fitness, logistics, and consumer goods. In 2013, Masha founded an online marketplace for designer furniture and home accessories, which became one of the most well-known marketplaces in Russia with more than 50,000 products.