Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.

Firms / Gagarin Capital Advisers, LLC

Gagarin Capital Advisers, LLC

Seed fund managerUSdavidovs.comSEC venture capital fund adviser

Davidovs Venture Collective backs repeat AI founders at pre-seed/seed ($100-300k) and follow-on at Series A/B ($1-3M). Founded by Marina and Nick Davidovs.

name or self-description says seed

Importance
12
low
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
9
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
Headquarters
unknown
Office address
unknown
Business phone
650-460-9850adviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
https://davidovs.com/
SEC adviser type
exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Apr 17, 2026
Private funds reported
2 (2 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets
$42.2Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
business email
info@davidovs.comdavidovs.compublished by the subject
business phone
650-460-9850adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, enterprise software
Stages
pre seed, seed, series a, growth, early
Geography
silicon valley
Check size
$100,000 to $300,000 stated by the firm
Self-described
seed
“We invest $100K–$300K in AI startups led by repeat or experienced founders on pre-seed and seed stages.”
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors: no observed deals yet
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 0
Funds and vehicles
4 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
DW-1125 Fund I, a series of Davidovs Advised Syndicate, LPSPV or co-invest vehicle2026 form d first saleNewly closedunknownunknown$345,000
of $345,000
Jun 30, 2026
DVC AI Growth Fund I, LPGrowth fund2025 form d first saleFundraising$41.3M
Sep 12, 2026
64$11.4M
of $75.0M
May 20, 2025
Perplexity AI Employee Stock, a series of Davidovs Advised Syndicate, LPSPV or co-invest vehicle2024 form d first saleNewly closed$893,208
Sep 12, 2026
14$893,208
of $893,208
Jan 13, 2025
Perplexity AI SPV, a series of Davidovs Advised Syndicate, LPSPV or co-invest vehicle2024 form d first saleEarly deploymentunknownunknown$2.6M
of $2.6M
Jul 17, 2025
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
1 current, 0 departed
Nikolai Davydov
Manager / Member · since Apr 1, 2016
Partner
FactIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
Investments on record
0 edges, 0 companies, 0 partner-attributed
No investment on record yet. Edges arrive from the firm’s portfolio page, financing announcements, and Form D board seats.
Co-investors
0 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
No co-investor relationship yet: these are derived only from rounds and portfolio listings the graph has seen both investors on.
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
3 dated events
  1. Sep 13, 2026
    Gagarin Capital Advisers, LLC: GROWTH_INVESTOR -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Gagarin Capital Advisers, LLC: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> GROWTH_INVESTOR (growth or late-stage vehicles only)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  3. Mar 31, 2025
    Gagarin Capital Advisers, LLC appears on the SEC adviser roster (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
    First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Classification history
  1. Sep 13, 2026
    Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)
    name or self-description says seed
  2. Sep 13, 2026
    Growth investor (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)
    growth or late-stage vehicles only
  3. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 70%, cls-1)
    venture manager with no reported fund assets yet (scale unknown)
Evidence
29 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedvc_exemption,vc_funds_reportedApr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC exemption claimedventure_capital_fund_adviserApr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC adviser typeexempt_reporting_adviserApr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Latest Form ADV filing2026-04-17Apr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Adv pdf loadedadv-pdf-1Sep 12, 2026FactIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
SEC statusERA - ActiveApr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC status effective2025-03-31Apr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Business phone650-460-9850Apr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
DescriptionDavidovs Venture Collective backs repeat AI founders at pre-seed/seed ($100-300k) and follow-on at Series A/B ($1-3M). Founded by Marina and Nick Davidovs.
“meta description”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
DescriptionDavidovs Venture Collective backs repeat AI founders at pre-seed/seed ($100-300k) and follow-on at Series A/B ($1-3M). Founded by Marina and Nick Davidovs.
“meta description”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Self-described typeseed
“Seed Fund (evergreen, rolling)”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Self-described typeseed
“Seed Fund (evergreen, rolling)”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyApr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Private funds reported2Apr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Private fund gross assets (reported)$42.2MApr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Stated check (high)$300,000
“We invest $100K–$300K in AI startups led by repeat or experienced founders on pre-seed and seed stages.”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated check (high)$300,000
“We invest $100K–$300K in AI startups led by repeat or experienced founders on pre-seed and seed stages.”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated check (low)$100,000
“We invest $100K–$300K in AI startups led by repeat or experienced founders on pre-seed and seed stages.”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated check (low)$100,000
“We invest $100K–$300K in AI startups led by repeat or experienced founders on pre-seed and seed stages.”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated geographysilicon valley
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated geographysilicon valley
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated sectorsai,enterprise_software
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated sectorsai,enterprise_software
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated stagespre_seed,seed,series_a,growth,early
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated stagespre_seed,seed,series_a,growth,early
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Venture funds reported2Apr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Websitehttps://davidovs.com/Apr 17, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Site titleDavidovs Venture Collective — AI-focused Seed & Follow-On VC
“title tag”
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Site titleDavidovs Venture Collective — AI-focused Seed & Follow-On VC
“title tag”
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)