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Valerie Demicheva

Valerie Demicheva

Valerie Demicheva is a journalist and photographer whose work has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Women's Wear Daily and Silicon Valley Magazine. She's covered culture, tech, media, restaurants and philanthropy in the Bay Area for over a decade.

A beekeeper Inspects activity around the BeeHero sensor, the small yellow device on the edge of the honeycomb.
Posted inTech

In Palo Alto, this Israeli startup is saving bees from their death spiral

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva July 5, 2023July 5, 2023
J-Ventures investors meet in Palo Alto in April 2023. (Photo/Courtesy J-Ventures)
Posted inTech

This Jewish-founded VC fund calls its unusual funding model a ‘capitalist kibbutz’

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva April 26, 2023July 22, 2025
Artist's rendering of an Alef flying car parked in a standard parking space. (Photo/Courtesy Alef Aeronautics)
Posted inTech

In Silicon Valley, Alef’s post-Soviet CEO imagines a future with flying cars

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva March 30, 2023March 31, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara. (Photo/Minh Nguyen CC BA-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia)
Posted inTech

Inside a very bad week for Israeli tech leaders with assets in Silicon Valley Bank

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

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