By Exec Edge Editorial Staff When Masha Bucher founded Day One Ventures in 2018, she built it on a contrarian premise: early-stage founders don’t just need capital—they need someone who can tell their story. Eight years later, that thesis has scaled into a fund with a portfolio captured over $250 billion in value, and 2025 is the year that proved it right—again. This year, Masha Bucher and her team deployed capital across companies spanning nuclear energy, health, AI, mineral exploration, defense biotec ...