Anna Lebedeva

Co-founder at The Top Voices media

Co-founder of The Top Voices media, Anna brings 15 years of marketing experience across agencies, IT hardware, SaaS B2B, and her own media company, including leading Semrush's marketing from its early days to a successful IPO. She has deep expertise in SaaS, martech, and tech landscapes, and understands business, tech products, and people. Anna built marketing teams of 50+ professionals across the USA, EMEA, and LATAM. An international speaker and award-winning marketer, she excels in strategy, project management, and full-cycle marketing. Also a certified yoga teacher with education in psychology and group dynamics.

VC Fundraising

June 2, 2025

3 min

Sam Lessin’s New VC Report Says the Playbook Is Dead. Here’s What Comes Next

VC in 2025 is belief-driven, founder-led, and deeply custom — no playbooks, just narrative-based, regatta-style capital trades.

Newsletter

April 24, 2025

7 min

OpenAI’s social app, Figma’s IPO, Canva’s AI tool, UK startups shift to US

OpenAI eyes social network, Figma plans IPO, Canva boosts AI tools, TechCrunch sold, UK startups shift, Musk merges xAI, growth tips from Gong.

Newsletter

March 18, 2025

7 min

95% of YC startup code is written by AI, India dominates IPO market, State of Venture 2024

OpenAI launches AI agent tools, DeepSeek rejects funding, AI powers YC startups, India leads IPOs, CB Insights reports on VC, and startups stay lean.

Awards Startups

February 26, 2025

3 min

MockAI Wins Burning Heroes Startup Competition in London, Highlighting Generative AI Innovation

The Burning Heroes Founders Association announces the winners of the London Pitch Competition.

Awards Startups

February 13, 2025

1 min

Burning Heroes Startup Awards 2025 Launches in Lisbon

The Burning Heroes Startup Awards 2025 ignites Lisbon's scene, uniting early-stage founders, investors, and industry leaders.