Anna Lebedeva

Chief Editor & Co-founder at The Top Voices

Chief Editor & Co-founder at The Top Voices, 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.

Startups VC

September 2, 2026

2 min

INLEAP Photonics Secures €20M to Scale Laser-Based Drone Defence

INLEAP Photonics secured €20M to scale laser-based counter-drone systems, expand production and grow across European markets.

AI VC

August 18, 2026

1 min

Takt Raises $9.25M to Scale AI Warehouse Intelligence Platform

Takt raised $9.25M to expand its AI-powered warehouse platform, automate operational decisions, and accelerate global growth.

Startups VC

August 14, 2026

1 min

Millow Raises €2M to Scale Mycelium-Based Protein

Millow raised €2M to expand production and commercial operations for its mycelium-based protein across the Nordic foodservice market.

AI VC

August 13, 2026

1 min

Blacksmith Raises $45M to Scale AI-Driven CI Platform

Blacksmith raised $45M at a $550M valuation to expand compute infrastructure and scale CI tools for growing volumes of AI-generated code.

AI VC

August 12, 2026

1 min

Axle Raises $17.5M to Expand AI Insurance Clearinghouse

Axle raised $17.5M to expand its AI-native insurance clearinghouse, automate policy workflows and grow across more than 50 insurance segments.