Chat with Daria Abbaei, General Partner at Naples Technology Ventures
Join Joel Palathinkal and Daria Abbaei as they explore Daria's journey at Naples Technology Ventures, highlighting Florida's tech growth and the benefits of a lean VC team. They discuss deal sourcing, cybersecurity trends, and emerging sectors like deception technologies. The episode covers the new accelerator, changing LP profiles, and fundraising strategies. Daria shares insights on community building in VC, mentorship, and valuing feedback. They wrap up with advice for aspiring analysts and the importance of staying humble in success.
Daria Abbaei is the Director of Investor Relations at Naples Technology Ventures, where she is responsible for interacting with all of our current and future LPs.
Prior to NTV, Daria held several senior-level positions at SKOUT Cybersecurity including Customer Success Lead, Chief of Staff, and Director of Partner Enablement. In her role as Director of Partner Enablement, Daria was responsible for all client deployments and onboarding functions and oversaw all professional service engagements. While focusing on the direct client and partner experience, she managed relationships and built a high level of trust with top-tier customers where she sustained business growth and profitability by maximizing value. Daria’s team was responsible for onboarding direct clients and partners in a seamless, rapid, and efficient manner. In order to do so, Daria believes in a transparent, open communication model where she always makes herself available in order to ensure the client’s needs are always met.
Daria attended Florida Gulf Coast University where she earned a degree in Psychology and Management. While in school, Daria also worked as an Operations Manager for a spirit company.
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