Svetlana Vashkel

Svetlana Vashkel is a Senior Investment Manager at CDP Venture Capital SGR and a Director at Aileens Pharma Srl. In her primary role at the Italian national innovation fund, she manages capital allocation for the Italia Venture I fund, an €80 million investment vehicle that has successfully executed 30 investments and is currently operating in its divestment phase. Vashkel specializes in structuring strategic co-investments alongside private market players, specifically targeting post-seed and Series B funding rounds for early-stage commercial enterprises. Her portfolio oversight spans multiple high-growth sectors including life sciences, digital technology, and deeptech, involving active board participation at companies such as Kither Biotech. Holding a Master of Business Administration degree, her current professional focus remains on scaling innovative Italian small and medium-sized enterprises through targeted venture capital deployment and active corporate governance.