<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5845e2cdba6eb601688b6a39-1777/undefined" alt="gva capital church 4" data-mce-source="Courtesy of GVA Capital" /><p class="source"><span>Courtesy of GVA Capital</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>A 104-year-old church in San Francisco is getting an extreme makeover thanks to a group of Russian investors.</p><p><a href="http://gva.vc/en/">GVA Capital</a>, <span>a new venture capital firm and startup accelerator, dropped $7 million on the former <span>Our Lady of Guadalupe Church,</span><span><span> in the hopes of converting it into an event center<span> for "international thought leaders," as first reported by <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/North-Beach-church-908-Broadway-GVA-Capital-10591552.php#item-44548">SF Gate</a>.</span></span></span></span></p><p>Let's take a look inside.</p>

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Russian investors are turning a gorgeous San Francisco church into a space for 'thought leaders'

Courtesy of GVA CapitalA 104-year-old church in San Francisco is getting an extreme makeover thanks to a group of Russian investors.GVA Capital, a new venture capital firm and startup accelerator, dropped $7 million on the former Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, in the hopes of converting it into an event center for "international thought leaders," as first reported by SF Gate.Let's take a look inside.

Courtesy of GVA CapitalA 104yearold church in San Francisco is getting an extreme makeover thanks to a group of Russian investors. GVA Capital, a new venture capital firm and startup accelerator, dropped 7 million on the former Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, in the hopes of converting it into an event center for international thought leaders, as first reported by SF Gate.

Russian investors are turning a gorgeous San Francisco church into a space for 'thought leaders'

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