Fashion career profile

Valentina Ignatova

Valentina Ignatova is a Bulgarian fashion entrepreneur and one of the three co-founders of BY FAR, the Sofia-founded accessories label launched in 2016 with Denitsa Bumbarova and Sabina Gyosheva. Endeavor Bulgaria’s impact report identifies all three founders and records BY FAR’s selection into its entrepreneur network in December 2017. In a December 2020 interview, Ignatova described the founders’ division of responsibilities and identified herself at that time as Head of Marketing, while Bumbarova was Creative Director and Gyosheva CEO. That is a dated role snapshot, not evidence that the marketing title remains current. The report describes BY FAR’s subsequent international expansion and product growth, but these are company-level developments rather than personal financial results attributed to Ignatova. The sources establish her co-founder role and one dated operating responsibility; they do not provide a verifiable education record or later executive appointment. The profile credits her co-founders alongside her and avoids filling those gaps with assumptions.

Role
Co-Founder, BY FAR
Nationality
Bulgarian