Runa Capital

2010

Founded

137

Investments

United States

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneurs Serg Bell, Dmitry Chikhachev, and Ilya Zubarev. The firm specializes in early-stage investments in deep tech, enterprise software, and fintech infrastructure startups across Europe and North America. With over $500 million in assets under management, Runa Capital has invested in more than 100 companies across 14 countries, including notable firms like Nginx, MariaDB, Zopa, Brainly, drchrono, Smava, and Mambu.

The firm's investment stages range from Seed to Series B, with initial checks typically between $1 million and $10 million per company. Runa Capital operates offices in Luxembourg, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Paris, Singapore, and Sofia, providing a robust transcontinental network to support founders in scaling their businesses globally. The firm's investment focus includes deep tech (AI/ML, open source, and future of computing), enterprise software, and fintech infrastructure.

Portfolio Companies

Nginx, MariaDB, Zopa, Brainly, drchrono, Smava, Mambu, Pasqal, Ecwid, Acumatica

Gepgraphic Focus

Europe, North America

Key Differentiators

Hands-on investment approach with a focus on scrappy entrepreneurs building large-scale tech-enabled businesses, Entrepreneurial experience of the founding partners, who have built global software companies like Acronis, Parallels, and Acumatica, Robust transcontinental network spanning over 15 countries in North America and Europe, enabling founders to develop strategic relationships globally, Strong expertise in technologies, allowing identification of the best deep tech deals and scaling of portfolio companies

Thypical Investment Size

$1-10M

Total Funds Raised

$500M+

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Cybersecurity

SaaS

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Software

Enterprise

Big Data & Analytics

Palo Alto

Pre-Seed

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Series D

United States