Runa Capital
Venture capitalSofia · Pre-Seed–Series B · 19 people tracked
Also known as RUNA CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED
Investment thesis
Runa Capital backs early-stage software and deep tech companies globally, with a particular focus on deeptech, enterprise software, and fintech infrastructure. Built by serial entrepreneurs, the firm partners with founders at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, writing first checks of $0.5-5M. It has made over 100 investments across 14 countries and operates from key locations including Silicon Valley, London, Berlin, Paris, and Luxembourg.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 50 of 225 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×26AI & Machine Learning ×24SaaS ×22Cloud Computing ×12Data & Infrastructure ×12Developer Tools ×12Fintech ×8Quantum Computing ×5
HQs:United States×30Canada×2Germany×1Spain×1France×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 225 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathMakes Internet applications lightning fast, protects them from attacks, ensures they are always online, and simplifies adding web apps with one click.
D-Wave develops quantum computing systems and platforms using both annealing and gate-model technologies to solve optimization and complex computational problems for enterprises and researchers.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBurnaby
Kirstjen Nielsen(Director)Diane Nguyen(Executive Officer)Rohit Ghai(Director)John D. DiLullo(Director)Alan E. Baratz(Executive Officer, Director)Roger Biscay(Director)
Duolingo offers a language-learning app with short, game-like lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using research-based teaching methods and AI to personalize lessons for learners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US
Andrew Moore(Director)Severin Hacker(Director)Luis von Ahn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrad Burnham(Director)
MongoDB is a cloud database company that provides Atlas, a multi-cloud data platform for transactional, search, and generative AI workloads, along with enterprise on-premises options and integration tools for developers and partners.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Chirantan 'CJ' Desai(President & CEO)Dwight Merriman(Director)Roelof Botha(Director)Sydney Carey(Chief Financial Officer)Dev Ittycheria(Chief Executive Officer)Charles M. Hazard, Jr.(Director)
PagerDuty provides a platform for incident response and operations management that enables teams across technical and business functions to respond to critical events in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)inJennifer Tejada(Executive Officer, Director)John O'Farrell(Director)Steven Gatoff(Executive Officer)Ethan Kurzweil(Director)Dan Alexandru Solomon(Director)
Quantinuum develops quantum computers and quantum software solutions for applications in drug discovery, healthcare, materials science, cybersecurity, and energy.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum Computing<UNKNOWN>, US
Rajeeb Hazra(President and CEO)Avinash Palaniswamy(Chief Commercial Officer)Vimal Kapur(Director)Susan Schwamberger(Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP Operations)George Sherman(Director)Jennifer Strabley(VP and General Manager, Compute Products)
Rigetti develops quantum computing hardware and systems, leveraging superconducting quantum processing units cooled by dilution refrigerators to enable advanced quantum computation capabilities.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareQuantum ComputingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Chad Rigetti(Founder/CEO)in
Shopify is a commerce platform that enables businesses to build online stores, sell across multiple channels (web, social, marketplace, POS), and manage inventory and orders.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSOttawa, CA
John Phillips(Director)Harley Finkelstein(Executive Officer)Amy Shapero(Executive Officer)Craig Miller(Executive Officer)Jeff Weiser(Executive Officer)Joseph Frasca(Executive Officer)
Pasqal is a quantum computing company that develops high-performance quantum systems using neutral atom technology and software for optimization, simulation, and artificial intelligence applications across industry, science, and government sectors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingFrance, FR
Alain Aspect(Founder)
San Francisco, US
Board seatAndre Bliznyuk· per SEC Form D · $4.1M raise · filed Mar 2022
West Hills, US
Eric Williams(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitry Grishin(Director)Matt Casamassina(Executive Officer, Director)Mike DeLaet(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAndre Bliznyuk· per SEC Form D
Healthcare AI company automating OCT scan interpretation for ophthalmology and optometry.
Arize provides observability and evaluation tools for AI systems and large language models, enabling development teams to monitor, debug, and improve AI agents in production.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
APARNA DHINKARAN(Director)DHARMESH THAKKER(Director)Brett Wilson(Director)Jason Lopatecki(President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary)MORGAN GERLAK(Director)Ashu Garg(Director)
New York, US
Michal Borkowski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAdam Valkin(Director)
Brainly provides 1:1 tutoring combining AI explanations with human expert intervention, targeting K-12 students and their parents seeking affordable academic support across all subjects.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech<UNKNOWN>
PartnerAndre Bliznyuk· led
PartnerDmitry Chikhachev· led
Clarifai developed AI inference technology and compute orchestration software for running and optimizing machine learning models at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Matthew Zeiler(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)
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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Runa Capital invest at?
- Runa Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Runa Capital's typical check size?
- Runa Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Runa Capital focus on?
- Runa Capital focuses on Deep Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Quantum Computing, SaaS.
- Where is Runa Capital located?
- Runa Capital is headquartered in Sofia, BG.
- Does Runa Capital lead rounds?
- Runa Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#162 Dmitry Galperin, Runa Capital
The European VC · Dmitry Galperin
Dmitry Chikhachev - Co-founder and Managing Partner at Runa Capital | Webit.Festival 2016
Webit Global Series · Dmitry Chikhachev
IDCEE 2012: Official Interview with Dmitry Chikhachev (Managing Partner & Co-Founder @Runa Capital)
IDCEE · Dmitry Chikhachev
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Co-investors · 28
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Marathon Venture Capital is a seed-stage investor that leads seed rounds and provides hands-on support and expertise to the founders and companies it backs.
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Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm investing in the top Y Combinator startups.
Buckley Ventures is a venture capital firm that makes concentrated early-stage investments in internet, software, and frontier technology companies.
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