Runa predominantly invests in early stage startups at the Series A stage and also completes Seed and Series B investments. Our initial check typically ranges from $1M to $5M, and we continue investing in our portfolio companies as they scale. We offer flexible round structures, frequently leading rounds as well as co-investing with other firms.
We support founders who are building disrupting companies across three areas: B2B SaaS, deep tech (ie., middleware, open source platforms, machine learning, and cloud infrastructure), and software for regulated industries (ie., fintech, edutech, and digital health)
Entrepreneurial experience
Runa is managed by successful serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives with vast startup experience. Our founding partners have built several global software companies, including Acronis, Parallels and Acumatica.
This entrepreneurial experience enables us to better understand founders’ pain points and identify the best solutions.
This entrepreneurial experience enables us to better understand founders’ pain points and identify the best solutions.
Transatlantic network
Our investments span over 15 countries in North America and Europe. This robust transcontinental network allows founders to develop strategic relationships around the globe.
Runa is uniquely poised to help founders scale their businesses in both domestic and global markets. We pride ourselves on helping founders evaluate and enter different geographies, create competitive strategies and develop acumen on when, how, and where to scale.
Runa is uniquely poised to help founders scale their businesses in both domestic and global markets. We pride ourselves on helping founders evaluate and enter different geographies, create competitive strategies and develop acumen on when, how, and where to scale.
Product and operational expertise
Strong expertise in technologies allows us to identify the best deep tech deals and to scale our portfolio companies. Our partners have built a few tech startups with $100M+ revenues and know how it works.
Partly because of this, Runa is a partner of choice for such open source champions as the most popular web server Nginx and a fast-growing database MariaDB.
Our operational experience allows us to provide insight and support for critical tasks such as recruiting, fundraising, growing sales, and instituting formal organizational structures to support a scaling business.
Partly because of this, Runa is a partner of choice for such open source champions as the most popular web server Nginx and a fast-growing database MariaDB.
Our operational experience allows us to provide insight and support for critical tasks such as recruiting, fundraising, growing sales, and instituting formal organizational structures to support a scaling business.
Our Chairman Ilya Zubarev and Serg Bell co-found Parallels, a large web hosting automation and virtualization company
1999
Our Chairman Ilya Zubarev and Serg launch a Parallels spin-off called Acronis.
The global cyber protection company was valued at $3.5B after Blackrock invested $250m in 2022
The global cyber protection company was valued at $3.5B after Blackrock invested $250m in 2022
2003
Dmitry Chikhachev, Ilya Zubarev and Serg Bell launch Runa 1, a $135M fund
2010
Andre Bliznyuk joins Runa from Goldman Sachs as a General Partner in the US
2011
Serg Bell returns to Acronis as CEO
2013
Runa opens its Palo Alto office. Andre Bliznyuk leads the expansion
2014
Runa raises its second fund with $135M invested in North American and European startups
2014
General Partner Dmitry Galperin leads Runa’s Central & Eastern European expansion by opening Berlin office
2018
Runa launches its third fund with over $150M for new startups
2019
Runa makes its 100th investment, spanning unicorns such as Brainly, Mambu and Zopa
2020
Konstantin Vinogradov and Michael Fanfant become General Partners in London and Palo Alto, respectively
2022
Runa returns its HQ to Europe and chooses Luxembourg as its global base
2022
Serg Bell dedicates his full-time focus to a European private tech University
2023
