Dmitry Chikhachev
Founder at Runa Capital Management Ltd.
Profile
Dmitry co-founded Runa in 2010 and has led many early-stage investments in deep tech companies, including Nginx (acquired by F5 Networks for $670M; read the story), Capptain (acquired by Microsoft), and MariaDB, as well as many B2B SaaS companies, including Ecwid (read the story), Critizr, and Simplifield.
He is based in Luxembourg and predominantly focuses on startups from France, Benelux, and the United Kingdom.
Dmitry is a hands-on investor with more than 23 years of international executive experience.
Prior to Runa, he led global M&A and greenfield projects at Ritzio Entertainment Group, grew vending operator Uvenco (acquired by Montagu Group) as CEO/COO from scratch to $25M revenues and managed HR at Ericsson across 7 countries.
He holds B.S.
and M.S.
degrees in Applied Mathematics and Physics and an MBA from the American Institute of Business and Economics.
His strong technical and academic background contributes to his deep understanding of complex technology like cloud infrastructure, middleware, machine learning, quantum cryptography, as well as edutech.
Dmitry enjoys running marathons in cities where Runa portfolio companies are located, such as Paris, Berlin and Boston.
Dmitry Chikhachev active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
TellMePlus SA
 TellMePlus SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TellMePlus SA specializes on the development of algorithms for predictive profiling. It offers industrial internet and customer intelligence. The company was founded by Jean-Michel Cambot in 2011 and is headquartered in Montpellier, France. | Director/Board Member | 2016-02-12 |
Runa Capital Management Ltd.
 Runa Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Runa Capital Management Ltd. (Runa Capital Management) is venture capital subsidiary of Runa Capital Sarl founded in 2010 by Serguei Beloussov, Alexander Galitsky and Dmitry Chikhachev. The firm is headquartered in Luxembourg City, LU. | Founder | 2010-03-31 |
OfficeRnD Ltd.
 OfficeRnD Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services OFFICERND Ltd. operates an online platform which provides professional, scientific and technical activities services. It offers management platform, members’ portal and app, multiple integration products. The company was founded by Miroslav Miroslavov and Miroslav Nedyalkov and is headquartered in Horsham, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2021-09-02 |
Former positions of Dmitry Chikhachev
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Uvenco Holding Ltd.
 Uvenco Holding Ltd. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Uvenco Holding Ltd. provides operating vending machines services. The private company is based in Larnaca, Cyprus. | Chief Executive Officer | 2008-12-31 |
Ritzio Entertainment Group Ltd.
 Ritzio Entertainment Group Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Ritzio Entertainment Group Ltd. operates as a holding company. It provides gaming and entertainment services throguh its subsidiaries. The firm operates casinos, entertainment centers, gaming and night clubs, and bars and restaurants. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-12-31 |
| Lm Ericsson International AB | Human Resources Officer | 2001-12-31 |
DigitalGenius Ltd.
 DigitalGenius Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DigitalGenius Ltd. provides conversation-automation solutions. It also develops and markets artificial intelligence solutions. The company was founded by Dmitry Aksenov and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | - |
NGINX Software, Inc.
 NGINX Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NGINX Software, Inc. provides products, solutions and services for open source software. It offers NGINX Plus, pricing, technical specifications, compare versions, NGINX amplify, plus on Amazon, web services, NGINX plus on Google, cloud platform, Microsoft Azure products. The firm offers Micro services, ADC & load balancing, web & mobile, performance, cloud migration, security and API gateway solutions. The company was founded by Andrew Alexeev, Maxim Konovalov and Igor Sysoev in July 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Dmitry Chikhachev
| Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology | Graduate Degree |
| American Institute of Business & Economics | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Capptain SASU
 Capptain SASU Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Capptain SAS distributes software for mobile and website development. The firm offers software engineering and mobile marketing. Its software offers a new solution for monitoring, analyzing, and managing applications. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Technology Services |
BackupAgent BV
 BackupAgent BV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BackupAgent BV provides cloud backup software services. It offers online backup services to small and medium size companies, which allows backup data from a desktop, laptop or server to a central datacenter. The firm protects businesses against hardware crashes, drive crashes, virus attacks, theft and natural disasters. Its software supports desktop and laptop backup, and customer-premise server backup. The company was founded by Robbert van Geldrop, Roland Sars and Paul de Grijp in 2004 and is headquartered in Delft, Netherlands. | Technology Services |
NGINX Software, Inc.
NGINX Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NGINX Software, Inc. provides products, solutions and services for open source software. It offers NGINX Plus, pricing, technical specifications, compare versions, NGINX amplify, plus on Amazon, web services, NGINX plus on Google, cloud platform, Microsoft Azure products. The firm offers Micro services, ADC & load balancing, web & mobile, performance, cloud migration, security and API gateway solutions. The company was founded by Andrew Alexeev, Maxim Konovalov and Igor Sysoev in July 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Uvenco Holding Ltd.
Uvenco Holding Ltd. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Uvenco Holding Ltd. provides operating vending machines services. The private company is based in Larnaca, Cyprus. | Retail Trade |
Ritzio Entertainment Group Ltd.
Ritzio Entertainment Group Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Ritzio Entertainment Group Ltd. operates as a holding company. It provides gaming and entertainment services throguh its subsidiaries. The firm operates casinos, entertainment centers, gaming and night clubs, and bars and restaurants. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. | Consumer Services |
| Lm Ericsson International AB | |
TellMePlus SA
TellMePlus SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TellMePlus SA specializes on the development of algorithms for predictive profiling. It offers industrial internet and customer intelligence. The company was founded by Jean-Michel Cambot in 2011 and is headquartered in Montpellier, France. | Technology Services |
DigitalGenius Ltd.
DigitalGenius Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DigitalGenius Ltd. provides conversation-automation solutions. It also develops and markets artificial intelligence solutions. The company was founded by Dmitry Aksenov and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Runa Capital Management Ltd.
Runa Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Runa Capital Management Ltd. (Runa Capital Management) is venture capital subsidiary of Runa Capital Sarl founded in 2010 by Serguei Beloussov, Alexander Galitsky and Dmitry Chikhachev. The firm is headquartered in Luxembourg City, LU. | Finance |
OfficeRnD Ltd.
OfficeRnD Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services OFFICERND Ltd. operates an online platform which provides professional, scientific and technical activities services. It offers management platform, members’ portal and app, multiple integration products. The company was founded by Miroslav Miroslavov and Miroslav Nedyalkov and is headquartered in Horsham, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
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