Runa Capital

Runa Capital is a technology-focused venture capital firm established in 2010 that backs early-stage software and deep-tech companies worldwide. With offices in Luxembourg, Berlin, Palo Alto and London, and a track record across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, the firm relies on a team of founders-turned-investors with extensive operational experience. Runa Capital targets early-stage opportunities in AI and machine learning, open-source platforms, the future of computing, fintech infrastructure, enterprise software and related sectors, focusing on startups with potential for revenue and international growth. The firm supports portfolio companies in scaling to global markets and building international leadership, leveraging a broad professional network and cross-industry expertise. Its approach combines technical insight with hands-on operational support to help growth businesses become international champions.

Andre Bliznyuk

General Partner

Dmitry Chikhachev

General Partner and Co-Founder

Maxime Corbani

Senior Associate

Maxime Corbani

Senior Associate

Michael Fanfant

General Partner

Past deals in Laser

Akhetonics

Seed Round in 2024
Akhetonics is a German-founded startup focused on all-optical computing. It is developing an all-optical general-purpose processor, the XPU, for ultra-low-power, high-performance computing, using in-house photonic design automation tools and all-optical logic to advance digital computation with light and achieve high parallelism, lower latency, and reduced energy consumption. The company also designs optical processors and security hardware that provide wideband, stable signals, employing transistor designs based on established node technologies and electrical isolation to address fan-out, scalability, and electromagnetic interference challenges in all-optical systems.

Akhetonics

Seed Round in 2023
Akhetonics is a German-founded startup focused on all-optical computing. It is developing an all-optical general-purpose processor, the XPU, for ultra-low-power, high-performance computing, using in-house photonic design automation tools and all-optical logic to advance digital computation with light and achieve high parallelism, lower latency, and reduced energy consumption. The company also designs optical processors and security hardware that provide wideband, stable signals, employing transistor designs based on established node technologies and electrical isolation to address fan-out, scalability, and electromagnetic interference challenges in all-optical systems.

Akhetonics

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Akhetonics is a German-founded startup focused on all-optical computing. It is developing an all-optical general-purpose processor, the XPU, for ultra-low-power, high-performance computing, using in-house photonic design automation tools and all-optical logic to advance digital computation with light and achieve high parallelism, lower latency, and reduced energy consumption. The company also designs optical processors and security hardware that provide wideband, stable signals, employing transistor designs based on established node technologies and electrical isolation to address fan-out, scalability, and electromagnetic interference challenges in all-optical systems.

Qnami

Series A in 2021
Qnami AG is a Swiss company that specializes in the development of quantum sensing technologies for non-invasive magnetic imaging at the nanoscale. Founded in 2017 and based in Basel, Qnami's flagship products include the ProteusQ, a magnetic imaging microscope, and the Quantum Diamond, which features diamond probes with a single nitrogen-vacancy center for high-resolution imaging. These technologies allow for advanced applications in various fields, including multiferroic antiferromagnets, magnetic random-access memory (MRAM), and superconductivity. By enabling researchers and industries to measure electric and magnetic fields with exceptional sensitivity, Qnami enhances the capabilities of imaging techniques and supports groundbreaking scientific studies and industrial advancements.
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