Runa Capital

👋 We first started working with Michael Kissner and the Akhetonics team in 2022 and were delighted to support their pre-seed round 🌱. 🚀⚡️ 🚀 A vision is edging closer to a product and we're continuing our all-optical processing journey with Akhetonics by participating in their €6 million seed round. We're thrilled to join Matterwave Ventures, 468 Capital, Bayern Kapital, Interface Capital and Rheingau Founders on this adventure. Anna Heim over at TechCrunch describes it best with her headline "a contrarian bet on all-optical chips". 🔗 Article in the comments 👇. Dmitry Galperin Konstantin Gnyp Silviu Apostu Christian Reitberger Ines Kolmsee #nextgencompute #futureofcomputing #deeptech #VC #Venturecapital

⛷️ 🏂 At Slush last week, the buzz was all about the Trump presidency's global impact on #startups. Will it nudge the #IPO market to unlock exits or disrupt the delicate web of global trade with tariffs? 📈 🤝 Our #VC Francesco Ricciuti shared his take on #tech in 2025 with Reuters' journalists Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen. 🔗 Article in the comments below 👇 #VentureCapital #exits

🆒 Thank you for the opportunity to support an awesome event and an important discussion. We're already looking forward to the next {Tech: Berlin} session 🚀 🚀 #VC #VentureCapital #startups

🌅 A new day, a new portfolio company 🤘🏻 We’re delighted to welcome Ubitium and Hyun Shin Cho’s team to the Runa Capital family. We’ve partnered with Inflection.xyz and KBC Focus Fund to back a unique approach to processor micro-architecture with $3.7 million of funding. Ubitium’s goal is to solve the cost and complexity problem that almost every company is now facing with existing processors amid the #AI boom. #VC #AdvancedComputing #VentureCapital #NextGenCompute

We're proud to announce our latest #opensource investment 📈 🚀 Introducing Twenty, one of the world's fastest growing #opensourcestartups and the leading #OS CRM. We've partnered with Y Combinator and angels behind giants such as HubSpot, Front, Cal.com, Inc., Sentry and Photoroom to lead a $5 million round. The team is led by Félix Malfait, Charles Bochet and Thomas Colas des Francs. They are currently in #build mode and you can help them disrupt the CRM world by checking out their GitHub repo ( 🔗 below). Thanks to TechCrunch for the awesome coverage #VentureCapital #VC #funding

Honored to support such an awesome event 💪 Dive into Berlin's tech scene with our fireside chat hosted by {Tech: Berlin} and LLM Studios. This gathering brings together the builders, creators, and thinkers driving the #FutureofAI and #OpenSource. We’re proud to feature Marc Klingen, Co-Founder of Langfuse (YC W23). With hands-on experience growing a startup from Berlin and a transformative journey through Y Combinator Details below 👇 🚀 Many thanks to our friends Bela Wiertz, Langfuse (YC W23), {Tech: Berlin} and LLM Studios for the opportunity to partner on this event #VentureCapital #VC

Are you ready for (literally) the coolest event in #tech? 🌨 🥶 😎 Slush is here, and Helsinki 🇫🇮 is the place to be for #startups, #deeptech, and #futureofcomputing 🤖 Our #VC Konstantin Gnyp and Head of Comms Christopher Spillane will be on the ground to discuss the big ideas that are shaping the future Want to connect? Whether it’s over coffee ☕ or cocktails 🍸, drop them a DM and let’s talk big ideas in the Nordic chill. See you at Slush! 🌨️✨ #venturecapital #slush #slush24

🆒 Some very cool news about our portfolio company n8n from the awesome team over at Sifted Shout out to Éanna Kelly for ranking Germany's fastest-growing startups. Download the report below👇 #siftedleaderboard #germany #startups #VC #VentureCapital

🎙️ In a recent chat, Konstantin Vinogradov unpacked the journey and philosophy behind his focus on #opensource investments. The path follows from Runa Capital's early involvement with NGINX to his own commitment to supporting open-source growth. Konstantin shared insights on the evolving #tech landscape, the resilience required in #VC, and the competitive edge found in building communities around open-source tech, such as the #ROSSIndex Many thanks to Ben Rometsch for the opportunity to speak on his Craft of Open Source #podcast. Link in the comments 👇 #OSS #VentureCapital

🌟 Who's redefining #opensource in 2024? The fresh ROSS Index is out, spotlighting the top 5️⃣ early-stage #OS startups making waves this quarter. Dive into the standout players of Q3 2024 and see who's on top of developers' minds! 1. Higher Order Company 2. ScrapeGraphAI 3. InfiniFlow 4. PlandexAI 5. Composio 🔗 👇 Check out the comments below for the: 1️⃣ Top 20 OSS on #ROSSindex 2️⃣ Sign up details for the ROSS newsletter #opensourcecai #venturecapital #VC