# Michael Piechalak

> Michael Piechalak is a Series C investor at Rakuten Capital backing FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rakuten Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rakuten-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpiechalak

Michael Piechalak is a Series C investor at Rakuten Capital in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Internet. Mike Piechalak is a Partner at Rakuten Capital. He Attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Michael Piechalak: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/michael-piechalak?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| simplesurance | Simplesurance develops innovative cross-selling solutions for e-commerce shops to combine traditional insurance industries with fast-paced digital business. Simplesurance's solution enables e-tailors to cross-sell product insurances within but not only the checkout processes and even before. Therewith online-shops are able to monetizecustomers twice in one process and gain additional margins and profit. More than 2,000 partners including many well-known e-commerce platforms and mobile electronic manufacturers, use the innovative power and flexibility of the company’s cross-selling platform. In addition, Simplesurance offers to all customers an innovative digital broker service to manage all of the insurances on smartphones, easy and completely paperless.Simplesurance was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $24M | Series C | May 08, 2018 | http://www.simplesurance.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allianz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allianz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rheingau Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rheingau-founders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Rakuten Capital

VC Fund · Setagaya, Japan

Rakuten Capital is a corporate venture capital group that provides funding, sector experience and operational support to its portfolio companies across the world. Rakuten Capital is part of the Rakuten Group, one of the world’s leading internet service companies. Rakuten has built and invested in innovative internet businesses in e-commerce,financial services, digital content and advertising since 1997. Rakuten has ranked in the top 30 of Forbes Magazine‘s annual “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list, and operates in Asia, Europe and the Americas. The company is headquartered in Tokyo and is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

5 contacts available at Rakuten Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adit Swarup | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adit-swarup |
| Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oskar-mielczarek-de-la-miel |
| Hiroshi Takasawa | Managing Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-takasawa |
| Kazuyoshi Abumi | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuyoshi-abumi-9fb4 |
| Michael Piechalak | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-piechalak-28ea |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Piechalak invest in?

Michael Piechalak invests primarily in FinTech, Internet and InsurTech startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Michael Piechalak?

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### When did Michael Piechalak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Piechalak closed in May 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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