Mikhail Chuchkevich
Managing Partner & Founder @ Bright Capital
Russia, United States
Mikhail Chuchkevich is a seed investor at Bright Capital in Russia focused on Fuel and Energy. Mikhail has over 15 years of strategic planning, business development, private equity and venture investment experience. Mikhail is the co-founder of Bright Capital. Prior to 2010, when Bright Capital started to function, Mikhail worked at Rusnano (Russian leading venture investor with over 10 bln USD capital base) as a Managing Director, Project Office Director and Executive Advisor to CEO and various positions in private equity and advisory assignments in CIS, UK and the Middle East. Mikhail holds a PhD in management.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Mikhail Chuchkevich invests in
Stages Mikhail Chuchkevich invests in
Countries Mikhail Chuchkevich invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series D
- $20M–$35M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Fuel 1 (25%)
- Energy 1 (25%)
- Chemical 1 (25%)
- Security 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series C 1 (25%)
- Series D 1 (25%)
Country
- United States 2 (50%)
- Russian Federation 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| iNVend is engaged in the development and implementation of software for self-service booths. The technology allows for self-check-in in hotels, business centers and airports. | $156.4K / Seed / Mar 20, 2018 | ||
| Aquion Energy is fundamentally changing the economics of power generation, transmission and distribution by developing and commercializing cost-effective energy storage solutions that are safe, reliable, and sustainable from nontoxic components as simple as saltwater. Based on the research of Carnegie Mellon University Professor Jay Whitacre,Aquion's proprietary Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) battery overcomes the pitfalls of conventional energy storage technologies. AHI systems enhance the electrical grid by providing flexible, emissions-free capacity that optimizes existing generation assets and enables broad adoption of renewable energy technologies. | $20M / Series D / Jan 08, 2014 | ||
| Aquion Energy is fundamentally changing the economics of power generation, transmission and distribution by developing and commercializing cost-effective energy storage solutions that are safe, reliable, and sustainable from nontoxic components as simple as saltwater. Based on the research of Carnegie Mellon University Professor Jay Whitacre,Aquion's proprietary Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) battery overcomes the pitfalls of conventional energy storage technologies. AHI systems enhance the electrical grid by providing flexible, emissions-free capacity that optimizes existing generation assets and enables broad adoption of renewable energy technologies. | $35M / Series D / Apr 02, 2013 | ||
| Siluria Technologies is a materials innovation company solving global challenges for partners in the natural gas, chemicals and fuel industries. Integrating nanotechnology, biotechnology and chemical engineering, Siluria has developed a solution to the grand challenge of efficient manufacturing: the ability to produce chemicals and fuels from acheaper, more abundant resource than oil. The company's economically superior, energy-efficient platform converts natural gas into the same materials manufactured today using current industry infrastructure. Siluria's world-class R&D and engineering teams are rapidly commercializing the company's technology to pilot-scale production in close dialogue with the world's largest chemical and fuel companies.Siluria's backers include Alloy Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Lux Capital, and Presidio Ventures. | $30M / Series C / Jul 26, 2012 |
Co-Investors
About Bright Capital
Bright Capital is a venture capital firm, notable for its merchant venturing approach and global reach thought the firm was originally based in Moscow, Russia. Bright Capital invests in a broad range of breakthrough and disruptive technology companies. It built its portfolio in the energy, cleantech, efficiency, water, advanced materials. It also invests in TMT (telecom - media- technology) sector through its Digital fund.
Bright Capital Contacts
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Mikhail Chuchkevich
Managing Partner & Founder
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Anzhelika Rogacheva
Senior Investment Director
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Artem Shirokov
General Counsel
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Gleb Kaplun
Associate Partner
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Ilya Matskevich
Investment Director
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FAQ
What does Mikhail Chuchkevich invest in?
Mikhail Chuchkevich invests primarily in Fuel, Energy and Chemical startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Mikhail Chuchkevich invest in?
Mikhail Chuchkevich typically joins rounds of $20M–$35M at Series D. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Mikhail Chuchkevich's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Mikhail Chuchkevich took part in.
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When did Mikhail Chuchkevich last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mikhail Chuchkevich closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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