# Mikhail Chuchkevich

> Mikhail Chuchkevich is a seed investor at Bright Capital backing Energy and Security. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bright Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bright-capital)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhailchuchkevich

Mikhail Chuchkevich is a seed investor at Bright Capital focused on Energy and Security. 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iNVend | 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. | $93K | Seed | Mar 20, 2018 |  |
| Aquion Energy | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advanced-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moscow Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moscow-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bright Capital

VC Fund · Moscow, Russian Federation

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 alsoinvests in TMT (telecom - media- technology) sector through its Digital fund.

5 contacts available at Bright Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mikhail Chuchkevich | Managing Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mikhail-chuchkevich-2 |
| Anzhelika Rogacheva | Senior Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzhelika-rogacheva |
| Artem Shirokov | General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artem-shirokov |
| Gleb Kaplun | Associate Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gleb-kaplun |
| Ilya Matskevich | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilya-matskevich |

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## FAQ

### What does Mikhail Chuchkevich invest in?

Mikhail Chuchkevich invests primarily in Energy, Security and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series D stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mikhail Chuchkevich last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mikhail Chuchkevich closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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