# Oleg Malenkov

> Oleg Malenkov is a seed investor at TA Ventures (Los Angeles) backing FinTech and E-Commerce. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ta-venture)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olegmalenkov/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/olegmalenkov
- Website: https://x.com/olegmalenkov

Oleg Malenkov is a seed investor at TA Ventures in Los Angeles focused on FinTech and E-Commerce. Oleg Malenkov is the Partner of TA Ventures. He is a former Сo-Founder and COO at Concepter. He attended Donetsk National Technical University and the University of Portsmouth.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 30% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 30% |
| Health Care | 3 | 30% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 30% |
| Grocery | 2 | 20% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spice AI | Spice AI is creating technology to make artificial intelligence and machine learning more accessible to developers. Building intelligent apps that leverage AI is still way too hard, even for advanced developers. Spice AI's mission is to make this as easy as creating a modern web page. This mission is in service of our vision to makequality-of-life improving AI accessible to all.Founded in June 2021, Spice AI, Inc. is a Seattle, Washington headquartered technology startup building developer-focused AI. Spice AI was founded by ex-Microsoft and GitHub engineers, with over 20 years of combined experience in distributed and cloud computing. | $13.5M | Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Debbie | Points for the 99%. Get paid to pay off your debt and save. Debbie partners with mission-aligned financial institutions to acquire and engage young consumers by rewarding them for positive financial habits. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Debbie | Points for the 99%. Get paid to pay off your debt and save. Debbie partners with mission-aligned financial institutions to acquire and engage young consumers by rewarding them for positive financial habits. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Native Commerce | Native Commerce is a world-class retail & logistics platform designed to help modern retailers operate, scale, and deliver exceptional customer experiences, all from one connected system.Built by experienced operators who’ve run retail at scale, the platform unites eCommerce, warehouse management, and delivery into a single ecosystem that’sfast to deploy, easy to run, and proven to grow with your business.With deep expertise spanning retail operations, technology, and eCommerce strategy, Native Commerce helps brands turn complex operations into a competitive advantage.Trusted by leading brands including Carrefour, CityDrinks, Circle K, Heimkaup, and Cerise, Native Commerce powers retail operations across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, and is expanding into emerging markets worldwide. | $28M | Series A | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| Aerial | Aerial is a sustainability platform that manages the carbon emissions of individuals, enterprises, and blockchains. Partners include artists (Calvin Harris, Shakira, Sia), celebrities (Martha Stewart, David Lynch), and brands (TikTok, Pepsi, Budweiser, Levi’s, ASICS, Etihad Airways). Featured in Fast Company, ESPN, Variety, HypeBeast, WeatherChannel, CNBC, Barron’s. | $2M | Seed | Apr 20, 2021 |  |
| Arrow | Arrow provides an AI-based operating system designed to support healthcare revenue cycle operations within a single software platform. The system manages billing, claims processing, denial management, and collections by unifying workflows, data, and automation tools. Arrow supports billers, finance teams, and revenue operations by tracking claimstatus, identifying issues earlier in the revenue cycle, and reducing manual rework. The platform applies machine-driven analysis to prioritize actions, surface risks, and support decision-making across revenue functions. | $3.6M | Seed | Apr 09, 2021 |  |
| Arrow | Walnut is a point-of-sale lending platform that wants to make healthcare more affordable for patients. It focus on the details of everything it do - all to expand access to affordable healthcare for patients across the world. Walnut was built from the ground up with empathy for the patient to allieviate the burden of large healthcare bills. | $3.6M | Seed | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Arrow | Walnut is a point-of-sale lending platform that wants to make healthcare more affordable for patients. It focus on the details of everything it do - all to expand access to affordable healthcare for patients across the world. Walnut was built from the ground up with empathy for the patient to allieviate the burden of large healthcare bills. | $3.6M | Pre-Seed | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Coterie | Coterie set out to make a better diaper—one that’s supremely soft, up to 70% more absorbent, and keeps skin up to 3x drier—and we refuse to lower our standards. Our high-performing products are dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic, free of 200+ chemicals, cruelty-free, and made with sustainably sourced plant-based materials. The company wasfounded in 2018 and based in New York City, New York. | $5.3M | Seed | Nov 27, 2020 |  |
| Native Commerce | Native Commerce is a world-class retail & logistics platform designed to help modern retailers operate, scale, and deliver exceptional customer experiences, all from one connected system.Built by experienced operators who’ve run retail at scale, the platform unites eCommerce, warehouse management, and delivery into a single ecosystem that’sfast to deploy, easy to run, and proven to grow with your business.With deep expertise spanning retail operations, technology, and eCommerce strategy, Native Commerce helps brands turn complex operations into a competitive advantage.Trusted by leading brands including Carrefour, CityDrinks, Circle K, Heimkaup, and Cerise, Native Commerce powers retail operations across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, and is expanding into emerging markets worldwide. |  | Series A |  |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ICLUB VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iclub-vc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Polymath Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polymath-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Supernode Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supernode-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TACK Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tack-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About TA Ventures

VC Fund · Frankfurt, Germany

TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments. We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent.

5 contacts available at TA Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oleg Malenkov | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oleg-malenkov |
| Pawel Schapiro | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pawel-schapiro |
| Viktoriya Tigipko | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viktoriya-tigipko |
| Andrew Verbitsky | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-verbitsky-862b |
| Elya Chiechienieva | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elya-chiechienieva |

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## FAQ

### What does Oleg Malenkov invest in?

Oleg Malenkov invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 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 Oleg Malenkov last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Oleg Malenkov closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 10 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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