# Oleg Shchegolev

> Oleg Shchegolev is a seed investor at SEMrush (Philadelphia) backing EdTech and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SEMrush](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/semrush)
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleg-shchegolev-9207752/
- Website: http://www.semrush.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shchegolev

Oleg Shchegolev is a seed investor at SEMrush in Philadelphia focused on EdTech and Education. Oleg Shchegolev is the founder and CEO of SEMrush and SEOQuakeTeam.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EWA Learn | Ewa learn English is an innovative method of learning a language. EWA started only in 2017 and skyrocketed to the very top charts in the Apple store and Google play surpassing well funded and long ago established competitors. The success of EWA based on combining fun, deep motivation, and unique learning techniques. The platform now has iOS,Android, and Web versions with more than 40 million users globally . | $2.7M |  | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| EWA Learn | Ewa learn English is an innovative method of learning a language. EWA started only in 2017 and skyrocketed to the very top charts in the Apple store and Google play surpassing well funded and long ago established competitors. The success of EWA based on combining fun, deep motivation, and unique learning techniques. The platform now has iOS,Android, and Web versions with more than 40 million users globally . | $2.7M | Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Day One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elysium Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elysium-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About SEMrush

VC Fund · Boston, United States

SEMrush is online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform that ensures businesses get measurable results from online marketing. Trusted by more than 5,000,000 marketing professionals, SEMrush offers insights and solutions for companies in any industry to build, manage, and measure campaigns across all marketing channels. With 40+tools for search, content, social media and market research in the platform, data for more than 140 countries, seamless integration with Google and task management platforms, SEMrush is now a must-have solution for all companies who are serious about online.

5 contacts available at SEMrush.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Felipe Millan | Global Evangelist - Influencers Marketing Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felipe-millan-2 |
| Oleg Shchegolev | CEO and co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oleg-shchegolev |
| Anna Lebedeva | Head of Growth Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-lebedeva |
| Dmitri Melnikov | COO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dmitri-melnikov-4754 |
| Eugene Levin | Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eugene-levin |

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## FAQ

### What does Oleg Shchegolev invest in?

Oleg Shchegolev invests primarily in EdTech, Education and Social Media startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Oleg Shchegolev last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Oleg Shchegolev closed in Feb 2022. 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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