# Sergei Kovalenko

> Sergei Kovalenko is a pre-seed investor at Braavo Capital backing Gaming and Mobile Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Braavo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/braavo-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergeikovalenko

Sergei Kovalenko is a pre-seed investor at Braavo Capital in New York focused on Gaming and Mobile Apps. Sergei Kovalenko, CEO and co-founder

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$310k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 3 | 75% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 50% |
| Video Games | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balancy | Balancy is a workspace for game designers and monetization managers that provides a set of tools for fine-tuning game balance and monetization through LiveOps - special offers, game events, segmentation, A/B Tests, etc. This allows game developers to create more experiences, better customize games for players, and increase retention andmonetization. | $700K | Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Donut Lab | Donut Lab is an indie developer of multiplayer games. Our first title Kids vs Zombies is available in early access and a public launch is coming soon. | $2.3M | Series A | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| iChoose.Best | iChoose.Best is tech startup building new, category-defining, AI-sales channel, the next generation of hyper-personalization. Empowered by an emotion-driven recommendation engine with social proof, it is a safe shopping space, where the consumer discovers the best-matching products in just one tap. It allows brands to increase sales by 40%, buildlong-lasting relationships and get access to unique consumer behavior insights. The complexity of choice turned into simplicity with a sprinkle of gaming. | $200K | Pre-Seed | May 22, 2021 |  |
| Donut Lab | Donut Lab is an indie developer of multiplayer games. Our first title Kids vs Zombies is available in early access and a public launch is coming soon. | $310K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flyer One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flyer-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flyer One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-investments-aaa3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JOINT JOURNEY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jibjigger-r-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Level-Up](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/level-up-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TQ Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tq-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wargaming](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wargaming) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Braavo Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Braavo provides revenue-based financing to mobile app and game developers worldwide. Whether you're a an early-stage health and fitness app or a multi-million dollar mobile gaming publisher, Braavo is your partner for flexible, affordable and on-demand financing.Founded in 2015, Braavo is headquartered in New York City. The company hasfunded nearly half a billion dollars to the top app companies in the world and is backed by investors including e.ventures, SWS Venture Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup, Upper90, and a number of successful angels and entrepreneurs from the fintech and mobile community.

4 contacts available at Braavo Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Baidachnaya | VP of Business and Sales Europe | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-baidachnaya |
| Chris Hauck | Business Development Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hauck-2 |
| Mark Loranger | CEO & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-loranger |
| Sergei Kovalenko | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sergei-kovalenko |

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## FAQ

### What does Sergei Kovalenko invest in?

Sergei Kovalenko invests primarily in Gaming, Mobile Apps and Video Games startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed 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 is Sergei Kovalenko's check size?

Sergei Kovalenko typically joins rounds of $200k–$310k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sergei Kovalenko participates in.

### When did Sergei Kovalenko last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sergei Kovalenko closed in Mar 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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