Sergei Kovalenko

CEO at Vention

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2013
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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15y
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Investor, mentor
May 2013
We provide seed-stage technology companies access to our network of Angel Investors, Mentors, and Business Advisors. Formed in 2011 to drive the commercialization of emerging technology, TechLaunch was New Jersey’s premier investor-led technology accelerator. Since then, TechLaunch has supported over 250 tech focused companies onto the marketplace and mentored over 350 budding entrepreneurs. Today, TechLaunch focuses on identifying and nurturing early stage tech ventures toward growth opportunities via mentoring, coaching, networking, and providing access to resources and capital. Its core objective is to generate Quality Deal Flow for early stage investors.
Investor and Advisor
Feb 2013
Scout Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm making the world a better, safer place by investing in frontier and dual-use technologies built by veterans, intelligence leaders, and premier research labs. By leveraging our network of professional investors, operators, and experienced entrepreneurs, Scout can effectively execute every aspect of our investment thesis. Were also paving the way for military veterans and intelligence professionals to access hundreds of millions in government grants and non-dilutive capital.
Investor, Evaluation Committee
Sep 2011
ARC Angel Fund invests in seed and early-stage companies with high growth potential. We focus primarily on Software, IT, Internet, Tech-Enabled Services, Business Services, Digital Media, Mobile, Healthcare IT, among others. The Fund has a primary focus towards NYC and the surrounding North-East and Mid-Atlantic area companies. ARC Angel Fund invests in industries with which its members have experience, with investments averaging $50,000 to $250,000, each, over the life of the investment. ARC Angel Fund is a member-led Angel Fund. An Angel Fund is, in essence, a hybrid model between an Angel Group and a Venture Fund. The members of ARC Angel Fund range from experienced Angel Investors and Partners in VC Funds, to executives of successful companies. Our members bring their own expertise to the table and can actively participate as much as they like in the Funds investment decisions. .
Experience · 8 entries
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2014
Co-Founder
Dec 2014
Braavo is a technology company changing the way mobile entrepreneurs finance and grow their app businesses. Using data, integrations, and automation, Braavo delivers performance-based funding for mobile app businesses on demand, without dilution or personal guarantees. From bootstrapped health & fitness apps to equity-backed mobile games, founders rely on Braavo for insights to scale predictably and capital to drive exceptional outcomes. Founded in 2015, Braavo is headquartered in New York City. The company has raised nearly $80MM in debt and equity from investors including e.ventures, SWS Venture Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup, Mark 2 Capital and a number of successful angels and entrepreneurs from the fintech and mobile community.
2013
Investor, mentor
May 2013
We provide seed-stage technology companies access to our network of Angel Investors, Mentors, and Business Advisors. Formed in 2011 to drive the commercialization of emerging technology, TechLaunch was New Jersey’s premier investor-led technology accelerator. Since then, TechLaunch has supported over 250 tech focused companies onto the marketplace and mentored over 350 budding entrepreneurs. Today, TechLaunch focuses on identifying and nurturing early stage tech ventures toward growth opportunities via mentoring, coaching, networking, and providing access to resources and capital. Its core objective is to generate Quality Deal Flow for early stage investors.
Investor
Feb 2013
JumpStartNJ is a private, member-led angel group of successful serial entrepreneurs, business executives and venture capitalists who actively invest in early-stage startup technology ventures in New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic region. Visit our website to learn more about the leading angel investing network in New Jersey.
Investor and Advisor
Feb 2013
Scout Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm making the world a better, safer place by investing in frontier and dual-use technologies built by veterans, intelligence leaders, and premier research labs. By leveraging our network of professional investors, operators, and experienced entrepreneurs, Scout can effectively execute every aspect of our investment thesis. Were also paving the way for military veterans and intelligence professionals to access hundreds of millions in government grants and non-dilutive capital.
2012
Limited Partner
Nov 2012
Dreamit Ventures invests in transformative early-stage cybersecurity startups with revenue or pilots that are ready to scale. Our deep expertise and extensive network of partners ignite revenue growth and open doors to smart capital. Since its founding in 2008, Dreamit has invested in 300+ companies across four funds, including Oort (acquired by Cisco), LevelUp (acquired by GrubHub), Trendkite (acquired by Cision), SeatGeek, HouseParty (acquired by Epic Games), Adaptly (acquired by Accenture), Wellth, Biomeme, Tissue Analytics (acquired by Net Health), Redox, Eko Devices, NestEgg, Cylera and Elevate.
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2011–2013 · 4 investments
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