In this biography
Quick facts
- Born
- Not reliably established
- Birthplace
- Not independently established
- Country
- Singapore
- Nationality
- Singaporean
- Known for
- Software-company formation, venture investment and technology-related education and research
- Earlier name
- Serguei Beloussov
- Citizenship
- Singaporean; his account dates acquisition to 2001
- Acronis
- Founder, 2003; former CEO, not current CEO
- Acumatica
- Co-founder, 2008
- Runa Capital
- Co-founder, 2010, with two other founders
- Qualifications
- Earned PhD, 2007; separate honorary DSc, 2012
Why this life matters
His career distinguishes founding, executive management, venture investment and later ownership changes across separate technology organisations.
Timeline
Key moments
MIPT qualifications
Institutional record lists bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Singapore citizenship
His personal account dates citizenship acquisition to this year.
Acronis
Founded the data-protection software company.
Research and another venture
Earned a PhD in 2007; co-founded Acumatica in 2008.
Runa Capital
Co-founded the investment firm with Ilya Zubarev and Dmitry Chikhachev.
Distinct milestones
Honorary DSc in 2012; returned to Acronis CEO duties in 2013.
CEO transition
Patrick Pulvermueller replaced him as Acronis CEO effective 1 July.
Ownership and leadership changes
EQT agreement announced in 2024, investment entry recorded in 2025; a later Acronis CEO appointment followed in October 2026.
Singapore identity and scientific education
Serg Bell, known in earlier business records as Serguei Beloussov, is a Singaporean technology entrepreneur and investor. His personal biography states that he moved to Singapore in 1993 and became a citizen in 2001. That account identifies his Singapore connection without using a photograph taken in Russia as evidence of citizenship.
Constructor Institute’s governance document records MIPT qualifications in physics in 1992, physics and electrical engineering in 1995, and a PhD in Computer Science in 2007. It separately identifies his 2012 Doctor of Science in Computer Science as honorary. The earned doctorate and honorary recognition are therefore not presented as two earned research degrees.
Acronis and separately founded software businesses
Bell founded Acronis in 2003 and returned to its chief executive role in 2013. Its business developed from backup and recovery into integrated cybersecurity and data protection for service providers and corporate IT departments. In 2021, Patrick Pulvermueller became CEO effective 1 July, while Bell moved to board and research responsibilities.
Acumatica is a separate cloud enterprise-resource-planning company, founded in 2008 by Bell, Mikhail Shchelkonogov and John Howell. Runa Capital’s portfolio history records its acquisition by EQT in 2019. Shared founders and investors do not make Acumatica, Acronis and an investment fund one company or give their executives identical jobs.
Runa Capital and the investor’s role
Bell co-founded Runa Capital in 2010 with Ilya Zubarev and Dmitry Chikhachev. Its investment work covers young technology companies, including enterprise software, deep technology and infrastructure supporting financial services. These activities differ from managing the day-to-day operations of an established software vendor.
Acumatica illustrates the sequence: the company existed before Runa Capital, and the fund’s investment followed in September 2013. Bell’s career thus includes company formation, executive management and investment through separate ventures. The dates and fellow founders matter more than a description that credits every business to a single founder acting alone.
Constructor and later Acronis changes
Bell’s later activities include Constructor Group, connecting education, research, technology and investment. A June 2026 university account identifies him as its chairman. Acronis entered a different ownership phase when EQT announced a majority-investment agreement on 7 August 2024; its portfolio records the investment entry in 2025.
Founder, chairman and current chief executive remain separate descriptions. Acronis’s 15 October 2026 announcement appointed Prakash Panjwani CEO, succeeding JJ Jager, while the portfolio record identifies Warren Adelman as chairman. Bell’s founding history is not a reason to keep calling him the current Acronis CEO or executive chairman after those leadership changes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions about Serg Bell
- Is Serg Bell Singaporean?
- His public biography explicitly identifies Singaporean citizenship, which he dates to 2001.
- Is Serg Bell Acronis’s current CEO?
- No. He left that role in 2021. The company announced Prakash Panjwani as CEO in October 2026.
- Did he found Runa Capital alone?
- No. Its other founders were Ilya Zubarev and Dmitry Chikhachev.
- Are both of his doctorates earned qualifications?
- The institutional record distinguishes an earned 2007 PhD from an honorary 2012 Doctor of Science.
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Sources and further reading
Explore the evidence
These references support the biography and offer further reading. Official records, first-person accounts and independent reporting provide different perspectives; image records document attribution and licensing.
- 1. Serg Bell · personal biographyEarlier name, Singapore citizenship account and ventures
The citizenship year is attributed to his own account. Earlier and current names are not treated as separate people; no unverified birthday or birthplace is added.
- 2. Constructor Institute · governance documentDegree fields, dates and honorary distinction
The 2007 earned PhD and 2012 honorary DSc are distinct qualifications. Fields and years follow the institutional record, not a guessed generic doctorate date.
- 3. Acronis · 2021 CEO transition2003 founding, 2013 return and 2021 departure
- 4. Runa Capital · company profile2010 founding and three founders
- 5. Runa Capital · Acumatica history2008 company, founders, 2013 investment and 2019 acquisition
- 6. EQT · 7 August 2024Majority-investment agreement, not an inferred completion date
The agreement was announced in 2024; EQT records investment entry in 2025. No precise closing day is invented.
- 7. EQT · current portfolio2025 investment entry and chairmanship
- 8. Acronis · 15 October 2026Current CEO succession announcement
The 15 October 2026 announcement supersedes the portfolio’s older JJ Jager CEO label. Bell is a founder/former CEO, not the current CEO or executive chairman.
- 9. Constructor University · June 2026Constructor Group chairman identification
- 10. Wikimedia Commons · Tatarstan government31 October 2011 photograph by Mikhail Kozlovsky
The government meeting source identifies the earlier name in Russian and credits Mikhail Kozlovsky. Commons’ Tatarstan.ru licence is CC BY 4.0. An unreviewed company press-handout portrait was not used, and the complete government group frame is retained.
