Chamaeleon
Venture capitalActively deployingSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Chamaeleon is an early-stage VC firm based in Silicon Valley investing globally in truly transformative companies. Founded by three partners with backgrounds as investors, operators and entrepreneurs, the firm applies a proprietary AI and quantitative engine (MANTIS) that analyzes millions of companies across thousands of data points to identify opportunities. It aims to be a value-add partner, supporting both early startups and established players, and prioritizes partnering with people aligned on shared values and long-standing relationships, whom it refers to as its community or 'KIN.'
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 47 of 56 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19SaaS ×15Enterprise Software ×11Developer Tools ×10Consumer ×8Gaming ×6Healthtech ×5Marketplaces ×5
HQs:United States×25Japan×1South Korea×1Portugal×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 28 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Stanford University ×6Babson College ×2New York University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Stanford University ×3Apple ×2Columbia University ×2Greylock Partners ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12019 · 12017 · 16 dated
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)Arvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)Arvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))Soham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))Kiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)Jesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC PartnersFelicis Ventures+15 more
Hello Alpha (formerly Alpha Medical) is an online telehealth service that connects patients with board-certified providers and licensed primary care providers trained in women's health.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessPalo Alto, US
Gloria Lau(Founder)
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcSamsung Next
data.ai is a company that has been acquired by Sensor Tower.
Co-investorsGreycroft
Blaze is an AI platform that generates marketing content for social media, blogs, email, and video.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Adam Nathan(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcEarl Grey CapitalInspired CapitalScribble VenturesSommet AB+3 more
Bonfire Studios is a video game developer building an atmospheric game centered on immersive art, sound design, and community-driven development.
Gaming
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsGrishin Robotics
Coop makes the Smart Coop, an automated backyard chicken coop with an AI system (EggsteinAI) that detects predators, dual 1080p live-streaming cameras, an automatic sunrise/sunset door, and app-based controls and alerts.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesDraper AssociatesSterling Road
DeepInfra provides inference infrastructure for deploying open-source AI models at scale, built from GPU hardware to API layer.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Nikola Borisov(Founder and CEO)inYessenzhar Kanapin(Founder)inGeorgios Papoutsis(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesCRESCENT COVE CAPITALFelicis VenturesUpper90500 GlobalNVIDIA+2 more
Didimo develops Popul8, a tool that automates character creation for video games by generating fully-rigged NPCs, crowds, and customizable avatars from a studio's own topology and specifications, with dynamic asset fitting and QA verification.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingDover, US
Veronica Orvalho(Executive Officer, Director)Veronica Costa Orvalho(Founder)inDominic Gualtieri(Executive Officer, Director)Susan Standiford(Director)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalArmilar Venture PartnersPortugal VenturesTechstars
Dirty Labs makes bio enzyme laundry detergents and boosters using its Phytolase enzyme-based cleaning technology, offering nontoxic, biodegradable formulas as an alternative to conventional chemical cleaners.
CleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerPortland, US
David Perry Watkins(Founder)
Co-investorsBabel VenturesClover VitalityEntrée CapitalBullish
Investment Manager is an AI-powered platform that converts property management reports into structured investment data for real estate portfolio management, enabling investors to validate, analyze, and gain insights from asset performance across their holdings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSeoul, KR
Insong Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersHan River PartnersMaple VCMetaPropMetaProp VenturesNFX
DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.
FintechGamingMarketplacesSector AgnosticSports TechBoston, US
Paul Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Kalish(Executive Officer, Director)Tige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)Timothy Dent(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccompliceAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed CapitalConnetic VenturesData Point Capital+14 more
Eridu develops networking infrastructure optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSaratoga, US
Drew Perkins(CEO and founder)inBrian Kinard(Executive Officer)
BoardJagdeep Singh(Director)Dipender Saluja(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)Christian Gallagher(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesCatapult VenturesMatter Venture PartnersSocratic PartnersZelda VenturesBlack Opal Ventures+12 more
Followap provides mobile instant messaging infrastructure, including an Instant Messaging Service Center (IMSC) and an Interoperability Platform (ICP), for mobile network operators.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Enables secure access to critical enterprise resources for distributed workforces including employees, partners, and contractors
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalDnx Ventures
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+48 more
InsurTechIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalTechstarsPlug and Play VenturesSixThirty Ventures
humans& is a frontier AI lab focused on building human-centric AI systems that prioritize people and their relationships, emphasizing innovations in reinforcement learning, memory, and user understanding to create AI that strengthens organizations and communities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEl Segundo, US
Eric Zelikman(Co-founder)Noah Goodman(Founder)inAlaarif Nooruldeen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKristen Green(Director)Allen Mask(Director)Jonathan Ellman(Director)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)S32SV AngelNVIDIAA.Capital VenturesFelicis Ventures+6 more
Inflection builds AI models that combine emotional and raw intelligence to create trustworthy AI agents for individuals and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Reid Hoffman(Co-Founder)inMustafa Suleyman(Co-founder & CEO)inKarén Simonyan(Co-Founder & former Chief Scientist)Sean White(Chief Executive Officer)inVibhu Mittal(Chief Technology Officer)Ted Shelton(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsCoreWeaveEric SchmidtGeneral PartnershipGreylock PartnersHorizons VenturesLorimer Ventures+5 more
IriusRisk provides an AI-augmented threat modeling platform that lets engineering, security, and compliance teams design and secure applications at the design stage, generating diagrams, threat analysis, and control recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Stephen de Vries(Founder)in
Co-investors33N360 CapitalBright Pixel CapitalPaladin Capital GroupSonae IMSwanlaab Venture Factory+1 more
Jscrambler provides client-side security software that monitors and controls third-party and AI-powered scripts running in the browser to prevent supply chain attacks, data leaks, and code tampering.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors33NBright Pixel CapitalSonae IMAce Capital PartnersPortugal Ventures
Keepsafe provides privacy and security apps with AES-256 encryption to protect personal content on user devices.
ConsumerCybersecurityUnited States, US
Zouhair(Founder, CEO)Philipp(Founder, CTO)Philipp Berner(Director)Zouhair Belkoura(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Maples, Jr.(Director)Masanari Arai(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyFloodgate
Kopra Bio develops cancer immunotherapy technology that converts cancer cells into biofactories to produce their own destruction.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Alexander Haddad(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoutique Venture PartnersMetaplanetMythos Ventures Management, LlcTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
Maximus is an online telehealth clinic offering clinically-validated, personalized prescription protocols and lab testing focused on health optimization ("performance medicine") for men and women, covering areas like testosterone optimization, medical weight loss, hair regrowth, and stress/sleep support.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
S. Cameron Sepah(Founder & CEO)Cameron Sepah(Founder)
Co-investors10X Capital8VCFounders FundAbstract VenturesCarnrite VenturesMana Ventures
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)Sam Blackshear(Founder)Evan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+21 more
OhmConnect engages members to shift their electricity usage toward cleaner and cheaper times, helping them save money while supporting grid stability and renewable energy integration.
ConsumerEnergyIoTSaaSOakland, US
Matt Duesterberg(Founder)inCurtis Tongue
Co-investors500 GlobalAspect VenturesCity LightFloodgateOwl Capital
Ometria is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) built for retail and DTC brands, combining customer data with AI-powered marketing across channels including email, SMS, on-site, in-store, social, and app push.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Ivan Mazour(Founder & CEO)inJames Dunford Wood(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdjuvoBright Pixel CapitalCraigie CapitalInfraVia Capital PartnersSamos InvestmentsSonae IM+5 more
OutSystems provides an AI development platform that combines low-code visual development with AI capabilities so enterprises can build, deploy, and manage custom applications and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGrand Duchy
Rui Pereira(Director)
BoardJoaquim Rodrigues(Director)Paulo Rosado(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Shanley(Director)Christian Resch(Director)Michael Pehl(Director)
Co-investors33NArmilar Venture PartnersBright Pixel CapitalSonae IMTiger Global Management
Probely is a security testing platform that discovers APIs and web applications, finds their vulnerabilities, prioritizes them, and provides guidance on how to fix them.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investors33NBright Pixel CapitalSemapa NextShilling VCTIIN Capital
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN CapitalCapitalG+41 more
Runway helps founders understand financial data and spreadsheets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
SiqiAnastasis Germanidis(Founder)inCristóbal Valenzuela(Founder)inSiqi Chenin
BoardDylan FieldHenry Ward
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzDreamers VCRain CapitalShrug Capital75 & Sunny+7 more
SensAI delivers AI-powered personal training through a mobile app that analyzes health data from wearables and Apple HealthKit to generate personalized workout plans and coaching.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBAM Ventures
SENSEIDATA develops retail technologies including autonomous and hybrid stores, pods, zero-waste vending cabinets, and AI-driven data systems for the next generation of retail.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSLisbon, PT
Co-investorsBlueCrow CapitalBright Pixel CapitalLeadX Capital PartnersLince CapitalSonae IMTechstars+2 more
Sensor Tower provides digital intelligence and analytics on mobile apps, games, web, and digital advertising, giving companies visibility into consumer behavior, usage, engagement, and competitor strategies.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAccel-KKRAngelPadBaroda VenturesCamber PartnersMerus CapitalRembrandt Venture Partners+1 more
Snag is an online marketplace for finding and listing short-term apartment and room sublets, with listings across neighborhoods in cities such as New York.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsGroundBreak VenturesIrishAngels
Soter builds an AI platform for industrial businesses that analyzes images, videos, and text in real time to identify workplace safety risks and suggest corrective actions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Matthew Hart(Founder)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesMatterwave VenturesOTB Ventures
Spekter Games develops and publishes Web2 games with passive Web3 reward layers on chat-based super apps such as Telegram and LINE, targeting mainstream gamers.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
TK(Founder)
Spin operates shared electric scooter and micromobility programs for cities, downtown areas, and college campuses, serving over 25 U.S. universities as well as cities worldwide.
HardwareImpact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsGrishin Robotics
Cupertino, US
Jenny Xu(Executive Officer, Director)Xuejun Xu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNuno Gon?alves Pedro(Director)
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesAndreessen HorowitzInsight Partners
Co-investorsFusionKicker VenturesBasis Set Ventures
Taskade Genesis is a workspace platform that allows users to create live applications with integrated memory, intelligence, and execution capabilities through natural language prompts.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stan Chang(Founder)inJohn Xie(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAltaIR CapitalGrishin RoboticsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)
TourHero is a platform that lets creators and community leaders design and host customized group trips, connecting them with local tour operators who handle accommodations, transportation, payments and on-ground logistics.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Jann WongTushar Khandelwal(Founder)inViren Shetty
Co-investors500 GlobalPeak XV PartnersSaison CapitalProgression
Virta Health offers a personalized nutrition program and digital health platform to help people reverse type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Digital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Sami Inkinen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBronze InvestmentsDarco CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNFXObvious VenturesPlayground Global+5 more
Woolf is an accredited online higher education provider offering internationally recognized degrees such as MBAs and Computer Science, data science, and AI/ML programs, delivered flexibly for working professionals.
EdTechWilmington, US
Joshua David Broggi(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsOyster Ventures
WorkWhile is a labor platform that connects businesses with vetted, background-checked frontline and hourly workers through on-demand, long-term, and temp-to-hire placements.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketplaces
Jarah Euston
Co-investorsJ17 CapitalOwl CapitalPosition VenturesGingerbread CapitalKhosla VenturesReach Capital+1 more
You.com provides Web Search APIs that give AI agents and large language models access to real-time, cited web data, addressing training cutoffs and hallucinations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Richard Socher(CEO & Founder)inAlex Triplett(Chief Operating Officer)Saahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)Saurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)Alper Tekin(President of Search)Jing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)
Co-investorsAIX VenturesDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusionNorwest Venture PartnersOmega Venture Partners+17 more
Developer ToolsGamingSaaS
Co-investorsGrishin RoboticsMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersTIMIA Capital
Zya is a U.S. developer of mobile music creation software aimed at general consumers rather than trained musicians.
Media & EntertainmentSocial
Matt Serletic
Co-investors500 Global
Exits · 3
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
You · indianstartupnews.com · Aug 21, 2026
Alpha · marketbeat.com · Aug 20, 2026
Maximus · sahmcapital.com · Aug 18, 2026
OutSystems · financialit.net · Aug 7, 2026
Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Habit · fstoppers.com · Aug 3, 2026
Inflection AI · entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Runway · mynorthwest.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Chamaeleon made?
- Chamaeleon has 55 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Chamaeleon invest at?
- Chamaeleon invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Chamaeleon's typical check size?
- Chamaeleon typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Chamaeleon focus on?
- Chamaeleon focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Chamaeleon located?
- Chamaeleon is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Who does Chamaeleon co-invest with?
- Chamaeleon most often shares deals with Bright Pixel Capital, Sonae IM, Andreessen Horowitz, among 251 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 8
Fusion Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm backing startups with technical or data advantages in healthcare, enterprise AI, and industrial technology.
Floodgate is a venture capital fund that backs founders at the earliest stages, positioning itself as their first true believers.
Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture firm that uses a modern machine learning stack and foundation models to find and support AI companies, positioning itself as a hands-on partner to founders.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Kicker Ventures invests in technology-driven healthcare companies developing novel solutions to health challenges, ranging from biosignal detection and data science to AI-driven personalized engagement.
Village Global is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders and connects them with a network of experienced operators, angels, and prominent tech LPs.
Acrobator Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Amsterdam that invests in software companies founded by entrepreneurs from the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, and Baltic regions. The firm focuses on data infrastructure, fintech, biotech, cybersecurity, robotics, and related enabling technologies.
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