Chamaeleon
Venture capitalActively deployingSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
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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
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What they invest in
from 49 of 58 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21SaaS ×19Enterprise Software ×13Developer Tools ×10Consumer ×8Gaming ×6Healthtech ×5Marketplaces ×5
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×1Japan×1South Korea×1Portugal×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 35 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×93 founders×54+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 46 founders with education data
Stanford University ×7Babson College ×2Northwestern University ×2Technische Universität Berlin ×2The Wharton School ×2UC San Diego ×2UCLA ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 41 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×17Engineering ×13Business & Management ×5Humanities ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Economics ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 50 founders with career history
Facebook ×3Stanford University ×3Columbia University ×2Greylock Partners ×2Inflection AI ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Nauto Connected Car ×2Oracle ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
7 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 46 with degree data)
Investments · 58 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 32019 · 22017 · 12013 · 113 dated
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
BAIJU BHATT(Executive Officer, Director)inVlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJASON WARNICK(Executive Officer)inGRETCHEN HOWARD(Executive Officer)in
BoardSCOTT SANDELL(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN Capital+42 more
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)inArvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))inSoham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Anicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+16 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)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcSamsung Next
data.ai is a company that has been acquired by Sensor Tower.
Co-investorsGreycroft
Bepro is a task-based marketplace where organizations and DAOs create and launch tasks—spanning development, marketing, and design—and builders complete them for crypto payment.
Crypto & Web3Future of WorkMarketplaces
Co-investorsAltos Ventures
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 CapitalHustle FundInspired CapitalScribble Ventures+4 more
Bonfire Studios is a video game developer building an atmospheric game centered on immersive art, sound design, and community-driven development.
Gaming
Craig Henry(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCorrelation Ventures
SportsEngine Play is a streaming destination for watching youth sports events, games, and tournaments.
Media & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsGrishin Robotics
Runway helps founders understand financial data and spreadsheets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Anastasis Germanidis(Founder)inCristóbal Valenzuela(Founder)inSiqi Chenin
BoardDylan FieldHenry Ward
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzDreamers VCRain CapitalShrug Capital75 & Sunny+7 more
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 AssociatesFundamental VenturesSterling 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 Costa Orvalho(Founder)inDominic Gualtieri(Executive Officer, Director)Susan Standiford(Director)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalArmilar Venture PartnersPME InvestimentosPortugal 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)in
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)inTige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)inTimothy Dent(Executive Officer)Alan Wayne Ellingson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccompliceACME CapitalAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed CapitalConnetic Ventures+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)in
BoardJagdeep Singh(Director)Dipender Saluja(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)inChristian Gallagher(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesCatapult VenturesMatter Venture PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)Socratic PartnersZelda Ventures+13 more
Followap develops presence and instant messaging solutions for telecommunications carriers and network operators to enable real-time availability awareness across voice, messaging, and multimedia services.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSLondon, GB
Dotan Volach(CEO)
Co-investorsCarmel VenturesSequoia Capital
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+49 more
InsurTechIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalTechstarsPlug and Play VenturesSixThirty VenturesWhiteboard Capital
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)inNoah 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+7 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)inSean White(Chief Executive Officer)inVibhu Mittal(Chief Technology Officer)inTed Shelton(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsCoreWeaveEric SchmidtGeneral PartnershipGreylock PartnersHorizons VenturesLorimer Ventures+6 more
IriusRisk develops ACSDA (Automated Cyber Security Design Assistant), a tool for real-time, automated security design and threat modeling of cloud infrastructure as code such as CloudFormation and Terraform.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stephen De Vries(CEO of IriusRisk (now Chief Strategy Officer, ThreatModeler))inArchie Agarwal(Founder & Advisor)inKevin Gallagher(Chief Executive Officer)inKaren Higgins(Chief Financial Officer)inKrishna Bala(Chief Technology Officer)inMike LeBlanc(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investors33N360 CapitalBright Pixel CapitalPaladin Capital GroupSonae IMSwanlaab Venture Factory+1 more
Jelled.ai builds an AI-powered "digital twin" for workplace communication that captures context from conversations, drafts responses in a user's professional voice, and serves as a personal knowledge base.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Ruslan Belkin(Co-founder)inLei Pan(Co-founder)in
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
Philipp Berner(Director)inZouhair Belkoura(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Maples, Jr.(Director)Masanari Arai(Director)Nuno Goncalves Pedro(Director)Richard Simoni(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyFloodgateMcKinsey & Company
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 PartnersLexi VenturesMetaplanetMythos Ventures Management, LlcTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
LetsEnhance is an AI-powered image upscaler and enhancement tool that increases photo resolution up to 16x and corrects color, sharpness, and lighting without artificial-looking processing.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSKyiv, UA
Sofi Shvets(Founder)in
Co-investorsDniproSID Venture PartnersTechstarsAcrobator Ventures
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)in
Co-investors10X Capital8VCFounders FundAbstract VenturesCarnrite VenturesAnti+8 more
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)inSam Blackshear(Founder)inEvan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+22 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 CapitalAME Cloud Ventures
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-powered development platform that enterprises use to build, deploy, and manage mission-critical applications and AI agents with built-in security and governance.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGrand Duchy, US
Rui Pereira(Director)
BoardJoaquim Rodrigues(Director)inPaulo Rosado(Executive Officer, Director)inStephen Shanley(Director)Christian Resch(Director)Michael Pehl(Director)
Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersGoldman Sachs33NBright 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
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
Oliver Yeh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccel-KKRAngelPadBaroda VenturesCamber PartnersMerus CapitalRembrandt Venture Partners+5 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
Selin Sonmez(Founder)in
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 VenturesStartup Wise GuysVerve Ventures
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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)
Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAccelerator VenturesAlumni VenturesBRV Capital ManagementImpact46London Venture Partners
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Spin operates dockless electric scooters for individual mobility in cities and campuses across North America and Europe, aiming to enable sustainable urban transportation and support 15-minute city design.
Climate TechHardwareImpact & Social GoodMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Euwyn Poon(Founder)in
Co-investorsGrishin Robotics
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 Shettyin
Co-investors500 GlobalPeak XV PartnersProgressionSaison Capital
TRULEO develops AI-powered software that analyzes jail call data and integrates with law enforcement records and body camera systems to provide criminal intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSChicago, US
Anthony Tassone(CEO & Co-founder)inTejas Shastry(CTO & Co-founder)in
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 institution offering degree programs through a collegiate structure spanning multiple continents.
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-Founder, President, & COO)inSimon Khalaf(CEO)in
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)inSaahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)inSaurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)inAlper Tekin(President of Search)inJing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesBreyer CapitalDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusionNorwest Venture Partners+18 more
Unity is a real-time 3D engine for developing games and interactive applications across multiple platforms including desktop, mobile, and consoles.
Creator EconomyDeveloper 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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
MediaprobeTalofaZiva Dynamics
Exits · 4
2 IPOs · 2 acquisitionsRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODRubrikNYSE: RBRKby Online video coursesacq. by SportsEngine (NBC Sports Next)Zivaacq. by Unity
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Robinhood · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 3, 2026
WorkWhile · builtin.com · Aug 31, 2026
You · indianstartupnews.com · Aug 21, 2026
Alpha · marketbeat.com · Aug 20, 2026
Maximus · sahmcapital.com · Aug 18, 2026
OutSystems · financialit.net · Aug 7, 2026
Sensor Tower · mobilegamer.biz · Aug 5, 2026
Habit · fstoppers.com · Aug 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Chamaeleon made?
- Chamaeleon has 58 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 3 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, 33N, among 224 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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