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Tom Chavez

Venture studio

San Francisco

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Investment thesis

Tom Chavez is a serial entrepreneur who has spent 20+ years applying data, decision science, and AI to solve hard problems. He previously founded and led Krux (acquired by Salesforce) and Rapt (acquired by Microsoft), and co-founded the venture studio super{set}, which founds, funds, and forms technology companies. Alongside building companies, he invests personally in friends' ventures across sectors such as data, adtech, climate, and consumer. His separate philanthropic work through the Chavez Family Foundation focuses on education, immigration, and entrepreneurship.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.

HQ
San Francisco, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
8
Unicorns
1

What they invest in

from 8 of 8 portfolio companies

SaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Enterprise Software ×3AdTech ×2Consumer ×2Marketing Tech ×2Wellness & Fitness ×2

HQs:United States×6

Who they back

founder profiles across 6 portfolio companies
55%
repeat founders
of 11 founders with career history

Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data

UC San Diego ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history

Arizona State University ×2Microsoft ×2Recrue Media Digital Advertising ×2

Investments · 8 tracked

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Datavantdatavant.comin

Datavant Connect is a data connectivity platform that enables healthcare and life sciences organizations to share and link datasets while maintaining privacy compliance through tokenization technology.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Kyle Armbrester(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFlex Capital PartnersGrand VenturesHealth Catalyst CapitalMerck Global Health Innovation FundMSD Global Health Innovation FundOctave+4 more

Fictionfictionfoods.com

Fiction is a food company that designs functional foods using what it calls "food architecture" — arranging nutrient-dense, efficiently grown ingredients (including those from euglena, algae, fermentation, and cellular agriculture) to deliver specific health outcomes while minimizing environmental impact.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Brendan Brazier(Founder)

Flexeflexe.comin𝕏

Flexe provides platform-based warehousing network management, handling implementation, onboarding, and operations across multiple locations for customers seeking to scale their logistics infrastructure.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSeattle, US

Karl Siebrecht(Co-founder & CEO)inEdmond Yue(Founder)inFrancis Duong(Founder)inCurt Anderson(CFO & COO)in

BoardMike Galgon(Director)

Co-investors137 VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCollective Liquidity+11 more

Neuro Gumneurogum.comFeb 2023

Neuro makes functional chewing gum and mints formulated to provide steady energy and focus without sugar or a crash.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US

Ryan Chen(Co-founder)inKent Yoshimura(Co-founder)inWaynn Wu(Director)Oggie Kapetanovic(Director)Kurt Benjamin(Director)

Co-investorsAOKI LABSBAM Ventures

Safe graphsafegraph.comin𝕏

SafeGraph builds and maintains a global dataset of information about physical places, updated monthly, for application developers and analytics teams.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDenver, US

Auren Hoffman(Founder)inBrent Perez(Founder)inJason Richmanin

BoardCharles Songhurst(Director)Alexander Rosen(Director)in

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesClocktower VenturesCorazon CapitalDnx VenturesFJ LabsFlex Capital Partners+9 more

Solestialsolestial.comin𝕏

Solestial develops and manufactures radiation-hardened silicon solar power modules for satellites and space applications.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechTempe, US

Stan Herasimenka(CTO and Co-Founder)inMikhail Reginevich(Chief Engineer, Tooling and R and Co-Founder)inAndrew Atherton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Margo de Naray(President and CEO)in

BoardBeckett Jackson(Director)Mathieu Costes(Director)in

Co-investorsBoeing HorizonX VenturesCrosscut VenturesGlobal BrainIndustrious VenturesNextwave [X] PartnersSilent Capital+5 more

tvScientifictvscientific.comin

tvScientific offers a connected TV (CTV) advertising platform with real-time reporting that integrates with Google Analytics to track traffic, conversions, and return on investment from CTV ad campaigns.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Jason Fairchild(Founder)inDavid Koye(Founder)inBill H. Gross(Founder)in

Co-investorsNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCNorwest Venture PartnersProgress VenturesS4S VenturesSecond Alpha PartnersUnanimous Capital+6 more

Upwaveupwave.comin𝕏Series B

Upwave provides brand measurement and advertising research technology for top-of-funnel marketing campaigns, helping brands and agencies validate reach, measure lift, and optimize performance.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Kelly(CEO)inGeorge London(CTO)inAaron Wenger(CTO)Ashley ShinJim WarnerAjey Bhir(Head of Finance)

Co-investorsConductive VenturesRidge VenturesInitialized CapitalUncork CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+7 more

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Tom Chavez made?
Tom Chavez has 8 tracked investments.
What sectors does Tom Chavez focus on?
Tom Chavez focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure.
Where is Tom Chavez located?
Tom Chavez is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does Tom Chavez co-invest with?
Tom Chavez most often shares deals with Flex Capital Partners, Crosscut Ventures, FJ Labs, among 49 tracked co-investors.

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