Chelsea Stoner
InvestorGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $60M checks · typically $20M
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245 people in our graph share verified history with Chelsea — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nick WashburnunlockedChelsea: together at National Venture Capital Association (2024–2025)
×6Chelsea: together at Battery Ventures
×4Chelsea: together at National Venture Capital Association
Chelsea: together at Redox
About
Former chemical engineer with programming and finance experience applies an engineering-driven approach to vertical SaaS and healthcare IT, using 6–12 month thesis-driven dives and M&A playbooks to build category leaders.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Northwestern University (BS, chemical engineering) Studied at University of Chicago (MBA)
- Boards
- She sits on the Northwestern University Engineering School Board. She sits on the Healthcare Technology Advisory Council for the Cleveland Clinic.
- Communities
- She has written about investing in companies outside Silicon Valley, Boston, and NYC, partnering with local VCs such as Canal Partners in Arizona and Arthur Ventures in North Dakota.
- Family
- She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Battery VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2006 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- TrueContext, formerly ProntoFormsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
- ContinuumCloudBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- MaxioBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Ontra (Formerly InCloudCounsel)Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- RedoxBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Curve DentalBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- PageUpBoard Member2018 — 2024
- ClearCareBoard Member2016 — 2019
- WebPTBoard Member2014 — 2019Greater Phoenix Area
- AvalaraBoard Member2012 — 2019Bainbridge Island, WA
- Sage Intacct, Inc.Board Member2014 — 2017San Jose, California
- BrightreeBoard Member2008 — 2016Lawrenceville, GA
- Data Innovations LLCBoard Member2010 — 2015Burlington, Vermont
- Key Principal PartnersSenior Associate2003 — 2006
- Classified VenturesAssociate2002 — 2003
- Merrill LynchSummer Associate Banking2002
- AccentureManager1996 — 2001
Skills & more
Private EquityVenture Capital
From Chelsea's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Battery Ventures
Aaron Neil
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Abhi Agrawal
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Alexander Hyldmar
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Barak Schoster
Partner at Battery Ventures
Barak Schoster Goihman
Partner at Battery Ventures
Bill Binch
Operating Partner at Battery Ventures
Brandon Gleklen
Principal at Battery Ventures
Collier Searle
Principal at Battery Ventures
Network7
Neeraj AgrawalScout
General Partner at Battery Ventures
Courtney ChowScout
Vice President at Battery Ventures
Dharmesh ThakkerScout
General Partner at Battery Ventures
Itzik ParnafesScout
Venture Partner at Key1 Capital
Aaron Neil
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Alex Benik
Founder at Encoded Ventures
Barak Schoster Goihman
Partner at Battery Ventures
Investors connected to Chelsea in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chelsea Stoner?
- Former chemical engineer with programming and finance experience applies an engineering-driven approach to vertical SaaS and healthcare IT, using 6–12 month thesis-driven dives and M&A playbooks to build category leaders.
- Where does Chelsea Stoner work?
- Chelsea Stoner is General Partner at Battery Ventures.
- What does Chelsea Stoner invest in?
- Chelsea Stoner invests in Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Chelsea Stoner write?
- Chelsea Stoner typically writes checks of $250K – $60M.
- What companies has Chelsea Stoner invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Avalara, BrightTree, ClearCare, Guidewire, Intacct, Marketo, Real Page, SaaSOptics, Webpt.
- Where did Chelsea Stoner go to school?
- Chelsea Stoner studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance, Strategy); Northwestern University (BS, Chemical Engineering); Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business809
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Also attended Northwestern University627
Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAnna WangAssociate at March Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association69
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True VenturesWill PriceInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury Fund
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Also worked at WebPT1
Also worked at Sage Intacct, Inc.5
Also worked at Merrill Lynch784
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundAftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at Revolution
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