Navin Chaddha
InvestorGeneral Partner at Mayfield Fund
Saratoga, CA
Writes $200K – $20M checks · typically $7.8M
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About
Navin Chaddha leads Mayfield, where he has backed 18 companies that reached the public markets, including Lyft, Poshmark and HashiCorp. A former entrepreneur who co-founded VXtreme (acquired by Microsoft), he has appeared on the Midas List 18 times, ranking in the top five for several consecutive years. He now directs much of Mayfield's energy toward AI through its $250 million AI Start seed program.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSemiconductors
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded or led VXtreme, a streaming media platform acquired by Microsoft to become Windows Media. Co-founded or led Rivio/CPA.com, a SaaS provider for small businesses. Co-founded or led iBeam Broadcasting, a streaming media content delivery network that traded on NASDAQ under IBEM.
- Education
- Holds an MS in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Holds a B.Tech in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi.
- Boards
- Serves as Vice Chair of the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund. Serves as an advisor to Neythri.org.
- Charities
- Is an active philanthropist supporting education, expanding opportunities for underrepresented communities, and addressing food insecurity.
- Awards
- Was honored with the distinguished IIT Alumni Award. Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Has ranked on the Forbes Midas List of Top 100 Tech Investors eighteen times, including the Top Five in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
From Navin's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Mayfield FundManaging Partnercurrent2006 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- SecuritiBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Upscale AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Frore SystemsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- InceptionBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- ProRata.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- DevRevSeed Investorcurrent2020 — present
- ExaforceBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Sema4.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- NeuBird.aiBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- AurascapeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- AttoTudeBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- AuradineBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- MinimusBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- LumilensBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- GruveBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- DuploCloudBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Alif SemiconductorSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
- MindsDBSeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
- Mammoth BiosciencesSeed Investorcurrent2017 — present
Education
- Stanford UniversityMS, Electrical Engineering1992 — 1994
- Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiB. Tech, Electrical Engineering1988 — 1992
Skills & more
+3 more
Cloud ComputingMobile DevicesSaaSLanguages English · Hindi
From Navin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi79
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Shared employers
Also worked at ProRata.ai3
Also worked at Exaforce3
Also worked at AttoTude1
Investments
Investor
AI FabrikAkeanaAlchemyAlif SemiconductorAttoTudeAurascapeBespoke LabsCognichipDevRevDuploCloudExaforceFrore SystemsGistGruveHang TenInceptionInfluxDataMindsDBMinimusNeubirdOpenLightRetymRevefiSambaNovaSema4.aiUpscale AIVeeamVelaura
Sources: the firm's website · the investor's own website.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Navin ChaddhaThe CodeBreaker Mindset™ Ft. Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund, Managing Partner
Chitra Nawbatt
16 - Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund
Slice of Technology
Grand Keynote I Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund and Alex Konrad I VC of the Year I TiEcon 2021
TiE Silicon Valley
Navin Chaddha, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund, talks to Rishi about the future of Silicon Valley
Rishi Kumar for U.S. Congress CA-16
Colleagues at Mayfield Fund
Network8
Investors connected to Navin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.