Navin Chaddha
InvestorManaging Partner at Mayfield Fund · Managing Partner, Mayfield Fund at Neythri Futures Fund · Board director at Auradine · Board director at Retym
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.
Contact· published on Navin's own website
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.
Board director at Auradine
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Auradine's investors · 15
AIspace VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2022Capricorn Investment GroupNew York · since 2026Celesta CapitalMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2022Cleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2022DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022Maverick CapitalDallas · since 2024Maverick SiliconSan Francisco · since 2025Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2022MVP VenturesChicago · since 2024Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2025Prosperity7 VenturesDhahran · since 2026Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2025Samsung Catalyst FundSan Jose · since 2025Stepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2025Top Tier Capital PartnersSan Francisco · since 2024
Co-founders at Auradine
BK
Barun KarExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Retym
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Retym's investors · 4
Co-founders at Retym
SG
Sachin GandhiExecutive Officer, Director
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
- AlchemySeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
- InfluxDataBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SeekOutSeed Investorcurrent2017 — present
- Fungible, Inc.Board Member2014 — 2023
- PoshmarkBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2011 — 2023Menlo Park
- HashiCorpBoard Of Directors2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- NUVIA IncBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2019 — 2021
- VolterraBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2017 — 2021
- Portworx by Pure StorageBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2015 — 2020
- CloudGenix, a Palo Alto Networks CompanyBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2013 — 2020Santa Clara
- CloudSimpleBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2016 — 2019
- LyftBoard of Directors2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- BrighterBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2010 — 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
- GigyaBoard of Directors, Series A Lead2008 — 2017Mountain View
- Matrimony.com LimitedEarly Investor2008 — 2017India
- Tejas NetworksEarly Investor2006 — 2017India
- Elastica acquired by SymantecBoard of Directors, Series Seed Lead2012 — 2015San Jose
- SolarCityBoard Observer2010 — 2012
- StorsimpleBoard of Directors2010 — 2012Santa Clara
- MakeMyTrip.comEarly Investor2006 — 2010
Skills & more
Strategy5Management11Leadership4Start-ups26Venture Capital34Business Development4Entrepreneurship19Strategic Partnerships9Investments3Product Management11Business Strategy3Marketing Strategy4
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Cloud ComputingMobile DevicesSaaSLanguages English · Hindi
From Navin's professional profile.
Investments
Sources: the firm's website · the investor's own website.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Navin ChaddhaNavin Chaddha’s Best Advice for Making Early Bets l StrictlyVC Menlo Park
TechCrunch
The CodeBreaker Mindset™ Ft. Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund: Your Life Exam is Unique To You
Chitra Nawbatt
The CodeBreaker Mindset™ Ft. Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund, Managing Partner
Chitra Nawbatt
The Trillion-Dollar AI Hardware Opportunity | Navin Chaddha (Managing Partner, Mayfield)
The Generalist
Vibe Coding, AI Valuations & the Supercycle | Navin Chaddha, Mayfield
Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
16 - Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund
Slice of Technology
5 more appearances
- Grand Keynote I Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund and Alex Konrad I VC of the Year I TiEcon 20212021-05-14
- Navin Chaddha, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund, talks to Rishi about the future of Silicon Valley2020-04-10
- Navin Chaddha interview at IITGLC 2015 - Managing Director Mayfield2015-08-05
- Interview with Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner Mayfield Fund, at TiEcon 2013 Media Lounge2013-08-15
- Navin Chaddha, Managing Director Mayfield Fund #TIECon 20132013-06-26
Colleagues at Mayfield Fund
Ajit Gaddam
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Alex Zhou
Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
Alexis Bjorlin
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Amy Chen
Investor at Insight Partners
Anna Constantine
Associate at Telegraph Hill Partners
Apoorv Saxena
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Arvind Gupta
Partner at Mayfield Fund
Ashish Pothireddy
Analyst at Silver Lake Partners
Network8
Andre De BaubignyScout
Managing Partner at MVP Ventures
Arvind GuptaScout
Partner at Mayfield Fund
B.V. JagadeeshScout
Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners
Chinedu EnekweScout
Partner at Aux21 Capital
Chris CooperScout
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Collin WestScout
Managing Partner at Ensemble VC
Conrad ShangScout
Venture Partner at Ensemble VC
Ed SimScout
Founder and General Partner at boldstart ventures
Investors connected to Navin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Navin Chaddha?
- 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.
- Where does Navin Chaddha work?
- Navin Chaddha is Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund and Board director at Auradine and Board director at Retym.
- What does Navin Chaddha invest in?
- Navin Chaddha invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- What check size does Navin Chaddha write?
- Navin Chaddha typically writes checks of $200K – $20M.
- What companies has Navin Chaddha invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AI Fabrik, Akeana, Alchemy, Alifsemi, AttoTude, Aurascape, Bespoke Labs, Cognichip, DevRev Developer Tools San Francisco, Duplo Cloud, Exaforce, Frore Systems, and 16 more.
- Where did Navin Chaddha go to school?
- Navin Chaddha studied at Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B. Tech, Electrical Engineering).
- What awards has Navin Chaddha received?
- 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.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Navin Chaddha?
- Tracked appearances include "Navin Chaddha’s Best Advice for Making Early Bets l StrictlyVC Menlo Park", "The CodeBreaker Mindset™ Ft. Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund: Your Life Exam is Unique To You", "The CodeBreaker Mindset™ Ft. Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Fund, Managing Partner", and 8 more.
Paths to reach Navin
People who overlapped with Navin at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at Mayfield FundNavin: Managing Partner
Rajeev Batra2007–2026Investor at Mayfield FundCornell University · University of Maryland · Vienna International SchoolIrving Hsu2023–2026Investor at Mayfield FundHarvard University · Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessTejas Maniar2016–2026Investor at Mayfield FundUC San Diego · Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve UniversitySri Pangulur2023–2026Investor at Mayfield FundWeatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve UniversityVijay Reddy2023–2026Investor at Mayfield FundElectrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Irvine · The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessPatrick Salyer2019–2026Investor at Mayfield FundHarvard University
Together at AuradineNavin: Director
Rajiv Khemani2022–2026Co-Founder & Partner at AIspace VenturesDelhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram · Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi · New York UniversityAdit Singh2023–2026Partner at Cota CapitalThe University of Chicago Booth School of Business · University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSriram Viswanathan2022–2026Founding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalIndian Institute of Science (IISc) · UCLA
Together at AlifsemiNavin: Seed Investor
Together at SolarCityNavin: Board Observer
Together at Mammoth BiosciencesNavin: Seed Investor
Lucas Harrington2018–2026Co-founder and CSO at SciFoundersUniversity of California, Berkeley · Washington University in St. LouisAvantika Daing2018–2026Founding Partner at Plum Alley InvestmentsNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management · The College of Wooster · The Lawrence School - Sanawar - India
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Together at Upscale AINavin: Board Member
Rajiv Khemani2025–2026Co-Founder & Partner at AIspace VenturesDelhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram · Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi · New York UniversityVarsha Tagare2025–2026Senior Director at Qualcomm VenturesJAI HIND COLLEGE, MUMBAI · University of Wisconsin-Madison · Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
Same school
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi152
Binny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and MobileSaurabh K. MittalChairman, CEO and Founder at Mission HoldingsNitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission Holdings
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