Where does Rachel Chalmers work?

Rachel Chalmers is President at Alchemist Accelerator.

What check size does Rachel Chalmers write?

Rachel Chalmers typically writes checks of $1K – $5K.

Where did Rachel Chalmers go to school?

Rachel Chalmers studied at Trinity College Dublin (MPhil, Anglo-Irish Literature); University of Sydney (BA Hons, English); VC Lab.

Rachel Chalmers

Investor

President at Alchemist Accelerator

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $1K – $5K checks · typically $2.5K

About

Rachel Chalmers is co-founder of Generationship, a pre-seed investment vehicle focused on technical women founders building software infrastructure companies in AI. She has early-stage investing experience that includes positions in LaunchDarkly, Aviatrix, and Honeycomb, and currently supports founders including Edera and Coval. Her background includes analyst coverage of infrastructure companies and venture capital experience as a principal.

Experience

GenerationshipCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
The Tech BrosVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
Alchemist AcceleratorPart-time Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Alchemist AcceleratorPresident, Managing Director2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
HeavybitPartner2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
Merian VenturesVenture Partner2017 — 2019
Honeycomb.ioAdvisor2017 — 2019
IGNITION PARTNERSPrincipal2013 — 2017Palo Alto
The Ada InitiativeAdvisor2011 — 2015
The 451 GroupVP Research, Infrastructure2000 — 2013

Skills & more

DealsSaaS45Enterprise Software99Salesforce.com3Open Source7Software as a Service (SaaS)3CommunicationStrategy51Analysis3Go-to-Market Strategy1Presentations2Market Analysis2

+12 more

Investment StrategiesCompetitive LandscapeMarket ResearchIndustry AnalysisEarly Stage CompaniesSoftware InfrastructureEarly Stage VenturesAngel InvestingNonprofit OrganizationsNonprofit BoardsBoard of DirectorsStart-up Ventures

Certificate of Completion: Al Fluency Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
VC University — VC University
Certificate of completion: Claude 101 — Anthropic

From Rachel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Alchemist Accelerator

Adam Frankl

Expert Advisory Board — Partner at Alchemist Accelerator at 33N

Agni Karmazi

Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer at Alchemist Japan

Alex Miguel

Admissions & Partnerships at Alchemist Japan

Ally Hoang

Program Associate at Alchemist Japan

Ana Rita Silva

Program Assistant at Alchemist Japan

Andrew Scheuermann

Investor at Inception Studio Capital

Annika Lauer

Director of Operations at Alchemist Japan

Bethany Gardner

Bookkeeper & Payroll Specialist at Alchemist Japan

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rachel Chalmers?: Rachel Chalmers is co-founder of Generationship, a pre-seed investment vehicle focused on technical women founders building software infrastructure companies in AI. She has early-stage investing experience that includes positions in LaunchDarkly, Aviatrix, and Honeycomb, and currently supports founders including Edera and Coval. Her background includes analyst coverage of infrastructure companies and venture capital experience as a principal.
Where does Rachel Chalmers work?: Rachel Chalmers is President at Alchemist Accelerator.
What check size does Rachel Chalmers write?: Rachel Chalmers typically writes checks of $1K – $5K.
Where did Rachel Chalmers go to school?: Rachel Chalmers studied at Trinity College Dublin (MPhil, Anglo-Irish Literature); University of Sydney (BA Hons, English); VC Lab.