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Bijan SabetunlockedTed: together at U.S. Department of State (2022)
×11Ted: together at Scale Venture Partners
About
Ted Chai is an Associate at Scale focused on AI applications. He previously founded Sonnet, a YC-backed AI notetaking startup, and was Chief of Staff at Recall.ai, where he helped scale the company from $3M to $30M ARR. He studied Computer Science at UC Berkeley.
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- t•••@scalevp.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- Scale Venture PartnersInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Recall.aiChief of Staff2024 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- SonnetCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- U.S. Department of StateEmerging Technology2021 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English
From Ted's professional profile.
Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners
A.J. Aldana
Head of Ecosystem at Scale Venture Partners
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Anna Shults Held
Editorial Director at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Aurelia Han
Associate at Scale Venture Partners
Becca Chambers
Chief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ted Chai?
- Ted Chai is an Associate at Scale focused on AI applications. He previously founded Sonnet, a YC-backed AI notetaking startup, and was Chief of Staff at Recall.ai, where he helped scale the company from $3M to $30M ARR. He studied Computer Science at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Ted Chai work?
- Ted Chai is Associate at Scale Venture Partners.
- What does Ted Chai invest in?
- Ted Chai invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- Where did Ted Chai go to school?
- Ted Chai studied at Y Combinator (S22); University of California, Berkeley (Computer Science, Economics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Techstars mafia2,005
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brad FeldCo-founderFounded TechstarsGleb ChuvpiloTechstars Boston Accelerator 2014Founded Thor Directed Energy +6David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +6Jagmeet LambaEntrepreneurshipFounded Certa +3Ben LammMentor & InvestorFounded Breaking +3T.J. ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2
+ 1,998 more
Scale Venture Partners mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Recall.ai mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Recall.ai7
Julius SchwerinPartner, US at RTP GlobalBo BerlutiVP, US at RTP GlobalAkriti DokaniaVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesDave AmbroseGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at BungalowCharlie PintoOperating Partner at Bling CapitalDavid GuFounder at Recall.ai
+ 1 more
Also worked at U.S. Department of State209
Ken HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundBijan SabetPersonal journalLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsBrooke Milton VogelVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
+ 203 more