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Zodi Chalat

Investor

Associate, Root Ventures at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Zodi Chalat is an Associate at Root Ventures. He previously worked as an engineer on machine learning infrastructure at Netflix before transitioning into venture investing. He studied computer science and comparative literature at Yale.

Experience

  1. Root VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringMember of the Board of Trusteescurrent2020 — presentNeedham, Massachusetts, United States
  3. TeespringCTO & VP of Engineering2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. GrouponEngineering Manager2013 — 2015New York, NY
  5. SideTour (acquired by Groupon)Lead Engineer2012 — 2015New York, NY
  6. Pivotal LabsSoftware Engineer2010 — 2012New York, NY
  7. iRobotMechanical Engineer2007 — 2010Bedford, MA

Education

  1. Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringB.S., Engineering - Systems Design2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails47Ruby32JavaScript21CSS14Git14Linux4Subversion3PostgreSQL3Python2Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)6Agile Methodologies36Software Engineering13
+8 moreSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsTest Driven DevelopmentMechanical EngineeringRobotCake DecoratingMobile ApplicationsWeb Development
  • WSET Level 3 Award in Wine, with Merit — WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust
  • WSET Level 2 Award in Wine, with Merit — WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust

From Zodi's professional profile.

Colleagues at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Avidan Ross
Managing Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Ben Lovell
Head of Operations at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Chrissy Meyer
Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Emily Henriksson
Principal at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Gilad Meiri
Investor at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Kane Hsieh
Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Laelah Reino
Operations Manager at Root Ventures Manager, Llc
Lee Edwards
Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Frequently asked questions

Where does Zodi Chalat work?
Zodi Chalat is Associate, Root Ventures at Root Ventures Manager, Llc.

Same school

Also attended Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering17

Josh JungPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalEllen ChisaPartner at boldstart venturesLee EdwardsPartner at Root Ventures Manager, LlcKate GarrettCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Sonder CapitalEvan MorikawaPartner at Axiom PartnersBukky AdebayoScout at Greylock Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering6

Lee EdwardsPartner at Root Ventures Manager, LlcReed SturtevantGeneral Partner at The Engine VenturesNaimish PatelPartner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalNate SmithFounder/CEO/CTO at LeverNathan YeeFounder at AutoPallet RoboticsEric MillerFounder at AutoPallet Robotics

Also worked at Teespring11

Delian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaMatt HayesGeneral Partner at PJCLee EdwardsPartner at Root Ventures Manager, LlcMorgan BenderPartner at Andreessen HorowitzJack AltmanGeneral Partner at BenchmarkWalker WilliamsFounder/CEO at Teespring

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Also worked at Groupon91

Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionEric LefkofskyEntrepreneur & PhilanthropistJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesBria IulianoExecutive Assistant at Two Bear CapitalBrittanyInvestor at Backstage Capital

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Also worked at Pivotal Labs9

Lee EdwardsPartner at Root Ventures Manager, LlcEric SchmalzbauerVenture Partner at REFASHIOND VenturesPaul KrajewskiProduct Management / Research, MarTech SaaS at Founder Institute Australia & New ZealandRaphael WeinerPartner at New ForgeParker ThompsonGeneral Partner at TNT VenturesAri FranklinProduct Management at Aurelia Ventures

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