Mike Chalfen - Founder & Partner @ Chalfen Ventures

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Primary Job Title Founder & Partner
Primary Organization
Chalfen Ventures

Location London, England, United Kingdom
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

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Mike Chalfen is based out of London, England, and is the Founder & Partner of Chalfen Ventures and also Board of Director of SurrealDB. Mike previously worked at Advent Venture Partners as a General Partner. Mike Chalfen attended Harvard University. Mike Chalfen has received the award of The Midas List.

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Mike Chalfen

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investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Inherent

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Inherent

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Inherent	—	Seed Round - Inherent	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	AtomicJar	No	Seed Round - AtomicJar	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Time is Ltd.	Yes	Seed Round - Time is Ltd.	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Lokalise	Yes	Series A - Lokalise	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vault Platform	—	Seed Round - Vault Platform	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Time is Ltd.	Yes	Seed Round - Time is Ltd.	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	CrateDB	—	Series A - CrateDB	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	InfoSum	Yes	Seed Round - InfoSum	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Houzz	No	Series A - Houzz	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Iridius	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Iridius	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SurrealDB	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Series A - SurrealDB	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Amenitiz	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Series B - Amenitiz	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tracelight	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Tracelight	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stackfix	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Stackfix	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Polar Analytics	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Series A - Polar Analytics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SurrealDB	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Series A - SurrealDB	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	General Index	Chalfen Ventures	—	Series A - General Index	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Translucent	Chalfen Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Translucent	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	5Mins	Chalfen Ventures	—	Seed Round - 5Mins	obfuscated obfuscation

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Vault Platform

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Vault Platform

InfoSum

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AtomicJar

Vault Platform Vault Platform is the operating system for corporate integrity - an all-in-one speak up, case management, and ethics data platform
InfoSum InfoSum provides a decentralized platform designed to remove the trust barriers between progress and privacy.
AtomicJar AtomicJar is an integration testing platform that enables developers to build databases and web frameworks more efficiently.

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Mike Chalfen

has

current jobs including

Investor and Director

Lokalise

Investor

Sedna

, and

Investor

BRYTER

. Additionally,

Mike Chalfen

has had

past jobs including

General Partner

Advent Venture Partners

Lokalise Investor and DirectorSep 2020
Sedna InvestorJan 2020
BRYTER InvestorJul 2019
Vault Platform InvestorAug 2018
Harbr Board member and InvestorAug 2018
Oden Technologies InvestorJun 2018
Chalfen Ventures Founder & PartnerApr 2018
Houzz InvestorJul 2010

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Advent Venture Partners	General Partner	Jul 2008	Jul 2020
Mosaic Ventures	Co-Founder & Partner	Jul 1, 2014	Mar 31, 2018
Apax Partners	Partner	1996	2006

Board and Advisor Roles

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Mike Chalfen

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board and advisor roles including

Board of Director

SurrealDB

Board Member and Investor

Time is Ltd.

, and

Director

tray.io

SurrealDB Board of DirectorFeb 2026
Time is Ltd. Board Member and InvestorFeb 2019
tray.io DirectorAug 2016
Illumio First InvestorJan 2013
Moogsoft Board Observer & Angel InvestorDec 2012

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
The Fizzback Group	Non-Executive Director	Jul 2008	Oct 2018
WorldStores	Non-Executive Director	Jul 2011	Jan 2015
Foundry	Non-Executive Director	2009	Mar 2011
Ubiquisys	Non-Executive Director	Dec 2011	2011
Tideway	Non-Executive Director	2004	2006
eDreams	Non-Executive Director	2000	2005
King.com	Non-Executive Director	2004	2005
Seal Software	Director	—	—
CrateDB	Non Executive Director	Jun 2018	—

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