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Chalfen Ventures
Venture capital · London, United Kingdom · Europe
Chalfen Ventures is Mike Chalfen's venture capital firm, which backs software startups. Mike operates as a solo VC providing high-touch, low-ego support to European early-stage entrepreneurs.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsChalfen Ventures lists 34 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 10 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (27%), Fintech (11%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (11%). 47% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Entrepreneurs First, Dawn Capital and Acequia Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Chalfen Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Chalfen Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 10 companies; its own site lists 34. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 40% |
| Series B | 10% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 1 |
| '26 | 6 | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 72th | 34 companies |
| Recent activity | 91th | 7 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 95th | 26% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 40th | 27% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 18% |
| Fintech | 11% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Entrepreneurs First | 5 |
| Dawn Capital | 4 |
| Acequia Capital | 3 |
| Backed | 3 |
| Index Ventures | 3 |
| Insight Partners | 3 |
| 3VC | 2 |
| Mosaic Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3397%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company13%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Entrepreneurs First
Compare Chalfen Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Chalfen Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Seed | |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Series A | |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Series B |
Round details for Chalfen Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Chalfen Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
34 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides employee training software with various platform capabilities, including learning management and experience platforms, AI-powered learning, and skills-based training. | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Amenitiz provides an all-in-one hotel management system for independent hotels | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Nov 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Assaia provides AI solutions to optimize airport and airline operations, including turnaround times, safety, and sustainability. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | |||
| Brava Finance provides a tokenised asset account for every client, operated by AI and held by a custodian | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Bridebook helps couples plan their wedding | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| BRYTER provides an AI productivity suite for legal work, including contract review, document automation, and workflow automation. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cogna builds the software for the hardest, highest-stakes work in physical industries | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Crossbeam provides a platform for companies to share data and generate revenue through ecosystem-led growth | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Deblock provides a current account that allows users to hold and manage euros, stablecoins, and bitcoin, with features such as a 4% annual yield and instant transfers. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Nov 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Flexciton is a technology company developing cutting-edge production planning and scheduling software to help chipmakers boost efficiency and transition towards autonomous operations. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| General Index provides energy price benchmarks and data services | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Biographica is a biotechnology company that designs and develops better plant traits using AI and rapid experimentation. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jan 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Harbr provides a platform for external data sharing and governance | Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides an autocomplete tool for CAD software to help engineers design faster. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Inherent is a research institution that aims to leverage the potential of AI in scientific inquiry | AI & Machine LearningEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Iridius develops artificial intelligence technology for regulated industries to ensure compliance with regulatory standards | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| The company helps individuals become funded founders by providing access to cofounders, mentorship, and resources to build a company. | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kraaft develops a mobile application for construction site management | ConsumerReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Levity redesigns logistics operations work so humans and AI can run it together | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- chalfenventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 34
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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