Firms
Chalfen Ventures
Venture capital firm run by solo investor Mike Chalfen, backing a small number of early-stage European business-to-business software companies. It invests in startups developing new markets and products, including AI, developer infrastructure and enterprise software, and often leads rounds while remaining flexible about syndicate structure. Chalfen works directly with founders on company development and long-term strategy. The firm’s current website distinguishes its own portfolio from investments Chalfen made earlier in his career; career investments are not automatically holdings of Chalfen Ventures.
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Acequia Capital
Tracelight$3M · 2025-08-07
Charlie Songhurst
- Tracelight$3M · 2025-08-07
Dawn Capital
Lokalise$50M · 2021-12-14
Demea Invest
UPCITI$7M · 2023-07-01
Entrepreneur First- Tracelight$3M · 2025-08-07
Inovo.vc- Tracelight$3M · 2025-08-07
Kamil Mieczakowski- UPCITI€18M · 2025-10-16
Notion Capital- UPCITI€18M · 2025-10-16
Peter Lasinger- Lokalise$50M · 2021-12-14
Reid Christian- Lokalise$50M · 2021-12-14
Suhit Gupta
- Tracelight$3M · 2025-08-07
Third Kind Venture Capital
- Lokalise$50M · 2021-12-14
Investments
| $3M2025-08-07 | Tracelight | Chalfen Ventures, Acequia Capital, Inovo.vc, Entrepreneur First, Charlie Songhurst, Suhit Gupta |
| €18M2025-10-16 | UPCITI | Notion Capital, Point Nine Capital, Chalfen Ventures, Kamil Mieczakowski |
| $7M2023-07-01 | UPCITI | Point Nine Capital, Demea Invest, Chalfen Ventures |
| $50M2021-12-14 | Lokalise | Creandum, Third Kind Venture Capital, CRV, Dawn Capital, Chalfen Ventures, Eva Arh, Peter Lasinger, Reid Christian |