# Chalk funding: rounds and investors > Chalk has raised $51M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include General Catalyst, BDC Capital and Felicis. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/chalk (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Chalk* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$51M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$500K** Venture **$50M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $50M May 2025 - **Step-up i:** 100× - **Investors:** 7 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$500K** Venture **$50M** Series A - **First round:** Venture, $500K - **Biggest round:** $50M - **Between rounds:** 10.3 years ## The rounds - **May 2025** Series A **$50M** *3 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures) Source recorded - **Jan 2015** Venture **$500K** *4 new* [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) [Ryan Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes) John Baker From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Chalk's own website: 3 founders. **Marc Freed-Finnegan** Co-Founder & CEO **Andy Moreland** Co-Founder **Elliot Marx** Co-Founder ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2015 **Series A** 2025 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) [Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures) [Ryan Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes) John Baker ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [BlackBerry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cylance) undisclosed Dec 2008 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=chalk). ## Everyone who backed them [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **1** round [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) VC firm **1** round [Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Ryan Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes) VC firm **1** round John Baker no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=chalk). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Chalk as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Maple Leaf Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maple-leaf-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Triatomic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triatomic-capital) Private equity Per its own site [InvestInData](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investindata) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Chalk ### Who invested in Chalk? Chalk's investors include General Catalyst, BDC Capital, Felicis, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and Unusual Ventures, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Chalk raised? Chalk has raised $51M across 2 rounds since 2015. ### When did Chalk last raise? Chalk's most recent round was a Series A of $50M in May 2025. ### What was Chalk's biggest round? Its most recent round, $50M in May 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Chalk first? Chalk's first round on record, in Jan 2015, was backed by BDC Capital, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and Ryan Holmes and 1 others. ### What stage is Chalk at? Chalk's latest named round is a Series A, in May 2025. ### Where is Chalk based? Chalk is based in the United States. ## Companies like Chalk In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Vertical Semiconductor** $84M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app