# Chalfen Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Chalfen Ventures is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 6 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/chalfen-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Chalfen Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 6 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund, Aug 2024 VC firm Seed Series A Software Follow Chalfen Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fchalfen-ventures) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **6** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$16M** Rounds led **3 of 6** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 83%** Pitch Chalfen Ventures ## Chalfen Ventures highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 Led 3 rounds ## What they do > Chalfen Ventures is Mike Chalfen's VC firm. Mike backs software startups aiming to grow and dominate new and often unusual markets. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Software - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Nous](https://millionrounds.com/company/nous)** Series A · GB · Tech.eu **$17M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[Opply](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)** Seed · GB · Google News search **$7.5M** *Led* - **Feb** **[SurrealDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/surrealdb)** Series A · GB · TechStartups **$23M** *Led* - **2025** 1 round - **Nov** **[Deblock](https://millionrounds.com/company/deblock)** Series A · FR · Silicon Canals **$35M** With 7 others - **2024** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Stackfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/stackfix)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$3.0M** *Led* - **Nov** **[Cogna](https://millionrounds.com/company/cogna)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$15M** With 4 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named** MH **Michael Hilary Chalfen** LLP Designated Member i Form ADV We also hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$227M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Chalfen Ventures LLP - **SEC number:** CRD 315371 Who backs their funds ## 1 LP on record in Chalfen Ventures's funds - **Funds:** 1 The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list. - [**Blue Future Partners** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-future-partners) Fund Vintage Committed Chalfen Ventures - - ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **26** of 38 we have independently watched raise [5mins](https://millionrounds.com/company/5mins)[Amenitiz](https://millionrounds.com/company/amenitiz)[Atomicjar](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomicjar)[Cogna](https://millionrounds.com/company/cogna)[Crossbeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/crossbeam)[Docusign](https://millionrounds.com/company/docusign)[Flexciton](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexciton)[Houzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/houzz)[Illumio](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumio)[Kraaft](https://millionrounds.com/company/kraaft)[Levity](https://millionrounds.com/company/levity)[Lokalise](https://millionrounds.com/company/lokalise)[Luminovo](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminovo)[Nous](https://millionrounds.com/company/nous)[Opply](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)[Polaranalytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/polar-analytics)[Sedna](https://millionrounds.com/company/sedna)[Snyk](https://millionrounds.com/company/snyk)[Surrealdb](https://millionrounds.com/company/surrealdb)[Timeisltd](https://millionrounds.com/company/time-is-ltd)[Tipalti](https://millionrounds.com/company/tipalti)[Tracelight](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracelight)[Tray](https://millionrounds.com/company/tray)[Vaultplatform](https://millionrounds.com/company/vault-platform)[Worldover](https://millionrounds.com/company/worldover)[Zaptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaptic) Bridebook Bryter Edreamsodigeo Foundry Harbrdata Honu Joinef King Lynceus Suse Syntasso Translucent Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. New fund on file **Raised** a new fund in Aug 2024 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Led 3 of 6 rounds **50%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *4* - Seed said *2* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Fen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fen-ventures) 3 **Pitching Chalfen Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Chalfen Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Fen Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fen-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Chalfen Ventures put money into. [**Nous** $17M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nous)[**Opply** $7.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)[**SurrealDB** $23M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/surrealdb)[**Deblock** $35M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/deblock)[**Stackfix** $3.0M · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/stackfix)[**Cogna** $15M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/cogna) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Chalfen Ventures in the title. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 8 Jul 2022 · 57 min 20VC: How to Build Anti-Fragile Venture Portfolios Today | Why Diversification is Overrated in Portfolio Construction | How to Think Through Sizing Investments, Market Sizing and Pricing in Today's Environment with Mike Chalfen @ Chalfen Ventures With [Mike Chalfen](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-chalfen) Mentions [Chalfen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chalfen-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Chalfen Ventures ### What does Chalfen Ventures invest in? Chalfen Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software. ### How active is Chalfen Ventures? 6 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Chalfen Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Nous (Series A, Oct 2026), Opply (Seed, Oct 2026) and SurrealDB (Series A, Feb 2026). ### How big are Chalfen Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $16M. ### Does Chalfen Ventures lead rounds? Yes: it led 3 of its 6 investments on record (50%). ### Where does Chalfen Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (83%) and France (17%). ### Is Chalfen Ventures investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Chalfen Ventures invest alongside? Most often Fen Ventures (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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