# Navin Chaddha at Mayfield Fund

> Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Menlo Park, US · Partner

# Navin Chaddha

Managing Partner at [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)

Latest rounds

- **Formation Data Systems** Round · $20M Dec 2016

Backs *Big Data & Analytics* *Cloud*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2016
- **Filings:** 18 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +4 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 18 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Mayfield Fund
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Mayfield Fund** VC firm · US **29** cheques in 12 months **509** all time **9** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $20M
- **Active:** 2016

2016

- [Formation Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/formation-data-systems) *Round* **$20M** Dec 2016 Joined · +14 investors

By stage

- Round **1**

What they backed

Big Data & Analytics **1** Cloud **1**

Alongside

- [Aaron Levie *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)
- [BYU Cougar Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byu-cougar-capital)
- Charles Giancarlo *1*
- Darrell Long *1*
- [Dell Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell)
- James Lussier *1*
- Jerry Kennelly *1*
- Kumar Malavalli *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[MFC Select](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mfc-select)** MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[MFA Select](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mfa-select)** MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER since 2025
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Retym, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Auradine, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **NuVia, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[MF Leaders H-E](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mf-leaders-h-e)** MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **HashiCorp, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)** MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER on 12 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **BRIGHTER INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Arcadia Data Inc.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CLOUDVELOX, INC.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **MEDICAL & DENTAL COMMERCE CORP.** Director since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CLOUDVELOCITY, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **APPCELERATOR, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Elastica, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **MIMOSA SYSTEMS INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CPower, Inc.** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Gigya, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Mayfield Fund

- [**Michael Levinthal** Managing Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-levinthal)
- [**Raj Kapoor** Co-Founder and Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/raj-kapoor)
- [**Ursheet Parikh** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ursheet-parikh)
- [**Gamiel Gran** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gamiel-gran)
- [**Grant Heidrich** Angel Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/grant-heidrich)
- [**James Beck** COO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-beck)
- [**Kamini Ramani** Founding Circle Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kamini-ramani)
- [**Nikhil Khattau** Director, Mayfield Mauritius, LTD. *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-khattau)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 7 Aug 2026 · 1h 43m The 18x Midas Lister Betting $3B on AI (and calling most of it fake) | Navin Chaddha, Mayfield With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) About this episode Navin Chaddha is the Managing Partner at Mayfield. He’s made the Forbes Midas List 18 times, and thinks a lot of the AI revenue everyone's chasing right now is fake. Mayfield is a 56-year-old firm that backs founders at the paper-and-pencil stage. They’re investing $3 billion into AI, but Navin… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Jan 2026 · 49 min 499. A 17 Time Midas Lister on Greatness, the $6T AI Teammate Market, Why AI Sovereignty Is Critical, and Who Wins the Battle Between Incumbents and Startups (Navin Chaddha) With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode Navin Chaddha of Mayfield joins Nick to discuss A 17 Time Midas Lister on Greatness, the $6T AI Teammate Market, Why AI Sovereignty Is Critical, and Who Wins the Battle Between Incumbents and Startups. In this episode we cover: Challenges in Early Internet Video Lessons from Interacting with Tech… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) · 21 Oct 2025 · 1h 0m The Trillion-Dollar AI Hardware Opportunity (Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield) With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode Navin Chaddha has spent three decades at the forefront of innovation, first as a founder, and now as managing partner at Mayfield, one of Silicon Valley’s oldest venture firms. A 17-time member of Forbes’ Midas List, Navin has guided generations of entrepreneurs through waves of technological… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 1 Oct 2025 · 49 min 17x Midas List VC Navin Chaddha on The 100x AI Opportunity With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner of Mayfield, has guided more than 80 companies to positive outcomes. During his venture capital career, Navin has invested in over 60 companies, of which 18 have gone public and 27 have been acquired. Creating $120B+ in equity value and over 40,000 jobs. Navin has… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 15 Jul 2025 · 22 min Mayfield's Navin Chaddha on the $5 trillion AI services revolution With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode This week on StrictlyVC Download, Mayfield managing partner Navin Chaddha joins Connie Loizos at our event in Menlo Park to break down why the $5 trillion services sector is ready for AI disruption. Navin, an early investor in Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, explains why the next wave of winners in… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Fund/Build/Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fund-build-scale) · 7 Feb 2024 · 47 min Episode 1 | Building Trust with Your Inception Investor with guest Navin Chaddha (Managing Partner, Mayfield) With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode In the first episode of Fund/Build/Scale, Mayfield Managing Partner Navin Chaddha spoke about the need for founders to identify investors they can trust, how to pitch Mayfield's AI Start seed fund, and why he’s specifically looking for inception-stage entrepreneurs who have “half-baked” ideas. Our… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Navin Chaddha in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 4 Jun 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 478: Visionary Founder Lessons from Poshmark, Centana, and EquipmentShare: Love, Listening, and Leadership (Chaddha, Byunn, Schlacks) Mentions [Eric Byunn](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-byunn)[Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Eric Byunn of Centana Growth Willy Schlacks of EquipmentShare We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The host of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Apr 2026 · 4 min Investor Stories 472: Think Big, Stay Patient, Earn Access, Venture Advice from Foresite, Mayfield, and Blue Moon (Tananbaum, Chaddha, Orthlieb) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Ben Orthlieb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-orthlieb-2)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Ben Orthlieb of Blue Moon We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 9 Mar 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 464: Anti Portfolio Confessions: Missing Twilio, Zoom, DocuSign, MongoDB, and Solana (Austin, Simpson, Chaddha) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Arianna Simpson](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)[Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin)[Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Feb 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 461: Feast and Famine in Crypto, When to Take the Off Ramp, and Evaluating Founder Temperament (Simpson, Chaddha, Orthlieb) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Arianna Simpson](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)[Ben Orthlieb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-orthlieb-2)[Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Ben Orthlieb of Blue Moon We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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