Chai Ventures
Chai Ventures
Pleasantville, New York, United States
New York, New York
Stage
Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed
Type
Venture Capital
Description
Chai Ventures is a NYC-based pre-seed and seed stage fund investing in women-led companies solving critical problems with businesses that deliver impact at scale across the high- growth sectors of better world, health and wellness, and human connection.
Mission
We’re focused on investing in exceptional women founders – founders who are exceptions to the rule and have been underestimated in some way.
Beauty Investments #
1
Primary Sector
Tech/Consumer/Social/Health & Wellness
Beauty Exits #
- 0
Last Beauty Invest
Feb, 2024-Unfabled-$1.6M
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
| How to Apply? | Online Application form: https://www.chai-ventures.com |
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A full ecosystem approach and apply a multifaceted strategy to supporting women entrepreneurs by considering the pivotal role of women as both capital allocators and recipients. We cultivate relationships with women check-writers (both emerging and active) to increase their overall conviction around investing in women-led startups at their firms |
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IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES
Women-Led
Women-funded
TBD
TBD
Potential for long-term partnership and continued support.
TBD
BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
4.3/10
*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.
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LEAD DETAILS
Lead Contact
Rajiv Kapoor
Title
Founding Partner, Investor
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Contact
JUMP CONCLUSION
Chai Ventures focuses on early-stage, women-led companies in health and wellness and tech fostering human connection. They invest globally, particularly in the U.S. and U.K., supporting ventures outside their region. Their broad, discerning approach spans e-commerce, AI, cybersecurity, and health diagnostics, with a collaborative investment style. Ideal candidates are women-led startups in health tech, AI, or cybersecurity with scalable social impact.
With a Beauty Founder Fit that is barely good, women founders with ventures that merge direct to consumer with beauty and wellness stand a decent chance.