Ajay Chopra

General Partner at Trinity Ventures; Previously co-founded and scaled Pinnacle Systems to IPO and beyond…..

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated July 2026💼 24 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States20+ investmentsInvested this year
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Board Member
Jul 2024
CommerceIQ is the pioneer in helping brands win on retail ecommerce channels such as Amazon, Walmart.com, Instacart and 800+ other retailers. Our unified platform applies machine learning and automation across marketing, supply chain, and sales operations to help brands gain market share profitably.
Seed investor
Jun 2020
Ship Agents that Work. Arize AI & Agent Engineering Platform. One place for development, observability, and evaluation.
Board Member
Nov 2019
Bulletproof is functional nutrition, here to prove that better is closer than you think. We re-imagine nutrition with science-backed and thoughtfully sourced ingredients to create quality additions to your daily wellness routine. Pioneered by Bulletproof Coffee, Bulletproof is a leading health and wellness company offering a product portfolio including packaged coffee, coffee pods, collagen peptides, greens powder, supplements, gummy vitamins, MCT oil, creamers and protein bars. Bulletproof products are sold in leading retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Target, Publix, Erewhon and online at Bulletproof.com and Amazon.com.
mid stageRetail
Early investor
Aug 2018
Shared electric scooters for Latin America. Somos una comunidad de movilidad diferente. Conectamos personas de manera simple, divertida y ecológica. Ofrecemos patines eléctricos para así, circular libremente en la ciudad.
Seed investor
Jul 2018
At NewCompute, we're building infrastructure to help businesses leverage Generative AI. We think there's an opportuntiy to build 10x AI infrastructure using AI itself. This is the beginning of a golden age for builders. We're committed to giving them a golden pickaxe.
Seed Investor
Aug 2017
Genies is cultures leading avatar technology company with a mission to power an interoperable identity layer across the internet. Genies Tool Kit includes its unique Avatar and Interoperable Frameworks, which enables developers, artists, creators, companies, and platforms to build gamified avatar experiences and universes - all connected through the Genies’ interoperable layer. Through early avatar adoption by cultural tastemakers such as Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Cardi B, Migos, and DJ Khaled, Genies set out to build tools and use cases that would enable limitless compatibility and customization of their avatars for everyone. With offices in LA and SF, the company has raised 200M from investors including Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger.
Series A lead investor and Board Member
Aug 2017
We’re Changing the Beauty Industry for Good. Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women. Thrive Causemetics is Bigger Than Beauty™️: For every product you purchase, we donate to help a woman thrive. We believe changing the world starts with a single ingredient, and that’s why we create vegan, 100% cruelty-free formulas containing proven ingredients without the use of parabens or sulfates. All of our high-performance cosmetics are developed at Thrive Causemetics Lab—we control every step of the product development process, and a large part of it involves you.
Series A lead investor and Board Member
Dec 2015
Birdeye is revolutionizing reputation, social media, and customer experience management for multi-location businesses with our AI-powered platform. Follow to empower your brand with data-driven insights and best practices for reputation management, social media prowess, and enriching digital customer experiences.
Series A lead investor and Board Member
Sep 2015
Gobble delivers gourmet 15-minute meal kits right to your doorstep. These chef-designed meals are easy to prepare, with simple recipe steps and fresh ingredients that have been chopped, portioned, and simmered so that dinner is both fast and flavorful. Gobble combines the convenience of takeout with the health, satisfaction, and freshness of a home-cooked meal. Our Executive Chef Thomas Ricci carefully curates each recipe so that anyone can create a dynamic meal at home in just minutes - think of us as your personal sous chef! New, seasonal menus are released weekly, and include dishes for every palate. Whether you’re looking for global cuisine, low-calorie options, comfort classics, vegetarian recipes, or kid-friendly meals, we have you covered. Plus, we think beyond dinner with delicious options for breakfast, lunch, sides, desserts, and more! Our CEO Ooshma Garg was inspired to help people cook up happiness even on the busiest evenings, and since founding Gobble in 2010, she has graced Forbes’ Top 30 Innovators Under 30 list. Our operations have grown rapidly, serving 47 states and spanning offices in California, Pennsylvania, and Toronto. Find out why our customers call us a life-saver on busy weeknights. We're dedicated to helping households across the country spend less time working in the kitchen, and more time at the table with the people they love. Visit www.gobble.com to check out our latest culinary creations.
Seed investor
Jun 2015
EarnIn lets you access your money as you earn it — not days or weeks later. We’re reimagining the way money moves to make financial momentum accessible to everyone. That starts with payday every day and builds with tools like credit monitoring, automated savings accounts, and low-balance protection. All with no interest, no credit checks, and no mandatory fees. So our customers have as many options as possible to save and spend on their terms. EarnIn’s pioneering Earned Wage Access app is backed by world-class partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, and DST. Since our founding in 2013, 3.8 million customers have given it over 380,000 5-star reviews for helping them access over $15 billion in earnings. That means: - 49% can now cover an unexpected expense of $400 since using EarnIn - 73% can budget more effectively with EarnIn - 66% have been able to pay bills on time with EarnIn’s help We’re proud of that impact. Because no one should feel stuck — held back from their ambitions, their life — simply because they can’t access the money they’ve already earned. That’s why EarnIn is here, to help people move forward with the lives they want today and the goals they have for tomorrow. Join us. EarnIn is a financial technology company, not a bank. The Deposit Account, Secured Account, and EarnIn Card are issued by Evolve Bank & Trust, Member FDIC. The EarnIn Card is issued pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc.
Investor
Feb 2015
Weve hopped over to @google! Follow us there for all the latest from Fitbit.
Board Member
Jul 2014
STRATIM builds Intelligent technology to modernize and improve the performance of fleet. By uniting every aspect of fleet operations into a single interface, teams and workflows start to work together intelligently. It is this unification that allows mobility companies to operate a robust, predictable and hyper-efficient business so they can focus on achieving their mission. STRATIM is comprised of three products. STRATIM for Fleets, STRATIM for Vendors and the STRATIM Marketplace that enables fleet owners and their vendors to transact with each other.
Board Member
Jul 2014
We’re a tight-knit team of fearless entrepreneurs and diverse waybuilders redefining how used cars are bought and sold everyday. We make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful – by building the world’s greatest digital marketplaces for used vehicles. Our team helps the world’s largest OEMs, dealers, fleet operators, rental companies and financial institutions drive their businesses forward everyday. Looking for your next adventure? From creative design to engineering, software development to manufacturing, to marketing and finance - your journey can start here. Explore our roles today: corporate.openlane.com/careers
Seed investor
Oct 2013
Uplift is the leading Buy Now, Pay Later solution serving the world’s top enterprise brands. Through personalized, flexible payment options, Uplift helps people get more out of life, one thoughtful purchase at a time. Uplift’s enterprise-ready offer engine matches consumers with the right payment plan at the right time, helping brands unlock higher conversion while building customer loyalty. Uplift’s complete range of flexible payment solutions are offered by leading brands throughout the United States and Canada.
Series A lead investor and Board Member
Apr 2013
Acquired by Fitbit in March 2015.
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Feb 2026
Outreach is the only complete AI Revenue Workflow Platform built for all revenue teams. Outreach infuses predictive, assistive, conversational, and agentic AI to power hundreds of use cases across revenue motions. From new logo prospecting to expansions, deal acceleration, driving retention, and forecasting, Outreach AI automates workflows and frees sellers to focus on more strategic conversations and actions. Revenue leaders benefit from connected account visibility, performance insights, and higher forecasting accuracy across every GTM team. World leading enterprise organizations use Outreach to power their revenue teams, including SAP, Siemens, Snowflake, ZoomInfo, and Verizon to name a few. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io. Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations functionalities in a unified platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Siemens, Okta, DocuSign, and McKesson depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.
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Jul 2024
CommerceIQ is the pioneer in helping brands win on retail ecommerce channels such as Amazon, Walmart.com, Instacart and 800+ other retailers. Our unified platform applies machine learning and automation across marketing, supply chain, and sales operations to help brands gain market share profitably.
2020
Seed investor
Jun 2020
Ship Agents that Work. Arize AI & Agent Engineering Platform. One place for development, observability, and evaluation.
2019
Board Member
Nov 2019
Bulletproof is functional nutrition, here to prove that better is closer than you think. We re-imagine nutrition with science-backed and thoughtfully sourced ingredients to create quality additions to your daily wellness routine. Pioneered by Bulletproof Coffee, Bulletproof is a leading health and wellness company offering a product portfolio including packaged coffee, coffee pods, collagen peptides, greens powder, supplements, gummy vitamins, MCT oil, creamers and protein bars. Bulletproof products are sold in leading retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Target, Publix, Erewhon and online at Bulletproof.com and Amazon.com.
mid stageRetail
Zero Fasting
Seed Investor
Mar 2019
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