Shayan Shafii

Angel Investor

Chemistry is a $350M early-stage venture firm backing founders who blend technical expertise with commercial instincts. We lead investments from the first check through Series B, with commitments up to $30M. At Chemistry, connection comes first — when we invest, we go all in, putting the full weight of our team behind you. Founded in 2024 by Ethan Kurzweil, Mark Goldberg and Kristina Shen — veteran investors with 35+ years of experience across a16z, Bessemer, and Index — Chemistry brings deep institutional experience and start-up hustle to every company we back. Collectively, we’ve led 100+ investments in companies such as Decagon, PagerDuty, Plaid, ServiceTitan, Twilio, and Twitch.

Angel Investor

Chemistry is a $350M early-stage venture firm backing founders who blend technical expertise with commercial instincts. We lead investments from the first check through Series B, with commitments up to $30M. At Chemistry, connection comes first — when we invest, we go all in, putting the full weight of our team behind you. Founded in 2024 by Ethan Kurzweil, Mark Goldberg and Kristina Shen — veteran investors with 35+ years of experience across a16z, Bessemer, and Index — Chemistry brings deep institutional experience and start-up hustle to every company we back. Collectively, we’ve led 100+ investments in companies such as Decagon, PagerDuty, Plaid, ServiceTitan, Twilio, and Twitch.

Scale backs Founders who can go the distance. We are an early-stage venture capital firm based in the Bay Area with $2.9 billion in assets under management. We partner with Founders building AI and B2B software, helping them on the journey from Founder-led growth to go-to-market machine. We lead 80% of our investments in Series A and B rounds. Our approach is grounded in respect. We collaborate with urgency when invited, step back when what’s needed is the freedom to build, and prioritize honest perspectives over platitudes. Our portfolio spans category-defining B2B software and AI-native companies, like DocuSign, Box, HubSpot, BILL, JFrog, Motive, CodeRabbit, and Bland.