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Chestnut Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$400K – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage companies transforming real estate capital deployment and construction processes through technology.

How Chestnut Ventures invests

Chestnut Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, Real Estate. It does not invest in Consumer Brands.

Chestnut Ventures typically writes checks of $400K–$3.0M per investment.

Chestnut Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including ZenoFund, BuiltGrid.

Meet the Team

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Alex Patel

Partner

Real Estate Development Technology
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Tiffany Phan

General Partner

Tiffany Phan brings two decades of experience bridging institutional capital and high-growth technology. She previously co-managed a $4.5B portfolio at Stamos Capital Partners, leading global investment underwriting across hedge funds, private equity, and venture-backed companies.

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Ricky Fiel

General Partner

With more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles, Ricky brings a broad and diverse background across multiple roles and companies. He has played a key role in scaling high-growth tech organizations spanning SaaS, gaming, and crypto.

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Genevive Fiel

General Partner

Genevive brings more than 10 years of expertise in People Operations. Having led Recruiting and HR functions across companies at various stages of startup growth on a global scale.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
Real Estate

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Brands

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

ZE

ZenoFund

Fintech
BU

BuiltGrid

Real Estate SaaS
How to pitch Chestnut Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, Real Estate — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $400K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Patel, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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