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Chestnut Street Ventures

Chestnut Street Ventures

New York City, New Yorkav.vc

Overview

Chestnut Street Ventures is a venture capital firm that is a community of Penn alums: investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts with a connection to UPenn or its graduate schools. At its core, it is a Penn alum venture fund investing in Penn alum-led companies. It is a private, for profit, and not part of UPenn.

Year Founded

2016

Portfolio Companies

17

Website

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Investments

Chestnut Street Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
ZooOct 2023SeedCo-investor
BrightsideNov 2022Series BCo-investor
Rhone ApparelJul 2022Series DCo-investor
Jadu AR, Inc.May 2022Series ACo-investor
BurrowFeb 2021Series C-

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Year Founded2016

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