Ben Chelf is a General Partner at Elementum VC. He previously co-founded Coverity and leads the Venture Lab at Praxis.
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Elementum VC writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Coverity · COO
- Coverity · CTO
- Praxis
- Elementum VC · General PartnerNow
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Who is Ben Chelf?
Ben Chelf is a General Partner at Elementum VC. He previously co-founded Coverity and leads the Venture Lab at Praxis.
How much does Ben Chelf invest?
Ben Chelf invests through Elementum VC, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Ben Chelf?
A warm intro from a founder Elementum VC backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Ben Chelf do before Elementum VC?
COO at Coverity; CTO at Coverity; Praxis.
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