Career
Founder & Managing Partner
Chemistry is a $350M early-stage venture firm leading investments in standout software companies at Seed and Series A.
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Partner
Partner
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Investor and Board Member
Investor and Board Member
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Investor
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IPO April 2019
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Acquired by Sisense - May 2019
Investor
Investor
Investor and Board Observer
Board Observer until IPO November 2017
Advisory Board Member, Bay Area
Founded in 2000 by a team of social entrepreneurs, New Leaders is a national nonprofit that develops transformational school leaders and designs effective leadership policies and practices for school systems across the country.
Investor and Board Observer
Board Observer until IPO June 2016
Board Member
Acquired by Amazon - September 2014
Investor and Board Observer
Acquired by Google - August 2014
Education
A.B.
A.B. - Economics
Skills
Core technical and professional competencies derived from 16+ years of early-stage venture capital investing and board roles.
Venture & Finance
Venture Capital
Early-Stage Investing
Deal Sourcing
Due Diligence
Portfolio Management
Fundraising
Domain Expertise
SaaS
Developer Platforms
Infrastructure Software
Consumer Applications
Fintech
Web3/Crypto
Leadership & Strategy
Strategic Planning
Board Governance
Business Strategy
Team Management
Product Vision
M&A/Exits
Domains
Primary Focus
Venture Capital, Enterprise Software (SaaS/DevTools), Infrastructure, Fintech, Consumer Tech
Secondary Focus
Digital Media, E-commerce, Gaming (Esports), Education Technology
Tags
Personality
Visionary, Strategic, Entrepreneurial, Data-Driven, Experienced Investor
Focus
Early-Stage, Technology, Future of Software, Board Governance
Audience Metrics
Gender
Male 65.7%, Female 34.3%
Age Distribution
25-34 (64.5%), 35-54 (17.8%), 18-24 (12.4%)
Top Countries
US (13.1%), BR (11.7%), IR (8.6%), IN (7.0%)
Top Cities
Tehran (2.7%), Baghdad (2.2%), New York (1.5%)
Social Metrics
Twitter/X
22.9K followers
Frequently Asked Questions
Ethan Kurzweil is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chemistry, a $350 million early-stage venture capital firm with over 16 years of VC experience.
He spent over 16 years in venture capital, primarily as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners from June 2008 until November 2024.
Yes, he is known for leading investments in successful companies including Twilio, PagerDuty, Intercom, and the consumer application Twitch.
His investment focus is on early-stage VC across developer platforms, SaaS, infrastructure, and consumer applications.
He holds degrees from both Stanford University and Harvard Business School.