Navin Chaddha, Managing Director, leads Mayfield, a top-tier early-stage venture capital firm investing $3 billion in AI. 70% of Mayfield's investments are made at inception. Since its founding in 1969, Mayfield's track record includes 125+ IPOs and 225+ acquisitions.

Navin has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has been ranked on the Forbes Midas List of Top 100 Tech Investors 17 times, including being named top 5 in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

During his venture capital career, Navin has invested in over 60 companies, of which 18 have gone public and 27 have been acquired. Navin’s investments have created over $120 billion in equity value and over 40,000 jobs.

As an entrepreneur, Navin has co-founded three startups, including VXtreme (acquired by Microsoft) to become Windows Media; Rivio/CPA.com, and iBeam Broadcasting (IPO).

Navin holds an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a B.Tech degree in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, where he was honored with the distinguished IIT Alumni Award. He is an active philanthropist and supports various causes.