Investing Profile

Salen Churi

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Founder and General Partner at Trust Ventures

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Networks Salen is a member of

Miami University Network

54 CONNECTIONS

Kirkland & Ellis Network

12 CONNECTIONS

Base Power Company Network

11 CONNECTIONS

Trust Ventures Network

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Trust Ventures Network

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Current Investing Position

Trust Ventures General Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Salen Churi is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Salen Churi's Investments On Record (8)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Base Power	Series COct 2025$1B	$2.2B
Co-investors: Joshua Kushner (Thrive Capital), Katherine Boyle (Andreessen Horowitz), Sebastian Duesterhoeft (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), Lee Fixel (Addition), Brian Tochman (Trust Ventures), Eric Tarczynski (Contrary Capital), Elad Gil (Gil Capital / Gil & Co), David Yakobovitch (DataPower Ventures)
GreenLite Technologies	Series ASep 2024$29M SeedOct 2023$8M	$87M
Co-investors: Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures)
Andromeda	Pre SeedMay 2024$5M	$5M
Co-investors: Matt Huang (Sequoia Capital)
Sana Benefits	Series BJun 2022$60M Series AOct 2021$20M Series ASep 2020$21M SeedOct 2019$4M	$110M
Co-investors: Stephen Oskoui (Gigafund)
PairTree	SeedMar 2022$5M	$7M
Co-investors: David Frankel (Founder Collective), Julie Lein (Urban Innovation Fund), Philip Carson (Cubit Capital)
The Helper Bees	Series BJan 2022$13M	$54M
Co-investors: Ludwig Schulze (Alumni Ventures ), Morgan Flager (Silverton Partners)
Steno	Series ASep 2021$10M	$28M
Co-investors: Daniel Curran (FundersClub), Jason Fiedler (Left Lane Capital), Jacob Kerzner
Visibly	Series BNov 2018$9M	$28M
Co-investors: Stuart Larkins (Chicago Ventures), Herbert Sablotny (Operator Circle), Nick Kingsbury (Amadeus Capital Partners), Hanel Baveja (Creandum), Brian Hirsch (Tribeca Venture Partners), Peter Liu (Revelry Venture Partners), Armando Pauker (Tensility Venture Partners), Mark Friedgan (Hubrix Ventures)

Salen Churi's Experience

Landlord Base Power Company2023 - Present

Co-Founder and Board Member Abundance Institute2023 - Present

Board Member Mercatus Center at George Mason University2020 - Present

Founder and General Partner Trust Ventures2017 - Present

General Partner Trust VenturesPresent

Law Professor / Director of the Innovation Clinic The Innovation Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School2013 - 2018

Associate Director of the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship Institute for Justice2013 - 2015

Associate Kirkland & Ellis2013 - 2013

Associate Sidley Austin LLP2011 - 2013

Judge Sandra S. Beckwith United States Courts2009 - 2009

Salen Churi's Education

Miami University B.A. with honors, Philosophy

University of Chicago Law School J.D. with honors

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