Chalk - About the company
Chalk is a series A company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2022 by Marc Freed Finnegan, Andrew Moreland and Elliot Marx. It operates as a Provider of a data platform for machine learning feature engineering. Chalk has raised $60M in funding from investors like Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst and Xfund, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 165 active competitors, including 15 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Recall.ai, Sawmills and DataChain.
Company Details
Provider of a data platform for machine learning feature engineering. This system functions as a centralized repository and execution engine for defining, computing, and serving features across training, batch processing, and real-time inference workflows. It allows for the standardization of logic by enabling the use of identical feature definitions in both online and offline environments. The platform supports low-latency data retrieval and provides tools for versioning, lineage tracking, and metadata management. By integrating with existing data stacks, it facilitates the generation of point-in-time correct datasets and helps maintain consistency between model development and production deployment. The architecture is designed to handle temporal aggregations and serve as a unified source of truth for predictive modeling systems.
- Website
- chalk.ai
- Email ID
- *****@chalk.ai
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$60M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on May 28, 2025
Investors
Ranked
1st among 165 active competitors
Employee Count
135 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Chalk
Chalk is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHALK AI, INC. CIN: 872931646 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2021 | - | 30 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Chalk's funding and investors
Chalk has raised a total funding of $60M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 12, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 28, 2025 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Chalk has 6 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Chalk:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 28, 2025 | 4610373 | Series A | 8577223 | 1986290 | 2864385 | 5125211 |
Dec 12, 2023 | 4921046 | Seed | 5295349 | 8126961 | 7181547 |
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Chalk's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Chalk are Marc Freed Finnegan, Andrew Moreland and Elliot Marx. Marc Freed Finnegan is the CEO of Chalk.
Here are the details of Chalk's key team members:
- Marc Freed Finnegan: Co-Founder & CEO of Chalk. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Andrew Moreland: Co-Founder of Chalk. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Elliot Marx: Co-Founder of Chalk. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Chalk's employee count trend
Chalk has 135 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Chalk's employee count trend over the years:
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Chalk's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Chalk include Recall.ai, Sawmills and DataChain. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Chalk, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Chalk 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of a data platform for machine learning feature engineering | $60M | 64/100 | |
2nd | Recall.ai 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Developer of application programming interfaces for capturing meeting conversation data | $50.7M | 55/100 | |
3rd | ![]() Sawmills 2024, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Developer of an AI telemetry management platform for data optimization | $10M | 51/100 | |
4th | DataChain 2018, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded | AI-powered data management platform | - | - | 45/100 |
5th | Donkey 2017, Philadelphia (United States), Early Stage | Developer of autonomous robots for agriculture, nurseries, vineyards, and vegetation management | $1.85M | 43/100 | |
6th | Provider of RAG-as-a-Service platform, AI search, and generative answers | $5.4M | 43/100 | ||
7th | DataOps 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of a platform for data pipeline automation and governance | $27.8M | 39/100 | |
8th | Octen 2025, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Developer of search infrastructure delivering real-time intelligence for AI applications | $10M | 40/100 | |
9th | Guardian Link 2020, Singapore (Singapore), Series A | Developer of enterprise artificial intelligence systems and blockchain infrastructure solutions | $12M | 39/100 | |
10th | Unsiloed AI 2024, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Provider of APIs for converting complex, multimodal unstructured data into structured, LLM-ready formats | $750K | 38/100 |
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Chalk's Investments and acquisitions
Chalk has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Chalk
Here is the latest report on Chalk's sector:
News related to Chalk
Media has covered Chalk for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about company updates.
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Chalk Raises $50M Series A to Power AI InferenceBakersfield•May 29, 2025•Chalk, Triatomic, General Catalyst, Unusual Ventures and 1 other
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Chalk: Machine Learning Data Platform Closes $10 Million In FundingPulse 2.0•Dec 21, 2023•Chalk, General Catalyst, Unusual Ventures, Xfund
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Chalk Raises $10M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Dec 13, 2023•Chalk, General Catalyst, Unusual Ventures, Xfund and 2 others
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