# Chat Joglekar

> Chat Joglekar is the co-founder and CEO of Baton, a New York marketplace that wants to be the Zillow for small businesses - giving Main Street owners fast, data-backed valuations and a private way to sell. Before Baton he spent two decades building $100M+ businesses inside Zillow, Spotify and Google. In January 2025 Baton raised a $10M Series A led by Obvious Ventures, with backing from Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff, pushing total funding past $15.5M as the company chases a roughly $10 trillion wave of retiring-boomer business transitions.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Baton
- **Organizations:** Baton (Baton Market), Zillow Group, Spotify, Google, Trulia, Ribbon, ROOM
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High school, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, B.A., Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, MBA, Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
- **Known for:** Built multiple $100M+ businesses across Zillow, Spotify and Google, Launched and scaled Zillow's New Construction marketplace to over $100M in revenue, Co-founded Baton and raised $15.5M+ across rounds, including a $10M Series A led by Obvious Ventures

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2000s** — Studied architecture at UC Berkeley, later earned an MBA at Duke's Fuqua School of Business
- **2010s** — Held senior sales and operations roles at Spotify, Trulia and Zillow
- **Zillow era** — Executive for 5+ years; launched and scaled Zillow's New Construction marketplace to $100M+ in revenue
- **2021** — Co-founded Baton with Dylan Gans (and Jamie Roth) to modernize how small businesses are bought and sold
- **2025-01** — Baton raised a $10M Series A led by Obvious Ventures, total funding past $15.5M

## Achievements

- Built multiple $100M+ businesses across Zillow, Spotify and Google
- Launched and scaled Zillow's New Construction marketplace to over $100M in revenue
- Co-founded Baton and raised $15.5M+ across rounds, including a $10M Series A led by Obvious Ventures
- Helped sell over 50 small businesses through Baton
- Attracted Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff as an investor

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Baton announced a $10M Series A led by Obvious Ventures, with Spencer Rascoff, Burst Capital, FJ Labs, Fluent Ventures and others participating.

## Links

- Website: https://batonmarket.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joglekar

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Last updated: 2026-06-14