# Generationship

> Generationship is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded in 2024 by Rachel Chalmers and Michelle Yi. It backs technical women founders building AI infrastructure, developer tools, data platforms and related enterprise software at the earliest stages, combining investment with an operator and adviser network.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Rachel Chalmers (Co-founder and Co-General Partner), Michelle Yi (Co-founder and Co-General Partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage venture investment, Founder support and faculty network, Generationship podcast
- **Notable:** Fund I closed at $2.7 million, exceeding its $2.5 million target., The June 2026 close announcement reported 13 investments., Generationship reported a 4x valuation markup on its Edera investment; this is an unrealized investment mark, not a realized cash return.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture investment** — Pre-seed and seed investment in technical women founders working in AI infrastructure, developer tooling, data and enterprise technology.
- **Founder support and faculty network** — Technical, go-to-market, community and company-building guidance from experienced operators and advisers.
- **Generationship podcast** — Heavybit-hosted conversations with founders and operators about AI, infrastructure and the future of work.

## Achievements

- Fund I closed at $2.7 million, exceeding its $2.5 million target.
- The June 2026 close announcement reported 13 investments.
- Generationship reported a 4x valuation markup on its Edera investment; this is an unrealized investment mark, not a realized cash return.
- Edera publicly named Generationship as a participant in its September 2024 seed round.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced Fund I final close at $2.7 million against a $2.5 million target, with 13 portfolio companies at announcement.
- **2026-10** — In an interview published October 1, Chalmers discussed two reported portfolio markups and described Quint as the fund’s most recent investment at the time of recording.
- **2026-10** — The live portfolio page listed 18 companies across security and infrastructure, data and analytics, correctness, tooling and a moonshot category when reviewed on October 27.

## Links

- Website: https://www.generationship.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generationship

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Last updated: 2026-10-27