Twelve recycles carbon dioxide into chemicals & fuels using an electrochemical process.

Loom lets you communicate faster, friendlier & more clearly.

Anduril exploits breakthroughs in consumer & commercial technology to radically evolve our defense capabilities.

Ben Chelf, General Partner

Ben was a co-founder of Coverity, a software quality and security company birthed from his research as a PhD student at Stanford. Coverity attracted investment from the likes of Benchmark Capital and Foundation Capital, employed hundreds of people, and, in 2014, was acquired by Synopsys. Ben served as both COO and CTO, defining product strategy and working closely with customers and the press and analyst communities. He's been named to ComputerWorld's Top 40 under 40 Innovative IT Professionals and is in the Stanford Inventor Hall of Fame. Ben has lived every part of the entrepreneurial cycle and is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience. As part of this work, Ben also heads up the Venture Lab at the nonprofit Praxis, helping serial entrepreneurs research and develop new organizations from the moment of inspiration to incorporation.

Ben holds a BS and an MS in Computer Science, both from Stanford.

Ben Patterson, General Partner

Ben brings to Elementum a unique perspective and skill set forged in an array of experiences: making music for Universal Records, running IT and data infrastructure at Stanford University and the Stanford Cancer Institute, co-founding a company in media technology and operating a 38-employee SaaS startup. Today, some of the best minds in business rely on Ben’s perspective: he advises both the 1517 Fund and 10k Investments, the venture arm of the Coors family. Most recently, Ben was a Venture Partner with UP2398, a single-LP seed fund backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

Ben holds a BA in Music from Whitworth University.

Kurt Keilhacker, General Partner

Kurt is a startup veteran. He’s co-founded and served as Chairman, CEO, or CFO of companies throughout Silicon Valley and internationally. Kurt is driven by learning: he asks hard questions, studies toward solutions, and tests every answer so that the best ideas are made tangible for business. With multi-billion dollar exits and IPOs, Kurt has proven startup experience and he thrives on applying it to new and emerging markets. Before Elementum, Kurt founded and invested in more than 50 companies across the US and Europe through TechFund and TechFund Europe. 

Kurt is a graduate of Wheaton and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago, an MLA from Stanford, and an MTS from Harvard.

Ted Callahan, Advisor

Ted co-founded Elementum. He is known among his extensive network—and our founders—for his comprehensive know-how in all areas of early- to mid-stage company growth, from sales and marketing to funding to hiring and more. Ted has deep expertise in growth strategy, go-to-market strategy, and pricing. Prior to Elementum, Ted was an associate principal at McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in solving sales and marketing problems. He is currently a leader across QuickBooks' and TurboTax's Self-Employed teams at Intuit.

Ted graduated from Stanford and earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.