Ellen Chisa

Overview

Ellen Chisa is a Partner at Boldstart Ventures, where Chisa invests at inception in the autonomous enterprise [1][2][3]. Chisa holds board director positions at Generalist [4], Topos Bio [5], Liveblocks [6], and Noded AI [7]. Previously, Chisa served as Board Director at Stellate from August 2021 to September 2024 [8]. Chisa was Cofounder and CEO of Dark from April 2017 to June 2020 [9] and held the position of VP Product at Lola from April 2015 to May 2017 [10]. Chisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering [11], an MBA from Harvard Business School [12], and studied Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington [13].

Career history

1. PartnerJan 2021 to presentBoldstart Ventures
2. GBoard DirectorMar 2024 to presentGeneralist
3. TBBoard DirectorJan 2025 to presentTopos Bio
4. LBoard DirectorJan 2022 to presentLiveblocks
5. NABoard DirectorJun 2025 to presentNoded AI
6. SBoard DirectorAug 2021 to Sep 2024Stellate
7. DCofounder/CEOApr 2017 to Jun 2020Dark
8. LVP ProductApr 2015 to May 2017Lola

Education

1. FWBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer EngineeringFranklin W. Olin College of Engineering
2. MBAHarvard Business School
3. Human Centered Design and EngineeringUniversity of Washington