Amit Mukherjee

Amit Mukherjee is the Founder and Managing Partner at Chainforest, a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage web3 startups. Chainforest operates as a community-driven VC firm supported by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called Chainforest DAO. This innovative structure allows for a broad community of over 400 web3 operators to participate and contribute without necessarily investing capital directly into the fund. Members, known as "Rainmakers," can earn tokenized carry called $RAINDROP for their contributions to the investment practice.12

Before founding Chainforest, Mukherjee spent over nine years at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a prominent venture capital firm, where he was a partner. His experience with DAOs includes serving as the co-treasurer of the Friends with Benefits (FWB) treasury team.2 Mukherjee's work with Chainforest is noted for its community-native design, which is seen as a transformative approach in the venture capital landscape, particularly within the web3 sector.12