Chroma
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Awaira Score
Out of 100
HQ
United States
Founded
2022
Raised
$18M
Stage
Seed
Team
1-50
About Chroma
Chroma builds an open-source AI-native vector database designed specifically for storing, indexing, and querying the high-dimensional embeddings that power retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, semantic search, and LLM memory layers. The database is designed to be simple to embed in Python applications with minimal configuration, making it the default choice for developers prototyping AI…
Key Facts
- Chroma has raised a total of $18M in disclosed funding across 1 funding rounds.
- Chroma was founded in 2022 by Jeff Huber and is headquartered in United States.
- Chroma employs approximately 1-50 people.
- Chroma operates in the AI Infrastructure category and is currently at the Seed stage.
- Chroma has an Awaira Score of 45/100, ranking it among the tracked AI companies on Awaira.
- Chroma's most recent funding round was a Seed of $18M closed in June 2022.
Source: Awaira · Updated Mar 24, 2026
Valuation
N/A
Post-money
Total Raised
$18M
All rounds
Awaira Score
45/100
Founded
2022
1-50 employees
Strengths & Risks
Strengths
Growing team of 1-50 employees
Based in the US, the world's largest AI market
Considerations
Valuation not publicly disclosed
Pre-revenue or early revenue stage
Analysis based on publicly available data. Not investment advice.
Awaira estimate based on public data. Not financial advice.
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Funding Rounds
Inactive$18M
Jun 2022
Chroma Latest News
Bain Capital Ventures Invests in AI Database Startup Chroma
Chroma Expands GPU Cloud Capacity to Meet Surging AI Demand
Chroma Announces Strategic Partnerships to Scale AI Operations
Chroma Expands AI Platform with New Enterprise Features and Integrations
Chroma Raises $20 Million for Open-Source AI Embedding Database
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