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Kelly Cherniwchan

Kelly Cherniwchan is the founder and CEO of Chata.ai, a developer tools and AI agents company based in Calgary. Chata.ai raised a US$10M Series A in January 2026 led by 7Ridge and Izou Partners.

Founder/CEO of Chata.ai.

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Chata.ai

Natural-language conversational analytics.

Role
Founder/CEO
HQ
Calgary, AB
Founded
2016
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
US$10M
Latest round
Series A, Jan 21, 2026
Website
chata.ai

Investors: 7Ridge, Izou Partners

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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