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Executive Summary

Three Menlo Ventures affiliates (Menlo Inflection II, Menlo Entrepreneurs Inflection Fund, and MM Inflection) filed Form 144 notices on September 10, 2026, signaling intent to sell a combined 579,313 shares of Chime Financial common stock worth approximately $20.0 million. The shares were acquired in a private placement in May 2018, and the filings represent a coordinated distribution by a major early-stage venture investor, not an officer or director sale. While the dollar amount is modest relative to Chime's $13.1B market cap (~0.15%), the coordinated nature and the fact that these are the first 144 filings from Menlo since the IPO suggest a planned exit by a pre-IPO investor, which could weigh on sentiment near-term.

Key Facts

• Three Menlo Ventures affiliates filed Form 144 notices on September 10, 2026, to sell Chime common stock.
• Total shares proposed for sale: 579,313 (569,755 + 3,765 + 5,793).
• Total estimated dollar value: ~$20.0 million ($19,685,035.25 + $130,080.75 + $200,148.15).
• All shares were acquired in a private placement on May 16, 2018.
• The selling entities are Menlo Inflection II, L.P., Menlo Entrepreneurs Inflection Fund, L.P., and MM Inflection, L.P.
• The proposed sale represents approximately 0.15% of Chime's $13.1B market cap.
• The filings were made on the same day and signed by the same contact person (Deborah Carrillo), indicating a coordinated distribution.

Financial Impact

Proposed sale of ~579,313 shares worth ~$20.0 million, representing ~0.15% of Chime's $13.1B market cap.

Risk Factors

• Additional venture capital distributions could follow, increasing supply overhang.
• The actual sale may not occur; Form 144 is an intent to sell, not a completed transaction.
• Insider selling by a major pre-IPO investor could be interpreted as a lack of confidence in near-term upside.

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Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 18 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

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