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Mantis Venture Capital

Mantis Venture Capital

Los Angeles, Californiamantisvc.com

Overview

Mantis Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that invests opportunistically in early-stage technology-enabled startups, primarily at the Seed and Series A stages.

Year Founded

2019

Portfolio Companies

134

Investments

Mantis Venture Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Sandstone TechnologyJun 2026Series ACo-investor
Pogo Technologies Inc.Jun 2026Series ACo-investor
Sandstone EducationJun 2026Series ACo-investor
EDGE MarketsJun 2026Series ACo-investor
MonacoMay 2026Series BCo-investor

Key People

Jeffrey Evans

Founder Co-Managing Partner

Malisa Gandevani

Chief Of Staff To Managing Partner Operations Associate

Macquarie Clark

General Partner

Gaurav Bhogale

Principal

Saveena Mandadi

Principal

Caroline Menkes

Investor

Stephen O'Brien

Investor Head Of Platform

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Year Founded2019

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