Co-founders with Capital
MANTELLA VENTURE PARTNERS IS INVESTING IT'S THIRD $35M EARLY STAGE FUND THAT PROVIDES HANDS-ON
SUPPORT TO GREAT FOUNDERS BUILDING SOFTWARE COMPANIES IN HIGH GROWTH MARKETS
ABOUT
Mantella Venture Partners invests in exceptional entrepreneurs building market-altering software businesses. At MVP we invest early, typically pre-revenue, often pre-product. MVP typically invests up to $1,000,000 at inception, with reserves to support subsequent rounds as required. We invest alone, or alongside other value-added venture and angel investors that share the belief that founder/investor alignment is key to building successful companies and profitable exits. After investment, our portfolio companies benefit from active, hands-on involvement in all phases of growth, including product development, business development, marketing, financing, and team development. If you're looking for partners for your whole journey, not just money, get us involved early.
23
INVESTMENTS
8
EXITS
55
FOUNDERS
1000+
EMPLOYEES
“From the beginning, Robin and Duncan were both partners and friends, helping me solve many of the hardest problems I faced building Chango.”
TEAM
At Mantella Venture Partners we're entrepreneurs ourselves, so we understand where you've been, and more importantly, where you've got to go - and we're building an ecosystem of expertise within our fund and our network to help you get there.
Duncan Hill
Co-founder & General Partner
Robin Axon
Co-founder & General Partner
“Before I started thinking about fundraising, I talked to the MVP guys about my idea – we just kept growing it together from there.”
COMPANIES
RITUAL
FOUNDED: SEP’14
Ritual’s mobile order & pay platform enables users to order ahead coffee and food to be picked up just-in-time. No waiting. No payment. Just Fresh Local Food Fast.
PEBBLEPOST
FOUNDED: JUL’14
Programmatic Direct Mail - PebblePost matches online actions with offline demographics to send timely, intent-driven direct mail
ENSO CONNECT
FOUNDED: AUG’19
Enso Connect is a Guest Experience platform for short term rental property managers that leverages AI communication and home automation to improve guest experience.
DISCO
FOUNDED: OCT’20
Disco is a platform for creators to build and scale their live learning empire easily in one place.
WYSDOM
ACQUIRED: CALABRIO JAN’24
Conversational AI analytics and optimization platform for enterprise
UNATA
ACQUIRED: INSTACART JAN’18
Omni-channel commerce platform that leverages machine learning to power 1-on-1 customer experiences for major retailers
SURFEASY
ACQUIRED: OPERA MAR’15, SYMANTEC NOV’17
SurfEasy provides easy to use consumer solutions for protecting personal online privacy and security.
SHOPCASTER
CEASED OPERATIONS NOV’13
Shopcaster was an ecommerce & fulfilment platform for local bricks and mortar retailers.
FELIX
FOUNDED JAN’19
On-demand treatment for everyday health
CONFIRM
FOUNDED: JUN’22
Confirm brings trust to online interactions with secure, verified ConfirmID, based on authentic government-issued ID.
ALTRIO
Founded: Jan’20
Real estate investment management software designed to help funds invest faster, smarter, and more confidently: from screening to closing.
STARLING
FOUNDED: JAN’22
B2B delivery platform and network for fragile and perishable goods
CHANGO
ACQUIRED: RUBICON PROJECT APR’15
Chango is a programmatic RTB advertising platform that connects marketers with their exact target audience across all devices and media formats.
JOIST
ACQUIRED: EVERCOMMERCE DEC’19
Joist enables trades contractors to create estimates, send invoices, accept payments and manage jobs while on the road.
FLIXEL
FOUNDED: OCT’11
Cinemagraph Pro is the award-winning pro tool designed exclusively for creating amazing cinemagraphs.
GALLOP
ACQUIRED: BIG VIKING GAMES JAN’16
Gallop’s platform leverages data science and in-app behavioural analytics to help mobile publishers find and optimize the most valuable users for their applications.
ROAM
FOUNDED: SEP’20
ROAM is a car subscription service that provides customers a car with insurance, maintenance and roadside assistance for one monthly price.
CARIBOU
Founded: Jan’21
Caribou is a caregiver incentives platform that helps home care agencies attract and retain a motivated care team.
WISK.ai
FOUNDED: JAN’16
Wisk Solutions is the most advanced beverage and food management and analytics solution on the market for restaurants, bars and hotels.
SHOPISTRY
FOUNDED: MAY’19
Shopistry is a hosted composable e-commerce platform that takes the hassle out of going headless.
PUSHLIFE
ACQUIRED: GOOGLE APR’11
Pushlife is a mobile entertainment & commerce platform for mobile operators.
CHATKIT
FOUNDED: MAY’16, CEASED OPERATIONS DEC’19
Chatkit is an AI platform that empowers brands to have one-on-one conversations with their customers
BRAVE COMMERCE
AQUIRED: ROGERS MEDIA MAR’12
North Americas first mobile commerce platform connecting mobile operators with local merchants offering daily deals.
“Entrepreneurs expect connections, hope for strategic direction, and dream of product support. With MVP we get all three! ”
BUZZ
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Ritual helping you get your employees back in the office. @MantellaVP @ritual_co https://t.co/jtfUU35oZd -
RT @mhyattoffice: Congrats to the @EnsoConnect team for raising their seed round! We are thrilled to be an investor alongside… https://t.co/MiKftOg1My
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Congrats Francois, Peter and the @EnsoConnect team. Really enjoying working with you all. https://t.co/EScXFWxqW0
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RT @jaafer: Getting some @TechCrunch love always appreciated! https://t.co/CRxPHDmQFK @ChristineMHall #shopistry #ecommerce
CONNECT
Like you, we run a lean operation. We spend so much time working with our portfolio companies, we don’t have time to read piles of unsolicited pitches. The best way to get our attention is to be referred to us by someone that knows us, and believes in you. Consider it just one of many business development challenges you have ahead of you.