Ari Mannan
About Ari Mannan
Public information about Ari Mannan's professional background is limited. No personal site, verified LinkedIn or X profile, or Crunchbase investor page could be confirmed in the searches run for this profile.
A search turned up an Ari Mannan who founded bosWell, a Boston health-tech startup. No source links that person to the Charms investment, so this page does not attribute that background to the investor. Founders should confirm background details directly.
The one publicly documented angel investment found is Charms Interactive, Inc. The company's announcement of its pre-seed round lists Ari Mannan among the angel investors. The other angels named were Henry Chen of WAGMI Ventures, Selo of Elevenyellow, Rubén Domínguez Ibar and Ben Friedel. No other angel investments, exits or investment counts were found in public sources.
Charms Interactive, Inc. announced a $1.5M pre-seed round in 2026. The Lounge deals desk dates Ari Mannan's participation to May 2026.
Charms.ai lets users create AI characters with memory and ownership. Each public character can launch a market on Base, paired with USDC, through a Clanker Custom partnership. The announcement says a share of market fees goes to the character's own treasury. It also reports that private beta reached 6,000 users and more than 100,000 chats before public launch.
Institutional backers in the round were Lattice, JME, Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund and Gidorah via Echo. A grant from World Foundation bootstrapped the company.
The only public data point is a pre-seed investment in a consumer AI and onchain product. That is too little to describe a stage or sector thesis. Ari Mannan has made no public statements about check size, geography or what they look for in founders that we could find. Those details are left out rather than guessed.
- Charms Interactive, Inc.: AI character platform (Charms.ai) with onchain markets for characters on Base; $1.5M pre-seed, May 2026
Investing activity
Ari Mannan appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $2M. The most recent is Charms Interactive, Inc. (Pre-seed, $1.5M, May 2026).
Ari Mannan most often invests alongside Gidorah, Lattice Fund, Selo and Ben Friedel, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ari Mannan
Who is Ari Mannan?
Ari Mannan is an angel investor named in the announcement of Charms Interactive's $1.5M pre-seed round. Little else is publicly documented about their background.
Has Ari Mannan invested in AI startups?
Yes. Ari Mannan is listed as an angel investor in Charms Interactive, Inc., an AI character platform that raised a $1.5M pre-seed round in May 2026.
What is Ari Mannan's check size?
Ari Mannan's check size is not public. The Charms announcement does not give individual investment amounts.
What stage does Ari Mannan invest in?
The only documented investment is a pre-seed round. We found no public statement on stage preferences beyond that.
Who else invested in Charms alongside Ari Mannan?
The round was backed by Lattice, JME, Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund and Gidorah via Echo. Other angels named include Henry Chen, Selo, Rubén Domínguez Ibar and Ben Friedel.
How can founders contact Ari Mannan?
No verified LinkedIn, X or personal site was found. Founders can look for a warm introduction through co-investors or the Charms team.
Is Ari Mannan an angel investor?
Yes. Ari Mannan invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Ari Mannan invested in?
Ari Mannan's AI investments include Charms Interactive, Inc.. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Ari Mannan invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Ari Mannan has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $2M.
Who does Ari Mannan co-invest with?
Ari Mannan's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Gidorah (1 deal), Lattice Fund (1 deal), Selo (1 deal), Ben Friedel (1 deal) and Coinbase Ventures Base Ecosystem Fund (1 deal).