Mayank Mehta
About Mayank Mehta
Mayank Mehta is a product leader and founder based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Crunchbase lists a BEng in engineering from McGill University and an MBA from the Wharton School, with a focus on entrepreneurship and venture capital. His earlier roles include Product Manager at Microsoft, Managing Director at WVP Ventures (2008 to 2009) and Summer Associate at Bay Partners (2008).
He co-founded Cooliris and served as Head of Product there until 2012. He was VP Product at Capriza from 2012 to 2016. He later co-founded and ran Pulse, which an event speaker bio says was acquired by Gartner. His X profile also lists @bleatinc among the companies he founded.
He is now co-founder and CEO of Gather, listed on Crunchbase and in an event bio as BeHeard Labs. The company builds an AI platform that replaces customer surveys with conversations. The bio says it is backed by True Ventures, Anthropic, Menlo Ventures and others. In a True Ventures-hosted podcast, True Ventures Managing Partner Puneet Agarwal said he had invested in Pulse and took an interest in Mehta's next company.
Crunchbase labels Mehta an individual investor and lists two current board and advisor roles. A Crunchbase hub for True Ventures portfolio companies shows him as an investor in the Aristotle seed round. No full list of his angel investments, with dates and amounts, was found in public sources, so none is given here.
Mehta is named among the angel investors in Aristotle's $5M seed round, announced on September 16, 2026. Aristotle is a San Francisco voice-first AI tutoring platform for students aged 13 to 18. True Ventures led the round, with Wicklow Capital and a group of angels that includes people from Anthropic, OpenAI, Sierra, Ramp and Cognition. Puneet Agarwal of True Ventures is also listed among the individual investors. His individual check size was not disclosed.
Mehta has not published a stated thesis, stage preference or check size that we could find. His one confirmed AI investment is a seed-stage round in an AI consumer education product. His operating background is in product, consumer and enterprise software, and AI-driven customer research. He is based in San Francisco.
- Aristotle: voice-first AI tutoring platform for students aged 13 to 18. Mehta took part as an angel in its $5M seed round in September 2026, led by True Ventures.
- crunchbase.com/person/mayank-mehta
- crunchbase.com/hub/true-ventures-portfolio-companies
- morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20260916sf49120/aristotle-secures-5m-
- thesaasnews.com/news/aristotle-raises-5m-seed
- finsmes.com/tag/mayank-mehta
- etaileast.wbresearch.com/speakers/mayank-mehta
- fundbuildscale.beehiiv.com/p/how-ai-native-startups-actually-get-built
- linkedin.com/in/imayank
Investing activity
Mayank Mehta appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Aristotle (Seed, $5M, Sep 2026).
Mayank Mehta most often invests alongside True Ventures, Ben Broca, Drew Wadsworth and Wicklow Capital, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Mayank Mehta
Does Mayank Mehta invest in AI startups?
Yes. He is listed as an angel investor in Aristotle's $5M seed round, announced on September 16, 2026. Aristotle builds a voice-first AI tutoring platform.
What is Mayank Mehta's angel check size?
His check size is not public. The Aristotle announcements do not give individual amounts.
What stage does Mayank Mehta invest in?
The only confirmed investment found is a seed round. He has not published a stage preference.
What companies has Mayank Mehta founded?
Crunchbase and his X profile list Cooliris, Capriza (as VP Product, not founder), Pulse and BeHeard Labs. His X bio also names Bleat Inc. He now runs Gather, which is listed on Crunchbase and in an event bio as BeHeard Labs.
How can founders contact Mayank Mehta?
He is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/imayank and on X as @mayankm. He has no personal website that we could find. A founder with a relevant background may get a warm introduction through True Ventures.
Is Mayank Mehta an angel investor?
Yes. Mayank Mehta invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Mayank Mehta invested in?
Mayank Mehta's AI investments include Aristotle. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Mayank Mehta invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Mayank Mehta has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Mayank Mehta co-invest with?
Mayank Mehta's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are True Ventures (1 deal), Ben Broca (1 deal), Drew Wadsworth (1 deal), Wicklow Capital (1 deal) and Cognition (1 deal).
How can founders reach Mayank Mehta?
Founders on Lounge can see Mayank Mehta's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Mayank Mehta to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.