Peter Kirwan
About Peter Kirwan
Peter Kirwan is based in Portland, Oregon. He is CEO of Mebot AI Corp, a role Crunchbase dates to December 2021. His Crunchbase bio describes him as a long time startup junkie who has founded and sold multiple companies. Crunchbase lists 2 companies he founded.
Earlier career details come from his investor profiles, Gust and aggregator pages, so treat the dates as approximate. They show him as co-founder of Servercast Communications (1997 to 1998), then CTO and VP of Strategy at NaviSite (1998 to 2001). He founded Industrial Flower Factory (2002 to 2004) and held strategy roles at Webmetrics (about 2006 to 2011). A Gust profile says Webmetrics was sold to Neustar, and he then spent about a year at Neustar as an entrepreneur in residence (2011 to 2012). In 2012 he co-founded Collexion, a visual search and community platform for collectors, where he was CEO. Gust lists Collexion as founded in November 2012 and based in Portland.
His own investor bio says he has more than 25 years of experience with internet startups. It says he has sold companies and managed the integration afterward, and that he has been through an IPO and stayed on as an officer of a public company. On Medium he calls himself an AI maximalist and a semi-retired DJ. He has also said he will speak at the Oregon AI Conference in Newport, Oregon, on February 1 and 2, 2025, about the effect of AI on business and life over the next five years.
Crunchbase counts 4 investments in 4 portfolio companies, 2 of them as lead investor, and no exits. The two lead investments are BeatGig (an angel round) and Mebot AI Corp (a pre-seed round). The other two are seed-stage rounds in IFTTT and OpenLabel.
Tracxn dates the IFTTT seed round to January 4, 2012. CB Insights dates the OpenLabel seed round to February 10, 2012, with Doug Taylor and Tim Drees as co-investors. The sources do not give a public date for the BeatGig round. Crunchbase shows no exits and no IPOs for his portfolio.
In 2012 he was also listed among the earlier investors in Collexion, the company he co-founded, alongside several other angels.
His clearest AI investment is Mebot AI Corp, which he leads as CEO. Crunchbase lists a pre-seed round in the company that he led. Teeming.ai describes Mebot as founded in 2021 and building voice AI chatbots that replicate a creator's voice, personality and knowledge. The River platform profile describes it as a platform for creating AI clones of people for professional use.
Outside his own company, the public sources do not list other AI investments by name. His profiles on Ask For Funding and me.sh describe him as an early-stage investor focused on AI, VR and AR, with the occasional Web3 company. He writes publicly about AI, including a January 2025 Medium post on the DeepSeek R1 release and AI capacity overbuilding.
His investor profiles describe early-stage investing in AI, VR and AR, with the occasional Web3 company. Ask For Funding lists his industries as Artificial Intelligence and Technology/Web/App. His Crunchbase-listed rounds are angel, pre-seed and seed. He is based in Portland, and the investments listed on Tracxn are in the United States.
He has not published a check size, fund size or ownership target in the sources reviewed, and he has not published a written investment thesis. His bio says he enjoys working with startups and expects to stay involved in operating and advisory roles. Founders should ask him directly about fit and terms instead of relying on third-party figures.
- Mebot AI Corp: voice AI chatbots and AI clones of professionals. Crunchbase lists a pre-seed round he led. He is also its CEO.
- IFTTT: consumer automation service. Seed round dated January 2012 by Tracxn. Crunchbase marks him as not the lead.
- OpenLabel: seed round dated February 2012 by CB Insights, alongside Doug Taylor and Tim Drees.
- BeatGig: angel round that Crunchbase marks as led by him. The round date is not public in the sources reviewed.
- crunchbase.com/person/peter-kirwan
- x.com/PeterKirwan
- medium.com/@peterkirwan/anti-ai-terrorism-is-here-efe3cfda824b
- app.getriver.io/profile/peter-kirwan-stmx
- teeming.ai/c/mebot-ai-corp/0abd23d8-8884-4562-81ec-4fe3c78a4fcf
- gust.com/companies/collexion
- tracxn.com/d/people/peter-c.kirwan/__UOSur3-cl4fE3Pbj9gLPMeyLCFtns8Zua
- cbinsights.com/investor/peter-kirwan
Investing activity
Peter Kirwan has made 4 investments according to Crunchbase across 4 portfolio companies, and has led 2 rounds and founded 2 companies.
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Frequently asked questions about Peter Kirwan
Who is Peter Kirwan?
Peter Kirwan is a Portland, Oregon entrepreneur and angel investor. He is CEO of Mebot AI Corp and previously co-founded Collexion. His Crunchbase bio says he has founded and sold multiple companies.
What stage does Peter Kirwan invest in?
His Crunchbase-listed rounds are angel, pre-seed and seed. His investor profiles describe him as an early-stage investor.
What sectors does Peter Kirwan back?
His profiles name AI, VR and AR, with the occasional Web3 company. Past seed investments include IFTTT and OpenLabel.
What is Peter Kirwan's check size?
No check size is public in the sources reviewed. Crunchbase and other databases do not give a reliable figure for his personal investments.
How many investments has Peter Kirwan made?
Crunchbase lists 4 investments in 4 portfolio companies, 2 as lead investor, and no exits. The companies are BeatGig, Mebot AI Corp, OpenLabel and IFTTT.
How can founders contact Peter Kirwan?
His public profiles are on LinkedIn and X (@PeterKirwan), and his personal site is peterkirwan.com. He is based in Portland and speaks at local AI events.
Is Peter Kirwan an angel investor?
Yes. Peter Kirwan invests personally as an angel and is CEO at Mebot AI Corp. Crunchbase counts 4 investments.
Where is Peter Kirwan based?
Peter Kirwan is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
How can founders reach Peter Kirwan?
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