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Mantis VC

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Mantis VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer. The firm typically writes $200K–$2.5M checks and has 112 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$2.5M
Portfolio
112 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
AUM
$225M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Enterprise
HQ
Los Angeles, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $2.5M

AUM

$225M

Portfolio

112+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing SaaS platforms and marketplaces that target high-impact industries.

How Mantis VC invests

Mantis VC is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Enterprise. It does not invest in Crypto, Consumer Media.

Mantis VC typically writes checks of $200K–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $225M in assets under management.

Mantis VC has backed 112 companies in our records, including TradeSphere, ServicePilot, Additive AI.

Partners & Team

MG

Malisa Gandevani

Chief of Staff

JE

Jeffrey Evans

Co-Managing Partner

SM

Saveena Mandadi

Principal

GB

Gaurav Bhogale

Principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Marketplace
Consumer
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Crypto
Consumer Media

Portfolio Companies (112)

Other

TR

TradeSphere

Marketplace
SE

ServicePilot

B2B SaaS
AD

Additive AI

FA

Factory AI

RO

Rogo Data

ST

Stackblitz

ST

Stability AI

LE

Lemonslice AI

PR

Product Science

AI

AIM

How to pitch Mantis VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Malisa Gandevani, Chief of Staff.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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