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We invest in purposeful people on their way to building a legendary company
Our fund is backed by unicorn founders, tech builders, and top executives
In our approach we
Big things often start out looking a little weird. If the vision is bold and the founders are all in, we pay attention. The best bets usually do not look safe initially, which is precisely why they matter.
Aggressively open-minded
We are known for our proprietary data-driven sourcing engine, which spots breakout startups before the hype. It scans thousands of signals, ranks opportunities, and helps us surface founders. It is the core of our edge — two-thirds of our investments came through it.
Use our AI-driven sourcing engine
Here are no endless loops or drawn-out committees, just a couple of focused conversations, a sharp analysis, and a decision → up to a few days from the first chat to the deal. We cut the noise, skip the bureaucracy, and move with intention. If it clicks, we are in.
Make decisions rapidly
Here is no hierarchy or ego. Just direct access, honest conversations, and fast decisions. Open door is not a policy. It is how we operate. When something is hard, we tackle it together.
Founder's friends
We are primarily focused on the UK, Europe, the United States, and Israeli purposeful founders. Exceptional ambition knows no borders, so we select Seed and Series A opportunities with sustainable businesses, hustle vibes, and bold vision.
Invest in early-stage startups
Mento invests in frontier technology that multiplies human potential and delivers step-change growth in labor productivity.
We back companies whose mission is not optimization, but a fundamental revolution catalyzing a new economic era.
Integrated ecosystem of tools, protocols, and products designed to enable a new economic paradigm and radical efficiency.
Al Economy
Products designed to simplify tasks, enable collaboration, and exponentially streamline workflow to improve business processes and individual performance.
Productivity Tools
Services created to redefine the workforce, enhance performance, streamline hiring & compensation, and deliver a step-change in labor efficiency.
Future of Work
Solutions developed to enhance payment systems, ensure compliance, modernize data analytics, and upgrade infrastructure to remove manual labor from core financial operations.
FinTech
Industries
Team
14+ years experience in IT and VC.
Ex-Portfolio Director at AltaIR Capital ($60OM AUM, 350+ companies, 10 unicorns).
Angel investor in Miro, Deel, OpenWeb, and others. DPI - 8x.
Alex Zhuravlev
General Partner
Built a $35M sales company from scratch (200+ employees), investor in Miro, OpenWeb, Sunbit, and others.
Experienced CEO and serial entrepreneur.
Russell Razhko
Founding Partner
Recognized investor with 20+ years' experience.
Founder & Managing Partner at AltalR Capital
Investor in 350+ companies (40+ exits/IPOs, 10 unicorns). Board director in many companies.
Igor Ryabenkiy
Non-Managing GP
Ex-analyst and Associate at AltalR Capital, led the analyst team in a corporate VC fund (NASDAQ:HHR).
Founder of an analytics boutique trusted by 20+ companies in the US and EU.
Dmitry Golomidov
Partner
Ex co-founder of TutGood (exit to
Eruditor Group), Clea N, Headstart Camp.
Eruditor Group), Clea N, Headstart Camp.
Execution ninja — making vision work at scale.
Community-builder with a strong venture network.
Ekaterina Tatulova
COO
Portfolio
AI fundamental
Avatar — OS API that lets you program real humans avatars like software
Hyperspell — The organizational memory layer for AI agents to remember everything
Kodezi — AI developer assistant that instantly debugs and optimizes your code
Langbase — A next-generation platform for launching AI agents without infrastructure
Leo AI — AI copilot for mechanical engineering design
OpenLayer — Automated testing and evaluation platform for shipping reliable AI models
Sync.so — AI lipsync tool for video content creators
Productivity tools & Future of work
Artisan — Autonomous AI employees to automate complex business workflows
Brix — Recruitment platform for hiring and managing high-performing teams
Eragon AI — AI operating system that understands, learns, and acts company-wide
Synthetic Society — AI-driven synthetic users to catch bugs, UX flaws, and broken flow
Telescope — AI sales prospector that finds and enriches high-intent leads
Tely.ai — Autonomous AI agent for B2B content marketing and SEO
Clerk Chat — AI telecom layer bringing iMessage, SMS and WhatsApp into Slack/Teams
Platus — Legal infrastructure automating drafting, signing, and notarization workflows
Tella.tv — All-in-one screen recorder for creating beautiful video demos instantly
VideoGen — Generate copyright-free videos from text prompts in seconds
Workflow — Design feedback and revisions, all in one place
Final Round — Your personal AI copilot for mastering every job interview
Herostuff — Sell anything instantly as AI handles price, description, and listing in sec
Rork — Build native mobile apps instantly using AI text prompts
When it comes to revolutionizing labor efficiency and forging the next generation of the economy, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the most strategic and discerning capital in the world. Our thesis consistently attracts global leaders who share our conviction in massive, fundamental change.
Sequoia, a16z, Fellows.fund, BOND, Long Journey, 20VC, Index Ventures, K5 Global, Preston-Werner Ventures, Google Ventures, M13, Left Lane Capital, Uncork Capital, RTP Global, AltaIR Capital, Race Capital, Day One Ventures, Peak XV, Goodwater, Sky9 Capital, 8VC, Gradient Ventures, Prototype Capital, True Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Soma Capital, Flint Capital, Firestreak and many many more
Our Co-investors: The Capital That Shares Our Vision