
Mantis VC is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded in 2019 by The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall and Drew Taggart alongside general partners Jeffrey Evans and Milan Koch. The firm focuses on B2B and technology startups across cybersecurity, AI, healthcare, and infrastructure, and most recently closed its $100 million Fund III.
Deal activity increased 62% year-over-year (13 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (45% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $32.6M (across 73 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
67
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
13
Team
Saveena Mandadi
Chief of Staff to Managing Partner & Operations Associate
Alex Pall
General Partner
Drew Taggart
General Partner
Jeffrey Evans
General Partner
Milan Koch
General Partner
John Passen
Venture Partner
Josh Klein
Partner
Mac Clark
Partner
Gaurav Bhogale
Investor & Head of Platform
Julian Gideon
Data Scientist
Malisa Gandevani
Data Scientist
Stephen O'Brien
CFO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $35M | Aug 2026 | |
| EEdge Markets | Series A | $29.2M | Jun 2026 |
| Series A | $29.2M | Jun 2026 | |
| Series A | $29.2M | Jun 2026 | |
| Series A | $29.2M | Jun 2026 | |
| Series A | $29.2M | Jun 2026 | |
| Series A | $29.2M | Jun 2026 | |
| Series D | $160M | Apr 2026 | |
| Series A | $22M | Mar 2026 | |
| Series A | $40M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series A | $22M | Jan 2026 | |
| Seed | $30M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series A | — | Jan 2026 | |
| Series B | $80M | Jan 2026 | |
| Seed | $10.5M | Dec 2025 | |
| Series A | $20M | Sep 2025 | |
| Series A | $20M | Sep 2025 | |
| Series A | $13.5M | Jul 2025 | |
| Series B | $62M | Apr 2025 | |
| Series A | $15M | Feb 2025 | |
| Pre-Seed | $5.3M | Jan 2025 | |
| KKaya AI | Pre-Seed | $5.3M | Jan 2025 |
| Series A | $100M | Jan 2025 | |
| KKaya Pay | Pre-Seed | $5.3M | Jan 2025 |
| Series A | $16.5M | Dec 2024 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026