Mentors Fund

Mentors Fund is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and located in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in capital-efficient startups across a variety of sectors, including data science and analytics, media and telecommunications, finance, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, machine learning, drones, healthcare, retail, and agriculture. In addition to financial investments, Mentors Fund provides mentorship to its portfolio companies, aiming to support their growth and development in competitive markets.

Imran Haque

Founding Partner

Umair Khan

Founding Partner

Roy Lurie

Partner

Jahanzeb Sherwani

Co-Founding Partner

Ashhad Syed

Partner

Aamir Sheikh Ph.D

Co-Founding Partner

56 past transactions

AiDEN Auto

Seed Round in 2025
AiDEN Auto specializes in a software platform that enables real-time communication between vehicles and various in-car services. The company's technology allows third-party developers to interact with vehicles in a standardized manner, facilitating seamless communication across different automotive brands. Additionally, AiDEN Auto supports original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in managing monetization strategies while empowering vehicle owners with control over their data. This approach aids industries in effectively delivering and managing digital services, enhancing the overall connectivity and functionality of modern vehicles.

Lapsi Health

Funding Round in 2025
Lapsi Health is a technology company based in Amsterdam, established in January 2022, that specializes in developing sound-based biomarkers for clinical medicine. The company focuses on innovative technologies that utilize audio and photo-sensor data to enhance the screening and monitoring of various diseases. By improving data usage in healthcare, Lapsi Health aims to contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of disorders, ultimately advancing the capabilities of medical practice.

LAAM

Seed Round in 2024
LAAM is an online marketplace that specializes in fashion, offering a wide range of clothing, footwear, and accessories. The platform features products from various Pakistani designers and luxury brands, catering to customers seeking designer wear and unique lifestyle items. By consolidating multiple brands in one location, LAAM enables users to discover personalized and creative merchandise that reflects their individual style.

Truckistan

Seed Round in 2023
Truckistan is a logistics platform focused on enhancing the efficiency and affordability of shipping. The company offers features such as real-time tracking, customer dashboards, account management, and guaranteed transit times. Additionally, Truckistan provides software-as-a-service tools that assist with routing, vehicle loading, and the implementation of RFID technology across the supply chain. By streamlining these processes, Truckistan aims to help clients reduce costs while promoting environmentally sustainable transportation of goods.

Ubicept

Seed Round in 2023
Ubicept is a computer vision company. They provide machine learning services by combining next-generation image sensors with computer vision algorithms. Their products include photon-counting cameras, edge photon processing, and a private developer portal.

PartnerSlate

Seed Round in 2023
PartnerSlate is an online platform designed to facilitate strategic partnerships between food and beverage brands and manufacturing and packaging partners across North America. The platform enables brands to discover and connect with contract manufacturers by streamlining the manufacturing process through various criteria, such as location, capabilities, and product categories. This approach helps brands identify suitable production companies that align with their needs, ultimately supporting them in bringing their products to market efficiently. PartnerSlate serves as a valuable resource for the food industry, fostering relationships that enhance collaboration and drive business growth.

Byonyks Medical Devices

Debt Financing in 2023
Byonyks Medical Devices is a privately held company based in Chicago, focused on transforming dialysis therapy for patients with kidney failure. The company aims to provide high-quality, cost-effective dialysis care globally, specifically through the development of a next-generation, low-cost device for home-based peritoneal dialysis. This innovative device seeks to address the limitations of existing peritoneal dialysis machines, fostering advancements in a sector that has seen little innovation in recent decades. Byonyks is committed to enhancing health standards and improving patient access to essential healthcare therapies through its groundbreaking medical technology.

Homeward

Series B in 2022
Homeward is rearchitecting rural health and care for the 60 million Americans living in rural communities. Homeward employs a multidisciplinary care team, available both virtually and on the ground via mobile care units, with in-home remote monitoring to better connect patients to high-quality, affordable, and comprehensive care. Today, the company partners with Medicare Advantage plans, taking on the full risk of their members to improve outcomes and reduce costs.

Advekit

Seed Round in 2022
Advekit is a healthcare platform used to make the process of finding a mental health support therapist easy, empowering, and encouraging. The platform helps patients find the right therapist and use their insurance to pay for therapy. It improves access to quality treatment and helps individuals better utilize their mental health benefits and offers a sliding-scale fee structure, which is a variable rate based on a person's ability to pay for treatment, thus helping users in simplifying the process of finding therapists based on their needs, availability, and insurance.

De Oro Devices

Seed Round in 2022
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Manara

Pre Seed Round in 2022
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NyquistAI

Seed Round in 2022
NyquistAI is focused on providing a comprehensive platform for accessing and analyzing life science data. Utilizing advanced machine learning technology, NyquistAI combines unstructured data from global clinical trials and real-world sources to deliver valuable insights for healthcare professionals. The platform aims to enhance research capabilities and inform business strategies by offering up-to-date and credible information that spans the entire innovation lifecycle in the medical technology sector. With customizable solutions, NyquistAI enables users to efficiently compile and interpret crucial data, thereby supporting informed decision-making and fostering innovative opportunities in the life sciences field.

Emtech Institute

Seed Round in 2022
EmTech Institute is a digital training center that motivates, trains, and integrates the new generation within the technological ecosystems. EmTech Institute was founded in 2019 and was headquartered in California, United States.

Empowerly

Seed Round in 2022
Empowerly, Inc. is an education technology company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in providing personalized college counseling and tutoring services for students in grades 7-12, as well as transfer and graduate students. The company utilizes a data-driven approach and a team-based model to connect students with trained counselors who tailor guidance to meet individual needs. Empowerly's platform focuses on college application counseling, helping students navigate the admissions process and enhance their chances of acceptance into their desired universities. By prioritizing personalized support, Empowerly aims to empower students to achieve their academic and career aspirations.

SOKNA

Seed Round in 2022
SOKNA provides comprehensive funeral services designed to honor the lives of departed loved ones. Its offerings encompass essential aspects such as burial permits, paperwork, body preparation, and cemetery arrangements. Additionally, SOKNA facilitates transportation, hall booking, and the preparation of obituaries, ensuring a seamless experience for families during difficult times. The company also caters to various needs by offering Sadaqah Jariyah and giveaways, as well as repatriation services. To complement its funeral services, SOKNA sells high-end coffins, personalized souvenirs, and floral tributes, allowing families to create a meaningful and respectful farewell for their loved ones.

Retailo

Series A in 2022
Retailo is a rapidly growing B2B marketplace focused on the retail supply chain in the MENAP region, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in July 2020 by former Careem executives, the company has quickly established itself by digitizing retail supply chains and serving over 35,000 active retailers. Retailo offers access to more than 2,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) via its app, ensuring delivery within 24 hours of order placement. The company operates with a team of over 500 employees across multiple cities in the region, managing a vast network of warehouses that store inventory from numerous brands, many of which are direct partners. Retailo aims to simplify retail operations and enhance supply chain accessibility, with a vision to unlock the earning potential of 10 million small and medium-sized enterprises in the MENAP region and contribute positively to the local economy.

All3D

Seed Round in 2022
All3D specializes in AI-based 3D scanning and animation technology aimed at enhancing the visualization capabilities of businesses. The company's innovative solutions produce hyper-realistic, low-cost, and reusable product images, virtual spaces, and tours. This technology not only allows businesses to improve their brand representation but also empowers customers to create and render models of products effectively. Through its user-friendly approach, All3D contributes significantly to the advancement of 3D visualization in various industries.

Bookme.pk

Series A in 2021
Bookme.pk is a prominent online ticketing platform in Pakistan, established in 2012 and headquartered in Lahore. It serves as a comprehensive solution for users to book tickets for movies, transportation, and events, catering to over 4.6 million registered customers. The platform features a user-friendly interface that enables customers to easily browse upcoming movies, check showtimes, review bus schedules, and reserve seats. Bookme.pk has integrated with major payment platforms in Pakistan, including JazzCash and Easypaisa, ensuring a cashless and seamless checkout experience. Additionally, it boasts partnerships with over 50 bus companies and 200 airlines, making it one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the country in terms of digital transactions.

Intellihealth

Seed Round in 2021
Intellihealth develops medical technology software to diagnose obesity-related diseases. The company's flagship product, Evolve, enables medical providers to offer effective medical obesity treatment to new and existing patients, both via telehealth and in person.

Vincere Health

Seed Round in 2021
Vincere Health Inc. is a health technology company based in Allston, Massachusetts, founded in 2019 at the Harvard Innovation Labs. The company has developed a mobile application aimed at assisting users in quitting smoking and making healthier choices through a combination of behavioral nudges, incentives, and evidence-based interventions. Users can set personal health goals and test their adherence by using an attachable breathalyzer device to track their smoking habits daily. The platform offers immediate financial rewards for users who reduce their smoking and ultimately quit. Additionally, Vincere Health provides personalized coaching and real-time progress tracking to support chronic disease management and promote healthier lifestyle choices, addressing significant healthcare challenges primarily focused on smoking cessation.

Adway

Seed Round in 2021
Adway is a digital advertising medium that allows for flexible and targeted geo-fencing on vehicles, which can be displayed wherever and whenever. Adway is the first of its kind, employing projection technology to show static images as well as full HD video on vehicles. The company was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

twine

Seed Round in 2021
Twine is a technology company that focuses on enhancing connectivity for remote teams through its innovative platform designed for deep networking. The company's solutions cater to the needs of virtual events and facilitate meaningful interactions among team members, thereby fostering collaboration and engagement in a digital environment. By providing tools that support effective communication and networking, Twine aims to bridge the gap created by physical distance, enabling teams to thrive in a remote work setting.

KTrade

Seed Round in 2021
KTrade is an investment platform that facilitates direct access to equity markets in Pakistan. The firm offers a range of products and services, including equities, commodities, fixed income, and foreign exchange sales and trading. Additionally, KTrade provides securities and economic research to a diverse client base, which includes individuals, high net worth individuals, pension funds, institutional investors, and corporations. By connecting capital with growth companies, KTrade aims to enhance investment opportunities within the public equity and fixed income markets of Pakistan. Established in January 2005 and headquartered in Karachi, KTrade operates as a subsidiary of KASB Bank Limited.

PartnerSlate

Seed Round in 2021
PartnerSlate is an online platform designed to facilitate strategic partnerships between food and beverage brands and manufacturing and packaging partners across North America. The platform enables brands to discover and connect with contract manufacturers by streamlining the manufacturing process through various criteria, such as location, capabilities, and product categories. This approach helps brands identify suitable production companies that align with their needs, ultimately supporting them in bringing their products to market efficiently. PartnerSlate serves as a valuable resource for the food industry, fostering relationships that enhance collaboration and drive business growth.

Sehat Kahani

Seed Round in 2021
Sehat Kahani is a telemedicine platform based in Karachi, Pakistan, founded in 2017. It connects patients with healthcare providers through an e-health platform that facilitates chat, audio, and video consultations. This service is designed to offer quality and affordable medical consultations 24/7, catering to individual consumers, corporate employees, and patients in remote areas. Sehat Kahani's innovative approach allows access to healthcare services via a mobile application, as well as through intermediary-assisted telemedicine centers. The platform aims to serve underprivileged populations, particularly in low and middle-income markets, by connecting out-of-workforce doctors with underserved patients and providing additional services such as online diagnostics and at-home care.

Zadar Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Zadar Labs specializes in developing advanced imaging radar sensors aimed at enhancing the capabilities of autonomous robots. The company's technology addresses the gap between sensing hardware and perception software by integrating flexible, open-access sensors with proprietary signal and data processing techniques. This innovative approach allows for improved radar performance, offering high resolution and precision. As a result, Zadar Labs enables automated robotics to navigate safely around humans, other robots, and static objects across various environments and surfaces.

Dimension

Seed Round in 2020
Dimension is an innovative company in the waste management sector, focused on modernizing waste disposal services. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers an on-demand platform that provides customizable junk removal, dumpster rentals, recycling, and hazardous waste disposal. Dimension aims to meet contemporary consumer expectations for reliability and convenience while promoting environmental responsibility through effective waste diversion strategies. By leveraging a network of independent contractors, the company combines flexibility with accountability and scalability, ensuring a seamless experience for its customers. With significant backing from various investors, Dimension is positioned as a disruptive force in the industry, dedicated to enhancing the cleanliness of public spaces and facilitating responsible waste management.

Akido Labs

Series A in 2020
Akido Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in developing a data management and care delivery platform tailored for healthcare organizations. Founded in 2014, the company integrates its solutions with hospital health record systems, facilitating HL7 integration, ETL processes, and connections to lab systems and other health data sources. Akido's platform utilizes advanced security measures to safeguard sensitive information while enabling health institutions to harness their data effectively. The company focuses on addressing the complex needs of vulnerable populations, leveraging modern technology and proprietary datasets to enhance the quality of life and affordability of care for underserved individuals. Akido's solutions are employed nationwide, helping health systems and government service providers to implement technology-driven public health initiatives aimed at improving community health outcomes, especially during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

BixData

Seed Round in 2020
BixData is a monitoring tool designed for system, application, and network oversight, focusing on comprehensive server management. It aims to facilitate next-generation IT management by allowing users to monitor various aspects of their infrastructure effectively. The company is associated with Nubix, which specializes in an edge native application platform that simplifies the development, deployment, and management of Internet of Things (IoT) and edge applications. Nubix operates on minimal computing devices, enabling data processing directly at the sensor level where the data is generated. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Colorado, BixData and Nubix contribute to advancing the capabilities of modern IT and IoT environments.

Zadar Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Zadar Labs specializes in developing advanced imaging radar sensors aimed at enhancing the capabilities of autonomous robots. The company's technology addresses the gap between sensing hardware and perception software by integrating flexible, open-access sensors with proprietary signal and data processing techniques. This innovative approach allows for improved radar performance, offering high resolution and precision. As a result, Zadar Labs enables automated robotics to navigate safely around humans, other robots, and static objects across various environments and surfaces.

BRELYON

Seed Round in 2020
Brelyon, Inc. is a technology company based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2019. The company specializes in manufacturing headset-free virtual display screens that serve as an alternative to traditional multi-monitor setups and virtual reality headgear. Brelyon's innovative displays utilize proprietary depth modulation and light-field expansion technologies to deliver immersive experiences, allowing users to view expansive virtual screens with true optical depth. Their products are designed for various applications, including office environments, gaming, and teleoperations, and aim to enhance user interaction in both enterprise and metaverse contexts. Brelyon is positioned as a pioneer in developing solutions that eliminate the need for headsets, offering a unique viewing experience akin to looking through a large IMAX screen.

Almanac

Seed Round in 2020
Almanac operates as a collaborative documentation platform aimed at enhancing asynchronous teamwork. It offers a modern document editor equipped with version control, enabling users to manage document changes effectively while automating workflows for reviews and revisions. The platform is designed to support innovative companies and distributed teams by providing tools that promote organization, transparency, and efficient collaboration. Almanac's features also include a knowledge base that integrates insights from technology leaders with team practices, ensuring that information remains actionable, searchable, and up-to-date. This focus on reducing the need for excessive meetings and messages allows users to work with greater speed and concentration.

Enquire AI

Seed Round in 2020
Enquire AI is a digital expert network seamlessly integrating AI and human intelligence within a unified and automated platform. Enquire provides real-time, custom insights for decision-makers and knowledge professionals by combining human analysis with its patented knowledge automation platform, which fuels its proprietary Q&A dataset.

Attestiv

Seed Round in 2020
Attestiv Inc. offers a software solution that verifies the authenticity of digital photos and videos, catering to various sectors including insurance, public safety, real estate, automotive, news and media, and banking. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, the company has developed an AI-powered digital media validation platform aimed at reducing the risk of fraud and enhancing customer experiences. This platform enables organizations to validate the integrity of digital media from the point of capture onwards, scanning existing photos, videos, and documents to identify potential tampering or fraud. By simplifying business processes and improving accuracy while minimizing manual data entry, Attestiv helps businesses build more efficient workflows, ultimately saving costs and enhancing service delivery.

Zadar Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zadar Labs specializes in developing advanced imaging radar sensors aimed at enhancing the capabilities of autonomous robots. The company's technology addresses the gap between sensing hardware and perception software by integrating flexible, open-access sensors with proprietary signal and data processing techniques. This innovative approach allows for improved radar performance, offering high resolution and precision. As a result, Zadar Labs enables automated robotics to navigate safely around humans, other robots, and static objects across various environments and surfaces.

Medaptive Health

Seed Round in 2019
Medaptive Health is an open-source solution focused on enhancing health offerings through the use of CareKit, ResearchKit, ResearchStack, and web technologies. The company specializes in patient engagement technology that aims to transform the operation of clinical trials. By automating engagement, Medaptive Health provides personalized support to large populations and offers analytics that deliver insights into individual and group health data. This approach addresses common challenges in clinical research, allowing organizations to save time and resources while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their clinical trials.

Viral Launch

Series A in 2019
Viral Launch, Inc. is a software and services platform that assists brands in successfully navigating the Amazon marketplace. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company offers tools for sourcing, launching, and optimizing products while providing creative and consulting services for entrepreneurs. Viral Launch supports sellers throughout the entire process, from establishing their Amazon storefronts to enhancing product listings and managing pay-per-click campaigns. The platform boasts insights from over 225 million products, empowering brands to make informed decisions and anticipate market trends. Its proprietary ARCS algorithm delivers accurate and dynamic data, enabling clients to analyze competitors and capitalize on market opportunities effectively. Overall, Viral Launch helps brands thrive in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Finhabits

Seed Round in 2019
Finhabits Inc., founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, develops an investment-management application that provides a range of financial services and education. The platform offers features such as investing options, Roth and traditional IRAs, and personalized financial advice, all aimed at fostering better financial habits among users. Its application monitors accounts daily, rebalances portfolios, and reinvests dividends as necessary, ensuring that users have access to premium and cost-effective investment and retirement savings solutions. By leveraging advanced technology, Finhabits enables users to grow their wealth over time while simplifying the investment process.

Arkestro

Seed Round in 2019
Arkestro is a provider of predictive procurement software that enables businesses to enhance savings and improve supply chain performance by integrating preferred outcomes into their processes. The cloud-based platform utilizes artificial intelligence to automate negotiations, facilitating faster decision-making and real-time collaboration. By leveraging instant forecasts, Arkestro allows organizations to achieve savings more efficiently, often 2–5 times faster than traditional methods. This software not only optimizes procurement strategies but also increases vendor participation, helping businesses secure significant savings on managed services and raw materials.

GroGuru

Seed Round in 2019
GroGuru Inc. is a technology company based in La Jolla, California, that specializes in smart irrigation solutions for agriculture. Founded in 2014, GroGuru provides software as a service focused on irrigation monitoring and management. The company's platform utilizes an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network to deliver precise measurements of soil moisture, salinity, and temperature. This data-driven system enables farmers to optimize water usage and improve crop yields by offering real-time insights and recommendations for irrigation scheduling and water management. GroGuru aims to promote sustainable farming practices while enhancing agricultural productivity and conserving water resources, ultimately helping farmers reduce input costs associated with water, energy, and fertilizer.

Wordly

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Wordly provides a high quality, secure, easy to use, and affordable live AI translation and caption solution for communicating across multiple languages. Wordly translates dozens of languages in real-time, making in-person and virtual meetings and events more inclusive, accessible, and engaging. Our SaaS platform meets enterprise-grade security & privacy standards and eliminates the need for human interpreters or special equipment. Millions of users across thousands of organizations - including corporate, non-profit, government, education, and religious sectors - trust Wordly for their multi-language communication needs.

Conversifi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Conversifi is a learning platform that facilitates on-demand language practice and cross-cultural exchange through video chat, linking foreign language learners with native speakers. Founded in 2017 and based in Washington, D.C., the platform provides conversation guides tailored to the learner's proficiency level, covering engaging topics. Additionally, the sessions are recorded, allowing both learners and coaches to review progress and exchange personalized feedback, enhancing the overall learning experience.

Pyze

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Pyze Inc. is a technology company based in San Carlos, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in providing a digital transformation analytics platform that aids mobile application publishers and enterprises in enhancing user engagement, optimizing business processes, and increasing productivity. The platform features Growth Intelligence, which supports various messaging campaigns including push notifications, in-app messaging, emails, and SMS, while also tracking Apple iMessage Apps and chatbots. Additionally, Pyze utilizes artificial intelligence to automate bottleneck detection and process optimization, enabling clients to manage complex transactions and workflows more effectively. By partnering with low-code, business process management, and robotic process automation platforms, Pyze helps organizations achieve significant operational improvements, such as reduced costs, faster processing times, and enhanced employee productivity. The company is recognized for its contributions to cross-platform analytics and user engagement by leading technology research firms.

Tivic Health

Seed Round in 2018
Tivic Health is a bioelectronic therapeutics company that specializes in developing non-invasive medical devices aimed at enhancing healthcare through neuroscience. The company focuses on creating consumer-friendly products that activate the body's natural healing mechanisms, offering an alternative to traditional pharmaceutical treatments. Its flagship product, ClearUP Sinus Pain Relief, is a patented handheld device designed to provide temporary relief from sinus pain and congestion associated with nasal allergies and sinus infections. The device employs ultra-low current electrical waves and has been clinically validated for its efficacy. Tivic Health received FDA clearance for ClearUP in January 2019, with the product set to be shipped starting in September 2019.

Phamily

Seed Round in 2018
Phamily has delivered results at the quality and growth-focused health networks and medical groups around the country. It is a provider of a patient engagement platform intended to make ccm possible and profitable. Its platform replaces the telephone and difficult-to-use patient portals, enabling existing clinical staff to efficiently manage all the day-to-day ccm work with minimal involvement from busier practice leads and physicians.

Alyce

Seed Round in 2017
Alyce is an AI-powered platform that works as a door-opener or to continue to develop real sales relationships. The platform redefining direct mail, swag and gifts with its scalable, sustainable, hyper-personalized approach to account-based marketing. It uses personal social data to tell you the perfect gift to give and handles orders, shipping, and reporting for 1-10,000 gifts, and is 100% free. Alyce builds real, personal relationships that deliver up to twice the named account penetration and drives 5x pipeline versus traditional approaches. It makes B2B gift-giving simple, effective and measurable. The company was founded in December of 2015, Alyce is a privately held company headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cover

Series A in 2017
Cover is an Android and iOS mobile application that allows its users to insure anything by taking a picture of what they need to insure. It partners with many insurance companies and brokers to provide its users with the best available rates. The application allows its users to insure vehicles, mobile phones, pets, jewelry, houses, boats, tours, and more. It was launched in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

AutoComplete

AutoComplete, Inc. is an insurance-technology company located in San Francisco, California, focused on transforming the car insurance market, which is valued at $311 billion. The company has developed an artificial intelligence platform that aims to simplify the auto insurance process, providing users with a streamlined experience. By leveraging AI technology, AutoComplete enables users to obtain auto protection with minimal effort, enhancing the overall customer experience in automotive insurance.
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