Mantella Venture Partners

About The Fund

Mantella Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on empowering entrepreneurs with groundbreaking ideas in the mobile and internet software sectors. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada, the firm is committed to investing in market-altering businesses that demonstrate potential for high growth. Mantella Venture Partners operates with a thesis that centers on hands-on involvement, believing that close collaboration with founders throughout the company's lifecycle can lead to successful outcomes. They typically make initial investments of up to $1,000,000, with the flexibility to provide additional support in subsequent funding rounds as required. The firm also values the alignment between founders and investors, viewing it as a critical component for building profitable companies. As former entrepreneurs themselves, the team at Mantella Venture Partners brings a wealth of experience and an extensive network to foster an ecosystem of expertise. This support extends beyond funding and into product development, business development, marketing, financing, and team development. Throughout their history, Mantella Venture Partners has made 23 investments and celebrated 8 exits, working alongside a diverse group of founders and helping to scale their visions into companies with over 1000 employees collectively. Their portfolio showcases a breadth of innovation across various sectors including media, education, IT, and SaaS—with notable investments in companies like Ritual, PebblePost, Enso Connect, Disco, and Wisk.ai, as well as successful exits such as Chango, SurfEasy, and Joist. In their pursuit of fostering transformative software companies, Mantella Venture Partners emphasizes the importance of strategic partnerships and aligns itself with the journey of the founders, from the ideation phase to achieving substantial growth and profitability.