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MANTIS Venture Capital Activity

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Investment

Mantis VC participated in Voya Energy's Series A round, co-investing with Energy Impact Partners and others. Voya Energy is an energy/climate startup.

Voya Energy

Voya Energy MANTIS Venture Capital

tracxn.comAUG 26, 2026

finsmes.com

AUG 26, 2026

Exit

Underdog Sports, a Mantis VC portfolio company in daily fantasy sports/gaming, was acquired by IG Group in July 2026.

Underdogfantasy

Underdogfantasy MANTIS Venture Capital

tracxn.comJUL 31, 2026

JUL 31, 2026

Team Change

Gaurav Bhogale was promoted to Partner at Mantis VC, becoming the first non-founding partner in the firm's history. He was previously listed as Principal Investor.

MANTIS Venture Capital

MANTIS Venture CapitalMANTIS Venture Capital

venture5.comJUL 2, 2026

JUL 2, 2026

Essay

Mantis VC Principal Gaurav Bhogale authored a Venture5 essay articulating Mantis VC's differentiated "sexy plus one" playbook — investing in hot deals alongside top-tier lead investors while providing unmatched GTM support and network access via The Chainsmokers' brand.

Gaurav Bhogale on the "Sexy Plus One" Playbook at Mantis VC

MANTIS Venture Capital

venture5.comJUL 2, 2026

JUL 2, 2026

New Fund

Mantis VC is raising its fourth fund targeting $100M, which would push total AUM above $300M. Fund III closed at $100M in July 2025.

MANTIS Venture Capital

MANTIS Venture CapitalMANTIS Venture Capital

x.comJUN 19, 2026

JUN 19, 2026

New Fund

Reportedly began raising a fourth fund targeting $100M.

Mantis Capital Fund IV

MANTIS Venture Capital

theinformation.comJUN 19, 2026

newsletter.strictlyvc.com

JUN 19, 2026

7 investments· MAR 2026 – JUN 2026Show all

Investment

Mantis VC participated in Sandstone's $30M Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Sandstone is an AI-native platform for in-house legal teams.

Sandstone

Sandstone MANTIS Venture Capital

startuplog.comJUN 9, 2026

JUN 9, 2026

Investment

Participated in Edge Markets Series A, a $29.2M round led by CoinFund.

Edgeboost

Edgeboost MANTIS Venture Capital

angelinvestorsnetwork.comJUN 8, 2026

JUN 8, 2026

Investment

Participated in Rogo Series D, a $160M round led by Kleiner Perkins.

Rogo

Rogo MANTIS Venture Capital

rogo.aiAPR 29, 2026

APR 29, 2026

Investment

Mantis VC participated in Factory's $150M Series C round led by Khosla Ventures at a $1.5B valuation, alongside Sequoia Capital and Insight Partners. Factory also raised a Series D in Sep 2026.

Factory

Factory MANTIS Venture Capital

crowdfundinsider.comAPR 20, 2026

APR 20, 2026

Investment

Participated in Bedrock Data's Series funding for AI-native data security and governance.

Bedrock Data

Bedrock Data MANTIS Venture Capital

vcbacked.coMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Investment

Participated in EDGE Markets' $5.3M Series funding for responsible sports betting infrastructure.

EDGE Markets

EDGE Markets MANTIS Venture Capital

vcbacked.coMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Investment

Participated in Doctronic's $40M Series B funding for AI-powered medical diagnostics.

Doctronic

Doctronic MANTIS Venture Capital

vcbacked.coMAR 2026

MAR 2026