Investments
68Portfolio Exits
11Funds
8About MentorTech Ventures
MentorTech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in information technology, marketing technology and medical device companies with a primary focus on those companies originating at the University of Pennsylvania. MentorTech Ventures aims to play an active role with its investments from start-up to exit.

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Latest MentorTech Ventures News
Dec 4, 2017
In 2011, the startup raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Safeguard Scientific. In 2013, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund led a $15 million Series B with participation from Safeguard and MentorTech Ventures. In a recent phone interview, Prognos cofounder and CEO Sundeep Bhan noted the … Related Articles Want To Make An Impact With Your Work? Try Some Advice From 80,000 Hours People in the tech world like to talk about doing great things. But what does that actually mean for your career? If you’re serious about making a pos... Square’s Board Adds Former Brown University President Ruth Simmons Square announced a powerful addition to its board today — former Brown University President Ruth Simmons. Before her 11-year post at Brown, she was th... TapHeaven Promises True Automation For Mobile Advertisers The pitch for TapHeaven might sound a little familiar. Co-founder and CEO Chris Hoyt said his technology delivers truly automated ad-buying.What makes... Share this entry
MentorTech Ventures Investments
68 Investments
MentorTech Ventures has made 68 investments. Their latest investment was in Strella as part of their Seed VC on April 4, 2020.

MentorTech Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/17/2020 | Seed VC | Strella | $3.32M | Yes | 8 | |
7/30/2019 | Unattributed VC | Magpie Factory | $0.08M | Yes | 1 | |
6/18/2019 | Series C | goTenna | No | 2 | ||
4/13/2017 | Series B | |||||
3/16/2017 | Series B |
Date | 4/17/2020 | 7/30/2019 | 6/18/2019 | 4/13/2017 | 3/16/2017 |
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Round | Seed VC | Unattributed VC | Series C | Series B | Series B |
Company | Strella | Magpie Factory | goTenna | ||
Amount | $3.32M | $0.08M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 8 | 1 | 2 |
MentorTech Ventures Portfolio Exits
11 Portfolio Exits
MentorTech Ventures has 11 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Biorez on August 01, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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8/1/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
9/29/2021 | IPO | Public | 7 | ||
7/1/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 8/1/2022 | 9/29/2021 | 7/1/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | IPO | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 6 | 7 | 1 |
MentorTech Ventures Fund History
8 Fund Histories
MentorTech Ventures has 8 funds, including Red & Blue SS Annex Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/22/2018 | Red & Blue SS Annex Fund | $2.9M | 1 | ||
10/30/2013 | MentorTech Ventures III | ||||
12/31/2008 | MentorTech Ventures 2008 LP | ||||
12/31/2006 | MentorTech Ventures 2005 LP | ||||
12/31/2003 | SVM Israel I LP |
Closing Date | 5/22/2018 | 10/30/2013 | 12/31/2008 | 12/31/2006 | 12/31/2003 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Red & Blue SS Annex Fund | MentorTech Ventures III | MentorTech Ventures 2008 LP | MentorTech Ventures 2005 LP | SVM Israel I LP |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $2.9M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
MentorTech Ventures Team
3 Team Members
MentorTech Ventures has 3 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, Boris Kalandar.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Boris Kalandar | SMG | Founder, Managing Director | Current |
Name | Boris Kalandar | ||
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Work History | SMG | ||
Title | Founder, Managing Director | ||
Status | Current |