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MANTIS Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 90 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund, May 2026VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries ASeries BGamedevStreamingFin-tech

Deploying now
96%of best year25cheques in 12 months, 90 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 90Mostly inUnited States, 81%
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MANTIS Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    25 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 60% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
GamedevStreamingFin-tech
Based in
Marina del Rey, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first90 appearances

  1. 2026

    23 rounds

  2. Oct
    Vera HealthSeries A · ES · Tech.eu$29MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    PilgrimSeed · US · TechStartups$25MWith 7 others
  4. Sept
    FactoryGrowth · US · Google News search$200MWith 14 others
  5. Sept
    Mach IndustriesSeries C · US · Startups Magazine$600MWith 7 others
  6. Sept
    RogoVenture · US$30MWith 4 others
  7. Sept
    A Vinyl Bar in ShibuyaPre-seed · US$5.5MWith 4 others
  8. Aug
    Voya EnergySeries A · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 6 others
  9. Jul
    EderaVenture · US$6.4MWith 4 others
  10. Jun
    Trace FinanceSeries A · BR · LatamList$32MWith 11 others
  11. Jun
    EDGE MarketsSeries A · US · Ventureburn$29MWith 4 others
  12. Jun
    SandstoneSeries A · TechCrunch$30MWith 6 others
  13. Jun
    PogoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  14. May
    OuterVenture · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  15. May
    MonacoSeries B · US$50MWith 3 others
  16. Mar
    ScannerSeries A · US · Ventureburn$22MWith 2 others
  17. Mar
    SolveAISeries A · GB · Ventureburn$45MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    Bedrock DataVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Mar
    DoctronicSeries B · US$40MWith 4 others
  20. Feb
    ZippiDebt · BR · LatamList$42MWith 9 others
  21. Feb
    Project OmegaSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    depthfirstSeries A · TechCrunch$40MWith 10 others
  23. Jan
    SandstoneSeed$10MWith 3 others
  24. Jan
    RiskFront LabSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  25. 2025

    21 rounds

  26. Nov
    iVerifyVenture · US$12MWith 4 others
  27. Nov
    Bedrock DataSeries A · US$25MWith 1 other
  28. Oct
    DoctronicSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 8 others
  29. Oct
    KeycardSeries A · US$30MWith 3 others
  30. Sept
    NumeralSeries B · US · TechCrunch$35MWith 4 others
  31. Sept
    Hero AssistantSeed · US$3.5MWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    Fellow HealthSeries B · US$24MWith 2 others
  33. Jul
    Zip SecuritySeries A · US$14MWith 4 others
  34. Jun
    AimVenture · CZ$50MWith 4 others
  35. Jun
    Shinkei SystemsSeries A · US$22MWith 4 others
  36. May
    OpenlayerSeries A · BR · LatamList$15MWith 11 others
  37. May
    DataHubSeries B · US$35MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    Incident.ioSeries B · GB · TechCrunch$62MWith 4 others
  39. Apr
    KeplerSeed · US$7.3MWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    HausVenture · US$18MWith 3 others
  41. Mar
    Underdog FantasySeries C · US · AlleyWatch$70MWith 2 others
  42. Mar
    EDGE MarketsSeed · US$17MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

JRJason Roland JohnsonChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
JEJeffrey EvansCo-Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner, Managing Member of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
MKMilan KochManaging PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$227Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Mantis Capital Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 311057

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as MANTIS Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator13rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm9rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm8rounds togetherLiquid 2 VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm7rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherCoinbase VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherGaingelsPrivate equity5rounds togetherHuman CapitalGrowth equity5rounds togetherK5 GlobalPrivate equity5rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds together8VCVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies MANTIS Venture Capital put money into.

Vera Health$29M · Oct 2026Factory$200M · Sept 2026Mach Industries$600M · Sept 2026A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya$5.5M · Sept 2026Voya Energy$35M · Aug 2026Edera$6.4M · Jul 2026

Quick answers about MANTIS Venture Capital

What does MANTIS Venture Capital invest in?

MANTIS Venture Capital invests most often at Series A and Venture (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Gamedev, Streaming and Fin-tech.

How active is MANTIS Venture Capital?

90 investments on record, 25 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has MANTIS Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vera Health (Series A, Oct 2026), Pilgrim (Seed, Sept 2026) and Factory (Growth, Sept 2026).

How big are MANTIS Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does MANTIS Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 90 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does MANTIS Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (81%), Brazil (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is MANTIS Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 25 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does MANTIS Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (13 rounds together), BoxGroup (9 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (8 rounds together).

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