# Ed Gaussen

> Ed Gaussen is the Swiss co-founder and president of Mantra Health, based in New York. A McGill University alumnus with earlier roles at Tinder and White Star Capital, he co-founded the company in 2018 and moved from CEO to president in the leadership change announced in May 2023.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & President at Mantra Health
- **Organizations:** Mantra Health, White Star Capital, Tinder, Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** McGill University
- **Known for:** Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2023., Co-founded Mantra Health in 2018., Led Mantra as CEO before becoming president.

## Career timeline

- **2013-2015** — International Growth Manager at Tinder, according to Crunchbase.
- **2017-2018** — Associate at White Star Capital, according to Crunchbase.
- **2018** — Co-founded Mantra Health with Matt Kennedy and Ravi Shah.
- **2019** — Moved into an early four-desk Flatiron office.
- **2022** — Mantra announced its $22 million Series A financing, led by VMG Partners.
- **2023** — Leadership transition announced May 23: Gaussen became president and Matt Kennedy became CEO.
- **2025** — Shared his entrepreneurial journey with NJIT student entrepreneurs.

## Achievements

- Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2023.
- Co-founded Mantra Health in 2018.
- Led Mantra as CEO before becoming president.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Mantra announced its partnership with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, completing coverage of all four institutions in an Indiana consortium; a company update rather than a personal announcement.
- **2026-09** — Mantra announced a three-year Beacon collaboration with Santa Clara University.
- **2025-04** — Gaussen visited student entrepreneurs at NJIT open entrepreneurship office hours.

## Links

- Website: https://mantrahealth.com/post/person/ed-gaussen/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgaussen
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/edgaussen

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Last updated: 2026-10-11