# Jaleh Rezaei

> Jaleh Rezaei is the co-founder and CEO of Mutiny, which builds AI tools for sales and marketing teams. Previously head of marketing and business development at Gusto and a product marketing leader at VMware, she combines an engineering education with an emphasis on customer understanding, rapid experimentation and reducing dependencies between teams.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Mutiny
- **Organizations:** Mutiny, Gusto, VMware, Y Combinator
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Education:** BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, MS, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led marketing and business development during Gusto’s growth from 500 to 50,000 customers over four years., Co-founded Mutiny, a Y Combinator Summer 2018 company., Mutiny’s 2022 Series B raised $50 million at a reported $600 million valuation; this was a company valuation, not personal wealth.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Joined VMware in product marketing.
- **2013** — Joined Gusto at seed stage; later led marketing and business development.
- **2018** — Co-founded Mutiny with Nikhil Mathew and joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2018 batch.
- **2021** — Mutiny announced its Series A with Sequoia participation.
- **2022** — Mutiny raised a $50 million Series B and acquired Intellipse.
- **2025-11** — Reset Mutiny to rebuild around an AI-native product, as described in 2026 interviews.
- **2026-04** — New AI-native product became generally available, according to the August 2026 Topline episode notes.

## Achievements

- Led marketing and business development during Gusto’s growth from 500 to 50,000 customers over four years.
- Co-founded Mutiny, a Y Combinator Summer 2018 company.
- Mutiny’s 2022 Series B raised $50 million at a reported $600 million valuation; this was a company valuation, not personal wealth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Published a LinkedIn article explaining the decision to leave Mutiny’s eight-figure ARR SaaS business and rebuild for AI.
- **2026-06** — Discussed Mutiny’s reset and smaller rebuilding team on The Upstarts Podcast, published June 19.
- **2026-08** — Topline’s August 9 episode described Mutiny’s November 2025 reset, February private preview and April general availability.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mutinyhq.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalehr/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jalehr

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Last updated: 2026-10-25