# Mentors Fund

> Mentors Fund backs capital-efficient startups applying technology to established industries. Founded in 2017, the San Francisco venture firm combines early-stage investment with an operator mentor network and offers investors both a rolling fund and deal-by-deal syndicate access.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Umair Khan (Founding partner), Aamir Sheikh (Founding partner), Adnan Siddiqui (Founding partner), Adnan Lawai (Founding partner), Charles Huang (Founding partner), Hasan Rizvi (Founding partner), Shuja Keen (Founding partner), Ahmed Khaishgi (Founding partner), Jahanzeb Sherwani (Founding partner), Tarim Wasim (Founding partner), Rehan Jalil (Founding partner), Ahad Khan (Founding partner), Imran Haque (Founding partner), Omar Haque (Founding partner), Shafiq Khan (Founding partner), Irfan Essa (Founding partner), Khurram Afridi (Founding partner), Noman Ali (Founding partner), Abid Mohsin (Founding partner), Imran Sayeed (Founding partner), Ashhad Syed (Founding partner), Shaheen Dayal (Founding partner), Aditya Dayal (Founding partner), Ejaz Khan (Founding partner), Patrick Costello (Founding partner), Rahul Merani (Founding partner), Suneel Goud (Founding partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage investment, Operator mentorship, Rolling Fund, Mentors Fund Syndicate
- **Notable:** The current site reports 95 active portfolio companies and more than $1.2 billion raised by portfolio companies; this is not fund AUM, revenue, or realized returns., Participated in the $28 million Maven AGI financing announced in May 2024 alongside Lux Capital, M13, and E14; Mentors Fund’s individual contribution was not disclosed.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage investment** — Capital for startups modernizing established industries, with a current stated range from pre-seed through Series A/B.
- **Operator mentorship** — Customer and investor introductions; access to co-founders, technical experts, manufacturing partners, and legal, patent, finance, and M&A advice.
- **Rolling Fund** — AngelList fund access with quarterly capital calls over sixteen quarters and automatic exposure to its investments, subject to fund documents.
- **Mentors Fund Syndicate** — Invitation-only, accredited-investor membership with separate AngelList SPVs. Published terms: $1,500 annual dues, $2,500 minimum per deal, 0% management fees, 20% carry on profits, plus allocated one-time setup costs. Dues waived for fund LPs; first-year waiver for the founding 50 members.

## Achievements

- The current site reports 95 active portfolio companies and more than $1.2 billion raised by portfolio companies; this is not fund AUM, revenue, or realized returns.
- Participated in the $28 million Maven AGI financing announced in May 2024 alongside Lux Capital, M13, and E14; Mentors Fund’s individual contribution was not disclosed.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: the live site reports 95 active portfolio companies and publishes Rolling Fund and syndicate access. This is an observation date, not a launch announcement.
- **2024-11** — Portfolio company Maven AGI announced its integrated enterprise AI platform and identified Mentors Fund among its backers.

## Links

- Website: https://mentors.fund/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentors-fund

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