# Mern Singh

> Mern Singh (Mrinal Singh) is the co-founder and CEO of Bolto, an AI-native platform that finds, vets, pays, and manages global software talent in one place. A Dartmouth graduate who left investment banking at Lazard, he built Bolto through Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch after an early pivot, and has raised roughly $12.1M to date including a $12M Series A in 2026. He is an outspoken advocate for flat, lead-driven teams over traditional management.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Bolto
- **Organizations:** Bolto, Y Combinator (S23), Lazard
- **Nationality:** United States
- **Education:** High school diploma, Indian Hill High School, AB, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Bolto, an AI-native recruiting, payroll, and HR platform, Backed by Y Combinator (S23), General Catalyst and others, Raised roughly $12.1M total, including a $12M Series A in 2026

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Graduated from Indian Hill High School (IHHS '17)
- **2021** — Joined Lazard as an investment banking analyst
- **2023** — Co-founded Bolto with Jake Johnson and Milan Bhandari; joined Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch
- **2025** — Bolto raised a $5.1M seed round (announced March 2025)
- **2026** — Bolto raised a $12M Series A (April 2026)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Bolto, an AI-native recruiting, payroll, and HR platform
- Backed by Y Combinator (S23), General Catalyst and others
- Raised roughly $12.1M total, including a $12M Series A in 2026
- Built one of the largest vetted global software-engineer talent pools
- Seed-round launch drew 180,000+ social impressions, 42 booked demos, and 179 platform sign-ups in 48 hours

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Bolto raised a $12M Series A to build the first AI-native, all-in-one Recruiting, Payroll, and HR system.
- **2025-03** — Bolto announced a $5.1M seed round; launch drew 180k+ impressions, 42 demos, and 179 sign-ups in 48 hours.

## Links

- Website: https://mrinalsingh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrinalsingh2/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mrinalsingh02
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrinalsingh224851/

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Last updated: 2026-06-10