# Vinay Seth Mohta

> Vinay Seth Mohta is the co-founder and CEO of Manifold, with a career spanning software engineering, enterprise search, predictive analytics and company building. An MIT graduate, he worked at MathWorks, Endeca and KAYAK, co-founded Kyruus, and now leads Manifold’s enterprise AI platform. His public interviews and writing emphasize customer feedback, useful software and collaboration across specialist teams.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Manifold
- **Organizations:** Manifold, Kyruus, Endeca Technologies, KAYAK, MathWorks, BetterLesson
- **Education:** S.B., Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.Eng., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founder and CEO of Manifold., Co-founded Kyruus and served as its CTO and Chief Information Security Officer., Co-inventor on granted patents for search and faceted navigation.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Completed his undergraduate degree at MIT.
- **1998** — Completed his M.Eng. at MIT.
- **Early career** — Worked as a software developer at MathWorks.
- **2000-2006** — Worked at Endeca, moving from software architecture and development into new market development, according to the Endeca Effect interview series.
- **Before Kyruus** — Worked at KAYAK on predictive analytics for measuring multi-channel marketing impact.
- **2010** — Co-founded Kyruus; served as CTO and Chief Information Security Officer.
- **2017-11** — Became Manifold CEO, according to its October 2018 press release; current company biographies describe him as co-founder.
- **2018-10** — Led Manifold’s Boston-area office as the company announced its Newton expansion.
- **2025-12** — Manifold announced an $18 million Series B led by Reach Capital, bringing announced total funding to $40 million.
- **2026-06** — Published Manifold’s Agent OS launch announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founder and CEO of Manifold.
- Co-founded Kyruus and served as its CTO and Chief Information Security Officer.
- Co-inventor on granted patents for search and faceted navigation.
- Led development of a predictive analytics platform for measuring KAYAK’s multi-channel marketing impact.
- Helped develop Manifold’s Lean AI process.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Manifold announced an $18 million Series B led by Reach Capital.
- **2026-02** — Published reflections on team collaboration, narrow AI agents and moving from pilots into production workflows.
- **2026-06** — Published the Manifold Agent OS launch announcement, emphasizing organizational controls and verifiable agent actions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.manifold.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaysethmohta
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vinaysethmohta

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Last updated: 2026-10-11