Mentlio
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Mentlio is an applied research lab that helps enterprise engineering teams measure AI tool spend against delivery on a per-engineer basis and reduce that spend using machine learning-based request routing, context optimization, and prompt compression. It serves companies adopting AI coding tools.
Also known as Adjoint
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMachine LearningProductivityUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Mentlio was founded in 2026 by Ashank Shah and Ahmet Demirbas.
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Ahmet DemirbasinCo-Founder & CTOCo-founder and CTO of Mentlio, Ahmet Demirbas studied computer science at Caltech and has published research on machine learning, NLP, and agents in venues including IEEE, ACM, and BMC.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Mentlio do?
- Mentlio is an applied research lab that helps enterprise engineering teams measure AI tool spend against delivery on a per-engineer basis and reduce that spend using machine learning-based request routing, context optimization, and prompt compression. It serves companies adopting AI coding tools.
- Who founded Mentlio?
- Mentlio was founded by Ashank Shah, Ahmet Demirbas in 2026.
- Who are Mentlio's investors?
- Mentlio's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Mentlio headquartered?
- Mentlio is headquartered in San Francisco, US.


