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Ashank Shah

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Founder at Mentlio

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMentlio · YC

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About

Co-founder and CEO of Mentlio. Previously studied computer science at Caltech and researched generative and graph-based deep learning for biomedical problems at Dartmouth Health.

Founder at MentlioYC S26

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YC

Ashank went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Mentlio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Mentlio's investors · 3

Kickstart InnovationZurichVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Mentlio

ADAhmet Demirbas
Ahmet DemirbasFounder

Experience

  1. MentlioCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. AnthropicCampus Lead2026
  3. Preface HealthEngineer2025 — 2026Los Angeles, CA
  4. Dartmouth HealthResearch2023 — 2025Hanover, NH
  5. Purdue UniversityResearch2024West Lafayette, IN

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashank Shah?
Co-founder and CEO of Mentlio. Previously studied computer science at Caltech and researched generative and graph-based deep learning for biomedical problems at Dartmouth Health.
Where does Ashank Shah work?
Ashank Shah is Founder of Mentlio.
What companies did Ashank Shah found?
Ashank Shah founded Mentlio.
Where did Ashank Shah go to school?
Ashank Shah studied at Caltech (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator; LeapYear.

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