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Calanthia Mei
InvestorVenture Partner at Kaya Founders
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $25K – $50K checks · typically $37.5K
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About
Calanthia Mei is a serial founder currently building a stealth AI startup while serving as a GTM advisor to AI companies. Over the past decade, she has raised $20M as a founder, contributed to two company exits, and helped scale a venture to $130M in funding. Earlier in her career, she launched PayPal's venture arm and deployed $250M into global fintech investments.
Experience
- Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2026 — present
- The AI Marketers Support GroupCo-Host & Founding Membercurrent2026 — present
- SelfAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Dyna.AiGTM Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Kaya FoundersVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentManila
- Masa NetworkCo-Founder2022 — 2025
- FastVice President, Business Development - acquired by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM)2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- FastHead Of Partnerships2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- FastDirector of Strategy2020
- PayPalInvestor, PayPal Ventures2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- HSBCInvestment Banking, Financial Institutions & Financial Technology2014 — 2017Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
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Foreign PolicyInternational DevelopmentPublic PolicyForeign AffairsStatisticsGovernmentResearchReport WritingMandarinFrenchSpanishChinaLanguages Chinese · English · French
- Chartered Financial Analyst, Level I — CFA Institute
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Calanthia Mei?
- Calanthia Mei is a serial founder currently building a stealth AI startup while serving as a GTM advisor to AI companies. Over the past decade, she has raised $20M as a founder, contributed to two company exits, and helped scale a venture to $130M in funding. Earlier in her career, she launched PayPal's venture arm and deployed $250M into global fintech investments.
- Where does Calanthia Mei work?
- Calanthia Mei is Venture Partner at Kaya Founders.
- What check size does Calanthia Mei write?
- Calanthia Mei typically writes checks of $25K – $50K.
- What companies has Calanthia Mei invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Baraka, Khabri, Moov, Stitch.
- Where did Calanthia Mei go to school?
- Calanthia Mei studied at Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S., International Politics Major, International Security Concentration).
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Also worked at Stealth Startup478
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Also worked at The AI Marketers Support Group1
Also worked at Fast6
Also worked at PayPal240
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