About
Guru Mahendran works in product for Data Observability at Datadog. He cofounded Metaplane and previously held design and engineering roles at HubSpot and Appcues. His background includes time at MIT.
Founder at MetaplaneYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Guru went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Metaplane's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Guru can intro founders to Metaplane's investors below.
Metaplane's investors · 6
Co-founders at Metaplane
KH
Kevin HuFounder
Experience
- DatadogProduct, Data Observabilitycurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Metaplane by DatadogCo-Founder, Product & Marketing2019 — 2025Cambridge, MA
- AppcuesEngineering2016 — 2019Boston
- MIT Media LabProduct Engineer2015 — 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts
- HubSpotSoftware Engineer2013 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Chime (acquired by HubSpot)Cofounder, Designer2012 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Skills & more
Metaplane
Languages English · Tamil
From Guru's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Guru Mahendran?
- Guru Mahendran works in product for Data Observability at Datadog. He cofounded Metaplane and previously held design and engineering roles at HubSpot and Appcues. His background includes time at MIT.
- Where does Guru Mahendran work?
- Guru Mahendran is Founder of Metaplane.
- What companies did Guru Mahendran found?
- Guru Mahendran founded Metaplane.
- Where did Guru Mahendran go to school?
- Guru Mahendran studied at Y Combinator (W20); University of Toronto (B.A.Sc. Eng.Sci., Engineering Science — Major in Aerospace Engineering); William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute.
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