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Guru Mahendran

Founder

Founder at Metaplane

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedMetaplane · YC

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904 people in our graph share verified history with Guru — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier SolterounlockedGuru: together at Metaplane (2023–2025)
Guru: together at Metaplane
×3Guru: together at Datadog
×2Guru: together at HubSpot

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 · 7

Array Ventures Management LlcSan Francisco · $1.5M checks · since 2021Earl Grey CapitalAustinFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checks · since 2023Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2023Stage 2 CapitalLincoln · $200K – $4M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Metaplane

KHKevin Hu
Kevin HuFounder

Experience

  1. DatadogProduct, Data Observabilitycurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Metaplane by DatadogCo-Founder, Product & Marketing2019 — 2025Cambridge, MA
  3. AppcuesEngineering2016 — 2019Boston
  4. MIT Media LabProduct Engineer2015 — 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts
  5. HubSpotSoftware Engineer2013 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. Chime (acquired by HubSpot)Cofounder, Designer2012 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Skills & more

Metaplane

Languages English · Tamil

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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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