Investing Profile

Sheel Mohnot(1808)

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Partner, FinTech/Insurtech at 500 Startups
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Current Investing Position
500 Startups Korea Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
69

Sheel Mohnot is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Sheel Mohnot's Investments On Record (40)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Basis
Series BFeb 2026$100M
Series ADec 2024$34M
SeedOct 2023$4M
$270M
Co-investors: Adina Tecklu (Khosla Ventures), Jack Altman (Benchmark), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), Guimar Vaca Sittic (FJ Labs), Miles Clements (Accel), Edward Lando (Biowear), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Sophie Liao (Oyster Ventures), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Kyle Vogt (Cruise Automation, Inc.), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), Lenny Rachitsky (Self-employed), Eric Wu (Resolute Ventures), Kris Fredrickson (Verified Capital), Scott Belsky (A24), Chris Sang (CP Ventures), Claire Hughes Johnson, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Adam D'Angelo, Aaron Levie
InScope
Series AFeb 2026$15M
SeedJun 2024$4M
$19M
Co-investors: Vipul Ved Prakash (Together AI), Nadia Asoyan (One Way Ventures), Sean Jacobsohn (Norwest Venture Partners)
Kaaj AI
SeedNov 2025$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Jake Gibson (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Kanyi Maqubela (Kindred Ventures)
howie
SeedSep 2025$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Jason Calacanis (Sequoia Capital), Julian Weisser (Other Ventures), Alex Tong (Information Venture Partners), Stu Smith (Coughdrop Capital), Nick Davidov (Davidovs VC), Turner Novak (Banana Capital), Rahul Vohra (Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Lindel Eakman (UTIMCO), Raanan Bar-Cohen (Resolute Ventures), Sarah Smith (Stanford University), Bobby Goodlatte (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), David J. Phillips, Roger Dickey
Agree.com
SeedMay 2025$7M
Pre SeedSep 2024$3M
$10M
Co-investors: Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Thomas Witt (Expedite Ventures), Benjamin Kubota (Expedite Ventures), Gokul Rajaram (gokulrajaram.com), Ron Pragides
Salsa
Series AApr 2025$20M
SeedMay 2023$10M
$30M
Co-investors: Alex Alpert (FJ Labs), Rex Salisbury (Cambrian Ventures), Avlok Kohli (AngelList), Russ Heddleston (Self-employed), Oz Alon (HoneyBook), Will Szczerbiak
Ethos
SeedFeb 2025$6M
$18M
Co-investors: Jeffrey Reitman (Nyca Partners), Hesham Zreik (FasterCapital), Kevin Durant (Thirty Five Ventures)
Nilus
Series UnknownJan 2025$10M
SeedDec 2022$9M
$19M
Co-investors: Adam R. Fisher (Bessemer Venture Partners), Victoria Treyger (Felicis Ventures), Farooq Abbasi (Preface Ventures), Yuval Ariav (LionBird), Javier Sanchez Aldana (Carabela), Ameet Patel

most interested in

Seed stage FinTech, globally.

not interested in

Adtech, hardware, social networks

Sheel Mohnot's Experience

Partner, FinTech/Insurtech 500 Startups2015 - Present
Co-Founder The Pitch Podcast2015 - Present
Co-Founder, Director Innovative Auctions2013 - Present
Co-Founder Thistle2013 - Present
Co-Founder / GP Better Tomorrow VenturesPresent
Consultant The Boston Consulting GroupPresent
Principal Aural New YorkPresent
Founder / GP 500 FintechPresent
self Angel InvestorPresent
Board Observer Kin InsurancePresent
Board Observer AlbertPresent
Board Member UNITPresent
Board Member CoastPresent
Co-Founder (not day-to-day involved) ThistlePresent
Investment Committee Catalyst Fund (Fintech Grant Fund by Gates & JP Morgan)Present
Co-Founder Innovative AuctionsPresent
Businessman FeeFighters (acquired by Groupon)Present
Product Manager - Consumer Electronics Amazon.comPresent
Consultant Intel CapitalPresent
Director of Marketing / Partnerships Manager Kiva.orgPresent
Indicorps Fellow IndicorpsPresent
Founder / GP Top-PatentsPresent
self Top-PatentsPresent
Investment Committee Top-PatentsPresent
Co-Founder Top-PatentsPresent
Businessman Top-PatentsPresent
Principal Top-PatentsPresent
Indicorps Fellow Top-PatentsPresent
Consultant Boston Consulting GroupPresent
Product Manager - Consumer Electronics AmazonPresent
Co-Founder The PitchPresent
Vice President Of Business Development GrouponPresent
Founder / GP NewCoPresent
self NewCoPresent
Investment Committee NewCoPresent
Co-Founder NewCoPresent
Businessman NewCoPresent
Principal NewCoPresent
Indicorps Fellow NewCoPresent
Founder / GP The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
self The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Investment Committee The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Co-Founder The Pitch ShowPresent
Co-Founder The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Businessman The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Consultant Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present
Principal The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Consultant Intel LabsPresent
Indicorps Fellow The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Director of Marketing / Partnerships Manager KivaPresent
Consultant ChartisPresent
Founder / GP Nepasoft solutionsPresent
self Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Investment Committee Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Co-Founder Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Businessman Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Principal Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Indicorps Fellow Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Adjunct Professor Illinois Institute of Technology2012 - 2024
Head of Business Development Groupon2012 - 2014
Businessman FeeFighters2010 - 2012
Director of Marketing/Partnerships Manager Kiva.org2006 - 2007
Consultant The Chartis Group2004 - 2006
Solution Delivery Consultant Cerner Corporation2002 - 2004

Sheel Mohnot's Education

Carnegie Mellon University Bachelor of Science - BS HCI, Business