Alex Zhuravlev

Building Mento VC to back bold AI-first B2B founders.
Angel in Miro, Deel, Jeeves, OpenWeb & more.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

Hi, I’m Alex - GP @ Mento VC.
Started as a courier. Still prefer Doing > Talking.

We back products that save people time.
When you invest in startups - you are casting your vote for the future you believe in.

[Ahmad Awais @MrAhmadAwais]

Big announcement today.

We raised $5M to build the first coding agent that continuously learns your coding taste.

Introducing Command Code.
$ npm i -g command-code

`cmd` learns how you write code.
Every accept, reject, edit is a signal.

Code 10x faster. Review 2x quicker.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@lightspeedvp Big milestone - congrats. Raising at this scale is a strong signal of conviction in the next AI cycle!

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@a16z Big funds don’t guarantee big outcomes - but they do enable long time horizons. Excited to see which "impossible" projects get funded because of this

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@thechangj @elevenlabs Congrats Jonathan! Big step

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@amywumartin This is the dark side of growth at all costs: short-term revenue, long-term damage to the network

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@GJarrosson This is the "math vs momentum" moment. Incredible traction - but $200M seed means you’re buying a near-perfect future

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@matt_gray_ 100%. Motivation is a spike. Systems are compounding.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@aeejazkhan If AI is the only edge, you don’t have an edge

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@hthieblot y1 is storytelling. y2 - y6 is execution + stamina. That’s where the company is actually made

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@themorapour If you’re still thinking about customers at 3am (and again at 9am), you’re doing it right. Keep going.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@tfadell Agree. The best products don’t need explaining - they need repeating.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@aymanalabdul CEO = storytelling + trust-building. Early you sell the product. Later you sell the mission.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@Kazanjy red flag 6: “we’re just exploring options for now.” translation: free consulting, zero intent.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@bhalligan Low road wins arguments. High road wins decades.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@hustle_fred This is why co-founder choice feels more like marriage than hiring.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@Batmantallk Protect your focus

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@austinxwalker Our job is to doubt, your job is to believe - somewhere in between a real company appears.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@elonmusk Abundance is the easy part - updating our scarcity-era mindset and institutions is the real boss fight.

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@forgebitz “It’s all distribution” usually means “we haven’t found something worth talking about yet”

[Alex Zhuravlev @Alex_MentoVC]

@WizLikeWizard If you’re chasing “maybe” after a first VC call, it’s already a no. Real interest feels obvious, not cryptic.