Good companies
can do much more.
We work with the teams inside our companies to make that happen. We question how work gets done so we can use AI to improve it. We take responsibility for the result by staying close to customers and the decisions that shape the product and business.
How we work
together.
Understand the problem before you solve it. Know why the work matters and use your own judgment to reach the answer.
Treat the people who depend on your work as customers. Learn what they need and hold yourself to their standard.
Take responsibility for the result. Follow through, bring in help when you need it, and see the job through.
Look for a better way to do the job. Build it, try it, and keep improving it.
Make what you learn reusable. Each company, function, and project should make the next one sharper.
Be clear, honest, and early. Give useful feedback, listen when it comes back, and raise problems while we can still fix them.
The people behind the work.
The team brings together acquisitions, company operations, and engineering. These are the people leading that work across Balio.
Vid Mahansaria
Co-Founder & Chief Executive
Jack Rizvi
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Jeremy Meagher
Head of Portfolio
Thomas Wu
Head of M&A
Samuel Francisque
Head of Legal
Andrey Shatrov
Head of Engineering
Niall Óg Dunne
Financial Controller
Mengying Wang
Operating Partner
Simon Comina
Operating Partner
Adhish Kulkarni
Operating Partner
The team behind the companies.
Running a software company takes a lot of different skills. Our company teams can draw on specialists across Balio, whether they’re hiring an engineer, negotiating a contract, or building a new product.
Acquiring & joining
Acquisitions
We find specialist software companies, get to know their founders, and lead the work through to a signed deal.
Integration
We plan the handover and connect each new company to Balio’s finances, systems, and people.
Portfolio operations
We work with company leaders on their plans, budgets, and the priorities that need wider support.
Building & growing
Product & engineering
We design, build, and maintain software, including AI agents, new applications, and modern systems.
Data & infrastructure
We connect business data and run the foundations for reliable reporting, software, and AI.
Sales & customer growth
We help our companies win customers and serve them well, from pricing and sales to support and renewals.
Running the business
Finance
We keep the numbers accurate, manage cash, and help company leaders decide where to invest.
People
We hire the people our companies need and support their development, performance, and day-to-day work.
Legal
We handle acquisitions, customer contracts, and the legal questions that come with operating across markets.
Acquiring & joining
Acquisitions
We find specialist software companies, get to know their founders, and lead the work through to a signed deal.
Integration
We plan the handover and connect each new company to Balio’s finances, systems, and people.
Portfolio operations
We work with company leaders on their plans, budgets, and the priorities that need wider support.
Building & growing
Product & engineering
We design, build, and maintain software, including AI agents, new applications, and modern systems.
Data & infrastructure
We connect business data and run the foundations for reliable reporting, software, and AI.
Sales & customer growth
We help our companies win customers and serve them well, from pricing and sales to support and renewals.
Running the business
Finance
We keep the numbers accurate, manage cash, and help company leaders decide where to invest.
People
We hire the people our companies need and support their development, performance, and day-to-day work.
Legal
We handle acquisitions, customer contracts, and the legal questions that come with operating across markets.
A global team, with local roots.
Our people work around the world.
San Francisco
United States
London
United Kingdom
Dubai
UAE