# Sam Bhagwat (slim)

> Sam Bhagwat is founder and CEO. Mastra on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder and CEO.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sambhagwat
- X: https://x.com/calcsam

## What Sam builds

- [Mastra](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mastra.md), graded BB, 74.2/100, in Agent frameworks & SDKs. Open-source TypeScript framework from Mastra for building agents and workflows, with memory, RAG, evals, tracing, an MCP client and server, and a local Studio. An optional hosted platform runs deployments and observability. Founder and CEO, researched 2026-11-06.

## Works with

- [Abhi Aiyer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/abhi-aiyer/), Founder and CTO
- [Shane Thomas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shane-thomas/), Founder

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)
- [Gradient Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gradient-ventures/)
- [Basecase Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/basecase-capital/)
- [SV Angel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sv-angel/)
- [Orange Collective](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/orange-collective/)
- [Runa Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/runa-capital/)
- [Pioneer Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pioneer-fund/)
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/liquid-2-ventures/)
- [Moonfire Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/moonfire-ventures/)
- [Paul Graham](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paul-graham/)
- [Guillermo Rauch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/guillermo-rauch/)
- [Amjad Masad](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amjad-masad/)
- [Arash Ferdowsi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/arash-ferdowsi/)
- [Shay Banon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/shay-banon/)
- [David Cramer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-cramer/)

## Questions

### Who is Sam Bhagwat?

Sam Bhagwat is founder and CEO.

### What does Kepler Software, Inc. (Mastra) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Mastra from Kepler Software, Inc.

### Who has invested in Kepler Software, Inc. (Mastra)?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Spark Capital, Gradient Ventures, Basecase Capital, SV Angel, Orange Collective, Runa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, Moonfire Ventures, Paul Graham, Guillermo Rauch, Amjad Masad, Arash Ferdowsi, Shay Banon and David Cramer.

### How are Sam's tools graded?

Mastra is graded BB, 74.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mastra
- https://mastra.ai/blog/seed-round
- https://mastra.ai/blog/series-a
- https://mastra.ai/privacy-policy

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.