4 Founders backed by Darren Bechtel building SaaS (2026)

Founders backed by Darren Bechtel and building SaaS (4)

Founders backed by Darren Bechtel and building SaaS covers 4 founders on Downstream, Klutch.ai and Kraaft and 1 other companies. The most common sector is SaaS (4). Members are based in 4 cities, led by Dallas, TX (1), Paris, France (1) and San Jose, CA (1). Companies represented include Planera. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 4
• Companies represented: 4
• Top sector: SaaS (4 founders)
• Top location: Dallas, TX (1 founders)
• Locations represented: 4

• Nitin Bhandari — Planera
• Thomas Reygagne — Kraaft
• Xu Rui — Klutch.ai
• Zachary Irwin — Downstream

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• Ed Colloton · SaaS (3 founders)
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• Patrick Salyer · SaaS (5 founders)
• Giuseppe Miroglio · SaaS (3 founders)
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• Alpharetta, GA · SaaS (3 founders)
• Lak Ananth · SaaS (4 founders)
• Livermore, CA · SaaS (2 founders)
• Quiet Capital · SaaS (3 founders)
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada · SaaS (6 founders)

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