brainmate
brainmate

the team

The people behind it.

A small team out of Pittsburgh building the second brain we wished every business owner had. Part of Venato.

Chase Tantalo

Chase Tantalo

Founder & CEO

Founded brainmate and builds it end to end — the product, the engineering, and the AI behind it. The bar for that AI is simple: real time saved, not impressive demos.

Mason Bush

Mason Bush

Partner

Started Venato — the company behind brainmate — on a simple belief: business owners shouldn't have to fight disconnected systems and unnecessary complexity to grow something meaningful.

Dan Montgomery

Dan Montgomery

Chief Marketing Officer

Leads brainmate's marketing — the brand, the story, and how busy owners first hear about it. Focused on keeping the message as plain as the product: your business's memory, kept.

Conor Hayes

Conor Hayes

Director of Operations

Keeps the wheels turning day to day and makes sure every customer gets the support they deserve. The reason brainmate feels staffed, not vendored.

Nilan Hirani

Nilan Hirani

Director of Customer Success

Makes sure brainmate fits how owners actually run their day — the connective tissue between what customers need and what ships next.

Nick Brucker

Nick Brucker

PR Advisor & Partner

Founder of Sparq Designs, with deep marketing, branding, and business development expertise — helping companies elevate their presence and grow through creative strategy.

Brandon Luna

Brandon Luna

Technology Advisor & Development

Helps guide brainmate's architecture and development — turning ideas into scalable products designed to grow alongside the people who use them.