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z21 Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 26 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $2.9M, Nov 2023Website unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedAIDeeptech

Deploying now
46%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque127days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.1MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor6 roundsMostly inUnited States, 80%
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z21 Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $2.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
AIDeeptech
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Jul
    GreenjetsSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$40MWith 3 others
  3. May
    DeveloSeries A · US · TechStartups$14MWith 6 others
  4. Mar
    Hosted.aiSeed · Ventureburn$19MWith 2 others
  5. Jan
    RISA LabsSeries A · US$11MWith 2 others
  6. 2025

    10 rounds

  7. Dec
    InitoSeries B · US$29MWith 2 others
  8. Dec
    HEN TechnologiesSeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  9. Nov
    RelixirSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    ConiferSeed · TechCrunch$20MWith 5 others
  11. Mar
    GreenjetsSeed · GB$7.0MWith 2 others
  12. Feb
    TrueFoundrySeries A · IN · TechCrunch$19MWith 9 others
  13. Feb
    Lighthouz AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    The Energy CompanySeed$2.0MWith 2 others
  15. Feb
    BreakoutSeed · US$3.3MWith 1 other
  16. Jan
    RapidflareSeed · US$2.4MSole investor
  17. 2024

    8 rounds

  18. Oct
    FurnishkaSeed$3.3MWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    OptiwiseSeed · US$2.4MSole investor
  20. Oct
    Perceptyne RobotsSeed$3.0MSole investor
  21. Oct
    CoverselfVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Oct
    Dmand AIPre-seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  23. May
    ZimeSeed · US$2.5MSole investor
  24. Apr
    FlashaidSeed$2.5MWith 3 others
  25. Jan
    BasepairVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. 2023

    3 rounds

  27. Nov
    MeomindVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. Nov
    livSYTSeed · SG$2.5MSole investor
  29. Aug
    RexeraSeed · US$2.7MSole investor
  30. 2022

    1 round

  31. Sept
    Explorex Technologies, Inc.Seed · US$130KWith 2 others

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The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

ASAbhinav Shekhar ShashankManageriFiling they signed
RSRaj Shekhar SinghManageriFiling they signed

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Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as z21 Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies z21 Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about z21 Ventures

What does z21 Ventures invest in?

z21 Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI and Deeptech.

How active is z21 Ventures?

26 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has z21 Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Greenjets (Series A, Jul 2026), Develo (Series A, May 2026) and Hosted.ai (Seed, Mar 2026).

How big are z21 Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.1M.

Does z21 Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does z21 Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%), the United Kingdom (10%) and India (5%).

Is z21 Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does z21 Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (4 rounds together), BEENEXT (2 rounds together) and Pioneer Fund (2 rounds together).

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