# z21 Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> z21 Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 26 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# z21 Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 26 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now Last fund $2.9M, Nov 2023 Website unconfirmed

Pre-seed Seed AI Deeptech

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**46%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **127** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.1M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Sole investor **6 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

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## z21 Ventures highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $2.5M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed
- **Sectors:** AI Deeptech
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Jul** **[Greenjets](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenjets)** Series A · GB · Firms' own news pages **$40M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Develo](https://millionrounds.com/company/develo)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$14M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Hosted.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/hosted-ai)** Seed · Ventureburn **$19M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[RISA Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/risa-labs)** Series A · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Inito](https://millionrounds.com/company/inito)** Series B · US **$29M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[HEN Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/hen-technologies)** Series A · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Relixir](https://millionrounds.com/company/relixir)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Conifer](https://millionrounds.com/company/conifer)** Seed · TechCrunch **$20M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Greenjets](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenjets)** Seed · GB **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[TrueFoundry](https://millionrounds.com/company/truefoundry)** Series A · IN · TechCrunch **$19M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Lighthouz AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lighthouz-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[The Energy Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-energy-company)** Seed **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Breakout](https://millionrounds.com/company/breakout)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Rapidflare](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidflare)** Seed · US **$2.4M** Sole investor
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Furnishka](https://millionrounds.com/company/furnishka)** Seed **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Optiwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/optiwise)** Seed · US **$2.4M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Perceptyne Robots](https://millionrounds.com/company/perceptyne-robots)** Seed **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Coverself](https://millionrounds.com/company/coverself)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Dmand AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/dmand-ai)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Zime](https://millionrounds.com/company/zime)** Seed · US **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Flashaid](https://millionrounds.com/company/flashaid)** Seed **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Basepair](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-pair)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2023** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Meomind](https://millionrounds.com/company/meomind)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[livSYT](https://millionrounds.com/company/livsyt)** Seed · SG **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Rexera](https://millionrounds.com/company/rexera)** Seed · US **$2.7M** Sole investor
- **2022** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Explorex Technologies, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/explorex-technologies-inc)** Seed · US **$130K** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **2 named**

AS **Abhinav Shekhar Shashank** Manager i Filing they signed

RS **Raj Shekhar Singh** Manager i Filing they signed

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Latest fund on file

**$2.9M**

raised in Nov 2023

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed

Median round joined **$3.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.5M**

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 6 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *15*
- Series A *5*
- Venture *4*
- Pre-seed said *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 4
- [BEENEXT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beenext) 2
- [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) 2
- [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) 2

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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.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**BEENEXT** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beenext)[**Pioneer Fund** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)[**SVB Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies z21 Ventures put money into.

[**Develo** $14M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/develo)[**Hosted.ai** $19M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hosted-ai)[**RISA Labs** $11M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/risa-labs)[**Inito** $29M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/inito)[**HEN Technologies** $20M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/hen-technologies)[**Relixir** $2.0M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/relixir)

## 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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