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Z5 Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedEnterpriseAIMachine Learning

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MRounds led2 of 5Mostly inUnited States, 100%
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Z5 Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Z5 Capital is not your typical seed fund. We carefully select a limited number of enterprise companies and provide the funding, resources, tools, and support to help them along the way to success.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
EnterpriseAIMachine Learning
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    ThrixelSeed · US · The SaaS News$3.0MWith 5 others
  3. 2021

    4 rounds

  4. Aug
    NirmataPre-seed · US · Z5 Capital$4.0MLed
  5. May
    ArmorCodeSeed · US · Z5 Capital$3.0MWith 4 others
  6. May
    Prescient DevicesSeed · US · Z5 Capital$2.0MLed
  7. Apr
    AccuKnoxSeed · US · Z5 Capital$4.6MWith 3 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

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$63Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Z5 Capital LLC
SEC number
CRD 335964

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

9 of 22 we have independently watched raise

ArmorcodeCocreateFirstshiftHirevueNamespacelabsNirmataPrescientdevicesThrixelTursioAppfaktorsAutonomiqCorestackDqlabsGetclientellHolisticaiInsyncaiKimKiplingsecureLatentdefenseQiibeeSecuvyZ5capital

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Z5 Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Z5 Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Z5 Capital

What does Z5 Capital invest in?

Z5 Capital invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, AI and Machine Learning.

How active is Z5 Capital?

5 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Z5 Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Thrixel (Seed, Oct 2026), Nirmata (Pre-seed, Aug 2021) and ArmorCode (Seed, May 2021).

How big are Z5 Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

Does Z5 Capital lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 5 investments on record (40%).

Where does Z5 Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Z5 Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Z5 Capital invest alongside?

Most often Sierra Ventures (2 rounds together).

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