# Zelkova Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Zelkova Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 59 investments on record, latest Apr 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Zelkova Ventures

Last cheque observed Apr 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $12M, Jun 2023 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Apps Consumer FinTech

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 59 on record

Since the last cheque **556** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.3M** Cheque size, as they say **$200K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 59** Exits **16 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

Pitch Zelkova Ventures

## Zelkova Ventures highlights

- 01 59 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds
- 03 16 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> we’re passionate about assisting in the growth of businesses. We roll up our sleeves and partner with our portfolio companies for success. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $200K – $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Apps Consumer FinTech
- **Based in:** Miami Beach, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **59 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Respondology](https://millionrounds.com/company/respondology)** Series A · US · SJF Ventures **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[RealBlocks](https://millionrounds.com/company/realblocks)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.1M** With 3 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Sept** **[YayPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/yaypay)** US · FinSMEs **$5.3M** With 6 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[FullContact](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullcontact)** US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 22 others
- **Aug** **[Crimson Hexagon](https://millionrounds.com/company/crimson-hexagon)** **$20M** With 12 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[AdHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/adhawk)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Teckst](https://millionrounds.com/company/teckst)** Seed · US **$800K** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Ambassador](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambassador)** Series A · US **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Hungryroot](https://millionrounds.com/company/hungryroot)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Encoding.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/encoding-com)** Series B · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Pogoseat](https://millionrounds.com/company/pogoseat)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[BrandYourself](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandyourself)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 3 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[FlyCleaners](https://millionrounds.com/company/flycleaners)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Postmaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/postmaster)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Food52](https://millionrounds.com/company/food52)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Pickatale](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickatale)** Seed · CA **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Reachli](https://millionrounds.com/company/reachli)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Lettuce](https://millionrounds.com/company/lettuce)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.1M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[FullContact](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullcontact)** Series A · US · fullcontact.com **$7.0M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[BrandYourself](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandyourself)** Series A · US · prnewswire.com **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[RJMetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/rjmetrics)** Debt · US · businessinsider.com **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 11 others
- **2011** 18 rounds
- **Nov** **[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$965K** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series B · US · gigaom.com **$4.5M** With 8 others
- **Oct** **[Help Scout](https://millionrounds.com/company/help-scout)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$435K** With 15 others
- **Oct** **[Red Rover](https://millionrounds.com/company/redrover)** Seed · US · observer.com **$418K** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[FullContact](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullcontact)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[FullContact](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullcontact)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 10 others
- **Aug** **[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 14 others
- **Aug** **[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$7.7M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Appstores.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/appstores-com)** Seed · US **$565K** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Ambassador](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambassador)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$18K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Altruik](https://millionrounds.com/company/altruik)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Jibe](https://millionrounds.com/company/jibe)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **May** **[COLOURlovers](https://millionrounds.com/company/colourlovers)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Kohort](https://millionrounds.com/company/kohort)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 21 others
- **Mar** **[Spring Engage](https://millionrounds.com/company/spring-engage)** Seed · US · wraltechwire.com **$635K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Frame](https://millionrounds.com/company/frame)** Seed **$225K** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[The Shared Web](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-shared-web)** Seed · US **$225K** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Ambassador](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambassador)** Seed · US · forbes.com **Undisclosed** 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**

JR **Jason Ross Levy** Manager of General Partner and sole member of Investment Manager i Filing they signed

LS **Larry Scheinfeld** Sole Member of LBS Ventures, LLC i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** people 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

**$53M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Zelkova Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 322333

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **16 in all**

**[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Nov 2017

**[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Bought by [Adobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe) **Undisclosed** May 2016

**[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Bought by [PCH International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pch-international) **$15M** Mar 2015

**[Lettuce](https://millionrounds.com/company/lettuce)** Bought by [Intuit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intuit-prosperity-accelerator) **$30M** May 2014

**[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Bought by Lithium Technologies **$200M** Mar 2014

**[COLOURlovers](https://millionrounds.com/company/colourlovers)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[Altruik](https://millionrounds.com/company/altruik)** Bought by SearchDex **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by Meetup **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

**[Foodspotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodspotting)** Bought by OpenTable **$10M** Jan 2013

**[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Bought by [Telenav](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telenav) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[ReTel Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/retel-technologies)** Bought by ShopperTrak **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[Appstores.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/appstores-com)** Bought by InMobi **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[Frame](https://millionrounds.com/company/frame)** Bought by Sailthru **Undisclosed** May 2012

**[The Shared Web](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-shared-web)** Bought by Sailthru **Undisclosed** May 2012

**[Rapportive](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapportive)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **$15M** Feb 2012

**[NutshellMail](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutshellmail)** Bought by Constant Contact **Undisclosed** May 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$12M**

raised in Jun 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$5.3M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 59 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $200K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2025
- **Exits:** 16 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *33*
- Series A said *16*
- Series B said *3*
- Debt *2*
- Series C *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 14
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 12
- [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) 8
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 8
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 6
- [High Country Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-country-ventures) 6

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**David Cohen** Angel **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**500 Global** Angel **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**David Tisch** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**Techstars** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**High Country Venture** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-country-ventures)[**Paige Craig** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paige-craig)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc)[**Walt Winshall** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walt-winshall)[**eonCapital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eonbusiness)[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)[**DFJ Gotham Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-gotham-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Zelkova Ventures put money into.

[**Respondology** $5.0M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/respondology)[**RealBlocks** $3.1M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/realblocks)[**YayPay** $5.3M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/yaypay)[**Crimson Hexagon** $20M · Aug 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/crimson-hexagon)

## Quick answers about Zelkova Ventures

### What does Zelkova Ventures invest in?

Zelkova Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, Consumer and FinTech.

### How active is Zelkova Ventures?

59 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2025.

### What has Zelkova Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Respondology (Series A, Apr 2025), RealBlocks (Seed, Jan 2019) and YayPay (Undisclosed round, Sept 2017).

### How big are Zelkova Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.3M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $1.0M.

### Does Zelkova Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 59 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Zelkova Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

### Is Zelkova Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2025.

### Who does Zelkova Ventures invest alongside?

Most often David Cohen (14 rounds together), 500 Global (12 rounds together) and David Tisch (8 rounds together).

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