# Zetta Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Zetta Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 78 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026.

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# Zetta Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 78 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $85M, Feb 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Wealthtech Lending Recurring

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**69%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 78 on record

Since the last cheque **91** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $10M** Rounds led **5 of 78** Sole investor **4 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Zetta Venture Partners highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.5M

## What they do

> Venture Capital for AI Native Startups From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Wealthtech Lending Recurring
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **78 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Aug** **[Faro AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/faro-ai)** Series B · US **$37M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Naive](https://millionrounds.com/company/naive-2)** Series A · US **$29M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Pulse Security AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulse-security-ai)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Nebulock](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebulock)** Series A · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **May** **[EnsoData](https://millionrounds.com/company/ensodata)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Phylo](https://millionrounds.com/company/phylo)** Seed · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Boltz](https://millionrounds.com/company/boltz)** Seed · US **$28M** With 3 others
- **2025** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cleric](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleric)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[EnsoData](https://millionrounds.com/company/ensodata)** Series B · US · Colle Capital Partners **$20M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Sumble](https://millionrounds.com/company/sumble)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$39M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Sumble](https://millionrounds.com/company/sumble)** Series A · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Cervo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/cervo-ai)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Nebulock](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebulock)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Pimloc](https://millionrounds.com/company/pimloc)** Seed · GB **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[LILT](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilt)** Venture · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Gable](https://millionrounds.com/company/gable)** Series A · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Workhelix](https://millionrounds.com/company/workhelix)** Series A · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[VideaHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/videahealth)** Series B · US **$40M** With 4 others
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Jimini Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/jimini-health)** Pre-seed · US · AlleyWatch **$8.0M** *Led*
- **Nov** **[Trustero](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustero)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Falkonry](https://millionrounds.com/company/falkonry)** Venture · US **$3.4M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Noetik](https://millionrounds.com/company/noetik)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Noetik](https://millionrounds.com/company/noetik)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$40M** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Constructor](https://millionrounds.com/company/constructor)** Series B · US **$25M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Nabla Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nabla-bio)** Series A · US **$26M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Nanite](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanite)** Grant · US **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Finite State](https://millionrounds.com/company/finite-state)** Series B · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Guardrails AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardrails-ai)** Seed · US **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **2023** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[DataCebo](https://millionrounds.com/company/datacebo)** Seed · US **$8.5M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Gridspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridspace)** Venture · US **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Featureform](https://millionrounds.com/company/featureform)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Argilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/argilla)** Seed · ES **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Tabular](https://millionrounds.com/company/tabular)** Series B · DE **$26M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Rever](https://millionrounds.com/company/rever)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Telmai](https://millionrounds.com/company/telmai)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Bryj](https://millionrounds.com/company/bryj)** Venture · US **$5.3M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Golioth](https://millionrounds.com/company/golioth)** Seed · US **$4.6M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Weaviate](https://millionrounds.com/company/weaviate)** Series B · NL **$50M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Faro AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/faro-ai)** Series A · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Ultravox](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultravox)** Seed · US **$12M** With 4 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 **4 named**

AP **Apoorva Pandhi** Managing Member of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

AF **Ashley Fontana** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JG **Jocelyn Goldfein** Managing Member of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

MG **Mark Gorenberg** Managing Member of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

We also hold **9** 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.

New fund on file

**$85M**

raised in Feb 2026

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 **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.5M**

Led 5 of 78 rounds **6%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *24*
- Series A said *19*
- Series B said *13*
- Venture *10*
- Series C *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) 8
- [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) 8
- [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) 6
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 6
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 4
- [Epic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/epic-ventures-2) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Bloomberg Beta** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)[**Hummer Winblad Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Epic Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/epic-ventures-2)[**In-Q-Tel** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Marc Benioff** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[**U.S. Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp)[**AIX Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Zetta Venture Partners put money into.

[**Nebulock** $25M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebulock)[**EnsoData** May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ensodata)[**Phylo** $14M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/phylo)[**Boltz** $28M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/boltz)[**Cleric** $5.5M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleric)[**Sumble** $39M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/sumble)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Zetta Venture Partners: [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana).

- The AI-First Company: How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana) · 2021 3.28 from 110 ratings on Goodreads About the book Artificial Intelligence is transforming every industry, but if you want to win with AI, you have to put it first on your priority list. AI-First companies are the only trillion-dollar companies, and soon they will dominate even more industries, more definitively than ever… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana#podcasts)
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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Zetta Venture Partners in their description, not their title.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 9 Aug 2021 · 55 min 294. How to Value AI, Data Network Effects vs. Data Learning Effects, and Evolution of the VC Asset Class (Ash Fontana) With [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana) Mentions [Zetta Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 13 May 2021 · 56 min How To Build an AI-First Company with Ash Fontana With [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana) Mentions [Zetta Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 30 Apr 2020 · 53 min 220. Crisis Coverage w/ Ash Fontana - The AI Investing Playbook; Why "Dev Tools" for Data Scientists is the Next Great Opportunity; When Fund Returns Don't Fit the Power Law; and Ash's Favorite Investment Heuristic from Naval Ravikant With [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana) Mentions [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[Zetta Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Nov 2019 · 40 min 20VC: Ash Fontana on The 5 Core Characteristics That Make Data Valuable, What VCs Can Learn From Italian Craftsmen and Howard Marks & The Importance of Vertical Integration In Scaling Today With [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana) Mentions [Howard Marks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-marks)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Zetta Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Sept 2019 · 32 min 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board With [Alex MacCaw](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-maccaw) Mentions [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[Ilya Sukhar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilya-sukhar) *+4* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Zetta Venture Partners

### What does Zetta Venture Partners invest in?

Zetta Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Wealthtech, Lending and Recurring.

### How active is Zetta Venture Partners?

78 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has Zetta Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Faro AI (Series B, Aug 2026), Naive (Series A, Aug 2026) and Pulse Security AI (Seed, Jul 2026).

### How big are Zetta Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

### Does Zetta Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 78 investments on record (6%).

### Where does Zetta Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

### Is Zetta Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Zetta Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Bloomberg Beta (8 rounds together), Polaris Partners (8 rounds together) and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (6 rounds together).

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