# Zygote Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Zygote Ventures is an angel network based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Jun 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/zygote-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Zygote Ventures Last cheque observed Jun 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel network Seed Series A Series B Battery Electric Vehicle Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **4162** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.7M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Zygote Ventures ## Zygote Ventures highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.1M ## What they do - **Type:** Angel network (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Battery Electric Vehicle - **Based in:** San Rafael, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Jun** **[Bolt Threads](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolt-threads)** Series B · US **$32M** With 5 others - **2014** 1 round - **Nov** **[Bolt Threads](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolt-threads)** Series A · US **$7.7M** With 3 others - **2013** 1 round - **Oct** **[GreenWizard](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwizard)** Series B · US · venturedeal.com **$4.0M** With 3 others - **2012** 1 round - **Feb** **[CellScape](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellscape)** Series B · US · elsevierbi.com **$9.3M** With 1 other - **2011** 1 round - **Dec** **[NexSteppe](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexsteppe)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$14M** With 1 other - **2010** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[CellScape](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellscape)** Series A · US **$1.6M** With 1 other - **Apr** **[GreenWizard](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwizard)** Series A · US · freshnews.com **$1.1M** Sole investor 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **3** of 13 we have independently watched raise [Greenwizard](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwizard)[Nexsteppe](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexsteppe)[Xbow](https://millionrounds.com/company/xbow) Brillouinenergy Ccevoliveoil Cellscapecorp Kii Moasisgel Museresearch Nano Peoplepowerco Solazyme Windriver 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. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$7.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.1M** Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jun 2015 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *4* - Series A said *3* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2015 Often in the room with - [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) 2 - [Mission Bay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-bay-capital) 2 - [XSeed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xseed-capital) 2 **Pitching Zygote Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Zygote Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Foundation Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital)[**Mission Bay Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-bay-capital)[**XSeed Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xseed-capital) ## Quick answers about Zygote Ventures ### What does Zygote Ventures invest in? Zygote Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Battery and Electric Vehicle. ### How active is Zygote Ventures? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2015. ### How big are Zygote Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.7M. ### Does Zygote Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Zygote Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Zygote Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2015. ### Who does Zygote Ventures invest alongside? Most often Foundation Capital (2 rounds together), Mission Bay Capital (2 rounds together) and XSeed Capital (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Zygote Ventures? Zygote Ventures is an angel network based in San Rafael, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zygote-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=zygote-ventures)