# Kareem Zaki, Partner

> Kareem Zaki, Partner. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/kareem-zaki (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Partner

# Kareem Zaki

Partner at [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 7 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Thrive Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Thrive Capital** Accelerator · US **15** cheques in 12 months **101** all time **14** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Affirm](https://millionrounds.com/company/affirm)
- [Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable)
- [Alula](https://millionrounds.com/startup/alula)
- [Aptible](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptible)
- [Benchling](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchling)
- [Capsule](https://millionrounds.com/company/capsule)
- [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/startup/carta-2)
- [Cedar](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cedar-3)
- [Chord](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chord-2)
- [Cityblock Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/cityblock-health)
- [Dipsea](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dipsea-3)
- [Dutchie](https://millionrounds.com/company/dutchie)
- [Fanatics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanatics)
- [Garner Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/garner-health)
- [Geneva](https://millionrounds.com/startup/geneva)
- [Glossier](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossier)
- [Gong](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gong-4)
- [Grailed](https://millionrounds.com/company/grailed)
- [Guru](https://millionrounds.com/startup/guru-5)
- [Headway](https://millionrounds.com/startup/headway)
- [Hims & Hers](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hims-hers)
- [Homebound](https://millionrounds.com/startup/homebound)
- [Honest Buildings](https://millionrounds.com/company/honest-buildings)
- [Honor](https://millionrounds.com/company/honor)
- [Imbellus](https://millionrounds.com/company/imbellus)
- [Instacart](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacart)
- [Jumbo Privacy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/jumbo-privacy)
- [Justworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/justworks)
- [Lattice](https://millionrounds.com/company/lattice)
- [LeafLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/leaflink)
- [Lemonade](https://millionrounds.com/company/lemonade)
- [Loft](https://millionrounds.com/company/loft)
- [Long Game](https://millionrounds.com/company/long-game)
- [Maisonette](https://millionrounds.com/company/maisonette)
- [Monzo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/monzo-2)
- [Morty](https://millionrounds.com/company/morty)

36 of 65 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Scope Security, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CADENCE SOLUTIONS, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Rize Education, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Advocate, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Rightway Healthcare, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Motion Clinical, Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Careportal, Inc.** Director since 2017

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Thrive Capital

- [**Joshua Kushner** Founder *8 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joshua-kushner)
- [**Avery Klemmer** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/avery-klemmer)
- [**Belen Mella** VP of Revenue *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/belen-mella)
- [**Cassie Gasson** Co-Chief Executive Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cassie-gasson)
- [**Jared Weinstein** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jared-weinstein)
- [**Jay Adams** CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-adams)
- [**Katie Josephson** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/katie-josephson)
- [**Kelly Sims** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kelly-sims)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 4 Feb 2025 · 1h 6m E76: Thrive Capital's Bold Bets on Category-Defining Companies with Kareem Zaki With [Kareem Zaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/kareem-zaki) About this episode Kareem Zaki shares the founding and development of Thrive Capital, emphasizing their strategy of opportunism combined with a focus on category-defining companies, their unique approach to talent cultivation and company-building in various sectors, especially healthcare, and their intentional media… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 8 Oct 2024 · 1h 28m Kareem Zaki - Small Ideas Attract Competition - [Invest Like the Best, EP.392] With [Kareem Zaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/kareem-zaki) Mentions [Josh Kushner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-kushner) About this episode My guest today is Kareem Zaki. Kareem is a General Partner at Thrive Capital and has been at the firm for a decade. In an episode last year, Thrive's founder, Josh Kushner, told me he is the best healthcare investor in the world. Kareem has co-founded three healthcare businesses worth over one… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 15 Nov 2021 · 24 min 20VC: Thrive Capital's Kareem Zaki on The One Rule That Drives Investment Decision-Making and Focus at Thrive, Why Every Large Institution Will Enter Venture Capital Over the Next Decade and How To Create a Firm Culture That Attracts The Best Young Talent With [Kareem Zaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/kareem-zaki) Mentions [Republic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/republic-2) About this episode Kareem Zaki is a General Partner @ Thrive Capital, with a portfolio including Stripe, Instacart, Instagram, Nubank, Github, Glossier and many more, they have cemented their position as one of the leading venture firms of the last decade. As for Kareem, he is a co-founder and board member to Cedar,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 26 Sept 2018 · 38 min Health Stories: The Economics of Health Insurance with Nick Reber and Kareem Zaki With [Kareem Zaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/kareem-zaki) About this episode Nick Reber of Oscar Health and Kareem Zaki (@KareemZaki_) of Thrive Capital join Erik in this fascinating episode exploring the ins and outs of the health insurance industry. They talk about the misaligned incentives in healthcare and why it maybe shouldn’t be the case that “most people trust… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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