# Oren Zeev, Founding Partner at Zeev Ventures

> Oren Zeev, Founding Partner at Zeev Ventures. 15 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

Los Altos, US · Partner

# Oren Zeev

Founding Partner at [Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures)

Latest rounds

- **YouNow** Series B · $15M Sept 2015
- **Loop Commerce** Series B · $16M Apr 2015
- **Houzz** Series D · $165M Oct 2014

Backs *IT Services* *Internet* *Hardware & Electronics* *DevOps*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 15 last Sept 2015
- **Filings:** 14 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 15 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 14 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Zeev Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Zeev Ventures** VC firm · US **10** cheques in 12 months **74** all time **6** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 15
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $238.6M
- **Active:** 2010–15

2015

- [YouNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/younow) *Series B* **$15M** *US* Sept 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Loop Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-commerce) *Series B* **$16M** *US* Apr 2015 Joined · +12 investors · historical

2014

- [Houzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/houzz) *Series D* **$165M** *US* Oct 2014 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [Silo](https://millionrounds.com/company/silo) *Seed* *US* Apr 2014 Joined · +6 investors · historical

2013

- [Loop Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-commerce) *Series A* **$7.2M** *US* Nov 2013 Joined · +17 investors · historical
- [Health Gorilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-gorilla) *Seed* **$500k** *US* Sept 2013 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [Duda](https://millionrounds.com/company/duda) *Series C* **$10.3M** *US* Apr 2013 Joined · +8 investors · historical
- [Kifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kifi) *Seed* **$1M** *US* Jan 2013 Joined · +1 investor · historical

2012

- [Loop Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-commerce) *Seed* **$1M** *US* Nov 2012 Joined · +9 investors · historical
- [streamOnce](https://millionrounds.com/company/streamonce) *Seed* **$1.4M** *US* Jul 2012 Joined · +4 investors · historical
- [Zao.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/zao-com) *Venture* **$1.3M** *US* Jun 2012 Joined · +1 investor · historical

2011

- [Houzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/houzz) *Series B* **$11.6M** *US* Dec 2011 Joined · +4 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **6**
- Series A **3**
- Series B **3**
- Series C **1**
- Series D **1**

What they backed

IT Services **3** Internet **3** Hardware & Electronics **1** DevOps **1** Biotech **1** Agtech **1**

Alongside

- [Don Katz *5*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/don-katz)
- [Chuck Geiger *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chuck-geiger)
- [Gary Ginsberg *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-ginsberg)
- [Mark Carges *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-carges)
- [Roy Rubin *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roy-rubin)
- [SG VC *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sg-vc)
- [Andrew Fine *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-fine)
- [Barry McCarthy *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barry-mccarthy)

The latest 12 of 15. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Earny](https://millionrounds.com/startup/earny-inc)
- [Exodigo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/exodigo)
- [Firebolt](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firebolt)
- [Impala](https://millionrounds.com/company/impala)
- [Infolinks Media](https://millionrounds.com/startup/infolinks-media)
- [Jasper](https://millionrounds.com/startup/jasper-4)
- [Lumen](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lumen-corporation)
- [PROPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/props)
- [Preen.Me](https://millionrounds.com/startup/preen-me)
- [Puls](https://millionrounds.com/company/puls)
- [Thriver](https://millionrounds.com/startup/thriver)
- [Veev](https://millionrounds.com/startup/veev-2)
- [dLocal](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dlocal)
- Chegg
- Riverside.fm
- Stoa DBA FlipOS
- Whatslly
- Wibiya
- llc.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Lettuce Financial Labs, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **LIBLAB INC.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Themis-Tech Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Openbase, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures)** MANAGING MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER on 12 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **HomeLight, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Sunbit, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **YouNow, Inc.** Director of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **YouNow, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Next Insurance, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **TripActions, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Loop Commerce, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Photo Holdings, Inc.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CHEGG, INC** Director on 11 filings · since 2009

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

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 23 Oct 2026 · 1h 35m Oren Zeev's $2.7B Solo GP Playbook With [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) About this episode Oren Zeev runs one of the most successful venture firms in the world. The catch: he has no partners, no associates, holds no investment committee, writes no memos, and has no office. He's a solo GP managing $2.7 billion across 11 funds, an early backer of Audible, Houzz, Chegg, Tipalti, and Navan,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 14 Oct 2026 · 44 min Oren Zeev on why to stay small and solo, and the nature of AI investing today. With [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) Mentions [Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. Welcome back to another episode of Venture Unlocked, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the business of venture capital. In this episode, I have the pleasure of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 2 Feb 2026 · 1h 8m 20VC: 50% of Funds Will Go Out of Business | Why Growth Expectations Today are BS and Will Not Last | Why Oren Zeev Takes $0 Management Fees But 30% Carry | Why GPs Should Not Tell LPs Their Strategy With [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) About this episode Oren Zeev is one of the most prominent solo capitalists in venture. He is one of the most no BS investors of our time. Oren manages over $1BN in AUM and is known for his "radical alignment" approach, often taking $0 in management fees. His track record includes massive successes like Navan,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 14 Jun 2023 · 47 min Oren Zeev on scaling to $2B+ in AUM as a solo-GP, contrarian investing, and high founder NPS With [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) Mentions [Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We’re pleased to welcome Oren Zeev, Founding Partner at Zeev Ventures. Without a doubt, Oren is one of the titans in venture investing with nearly 30 years of experience and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 23 May 2022 · 44 min 20VC: Oren Zeev on Raising 3 Funds and $1BN in 12 Months; Why Temporal Diversification is BS, Why Both LPs and GPs are Way Over-Diversified & Why Venture Partnerships are Sub-Optimal and Challenging With [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) Mentions [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners)[Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures) About this episode Oren Zeev is the Founding Partner @ Zeev Ventures and one of the OGs of solo capitalism. Oren has an incredible portfolio including investments in Audible, Houzz, Chegg, Riverside, Tipalti, TripActions, and Firebolt to name a few. Oren is also very unlike any other VC firm, he does not employ any… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 29 Jun 2020 · 38 min 20VC: Oren Zeev on Why Diversification Is Overrated, The Downside of Thematic Investing, Making Quality Decisions In Uncertain Conditions & Why He Has No Reserves Allocation With [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) Mentions [Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures) About this episode Oren Zeev is the Founding Partner @ Zeev Ventures, one of the best and most under the radar firms in the early stage Silicon Valley landscape. Over the past decade, Oren has backed the likes of TripActions, Tipalti, Audible, Houzz, Chegg and Hippo Insurance to name a few. Prior to crushing it with… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Oren Zeev in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 16 Sept 2022 · 39 min 20VC: From Struggling to Raise Funding to IPOing at Close to $9BN Just Five Years Later; The $8BN Company You Might Not Know | How To Build Large Companies with Small Teams | The Biggest Hiring Lessons and Mistakes with Seba Kanovich, CEO @ dlocal Mentions [Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlantic)[General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic)[Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) About this episode Seba Kanovich is the CEO @ dlocal, the #1 payments leader with a single solution focused on Latin America and other emerging markets. In June 2021, dlocal raised $617M in their NASDAQ IPO listing valuing the company at nearly $9BN. Before their IPO, dlocal raised from some of the best including… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 3 Aug 2020 · 36 min SaaStr 358: Why Ignoring Customer Feedback Can Be Critical To Success, Why Founders Need To Change The Way They Think About LTV and How To Create a Pricing Model That Aligns Your Success To Your Customer's with Chen Amit, Founder & CEO @ Tipalti With [Chen Amit](https://millionrounds.com/person/chen-amit) Mentions [Dan Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rose)[Mike Chalfen](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-chalfen)[Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) About this episode Chen Amit is the Founder & CEO @ Tipalti, the only global payable automation platform that scales with you and now remitting $5Bn annually across 3M suppliers. To date, Chen has raised over $146M with Tipalti from the likes of Oren Zeev, Dan Rose, Mike Chalfen and then Greenspring, Truebridge and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 22 May 2020 · 32 min 20VC: TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen on The Future of Business and Personal Travel & Layoffs; How To Do Them The Right Way & Maintain Company Culture and Morale Mentions [Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) About this episode Ariel Cohen is the Founder & CEO @ TripActions, the company trusted by more than 4,000 companies to manage their business travel and expenses. To date, Ariel has raised more than $980M with TripActions from the likes of Lightspeed, Oren Zeev and a16z to name a few. Prior to TripActions, Ariel… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 9 Apr 2018 · 24 min 20VC: Why You Have To Raise $100m+ If You Want To Go Big Today, The 5 Fundamentals To Starting and Scaling A Successful Marketplace & Why Female Founders Under-Promise and Over-Deliver with Paul Hsiao, Founding Partner @ Canvas Ventures With [Paul Hsiao](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-hsiao) Mentions [Canvas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-fund)[Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev)[Scott Sandell](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-sandell) About this episode Paul Hsiao is a Founding Partner @ Canvas Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's leading and newer entrants to the Series A scene. At Canvas, Paul has made investments in the likes of Everwise, Fluxx Labs, Roofstock, Thrive Global, Transfix, and Zola. Before founding Canvas, Paul was a partner at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 27 Oct 2017 · 22 min 20VC: Why Decentralisation is Key For Digital Media Distribution, Why Gradual Decentralisation Is The Most Practical Approach and Why Incumbents Are The Biggest Barrier To The Rise of Crypto with Adi Sideman, Founder & CEO @ YouNow Mentions [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)[Andy Weissman](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-weissman)[David Pakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-pakman)[Oren Zeev](https://millionrounds.com/person/oren-zeev) About this episode Adi Sideman is the Founder & CEO @ YouNow. Since founding the company in 2011, Adi has grown YouNow to be a global social network with more than 100 million user sessions a month, and creators now producing more than 50,000 hours of original live content each day. They recently released PROPS… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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