San Francisco, US · Angel
Zach Perret
Manager at Mischief
Latest rounds
- LassieSeries A · $35MJun 2026
- SentiLinkSeries A · $14MMar 2019
BacksHealthcareB2BAIInsurtech
The firm
MischiefVC firm · US13cheques in 12 months66all time2ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $49M
- Active
- 2019–26
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.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundMischiefManaging Director of the General Partner of the Issueron 5 filings · since 2021
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Arm Pumps CPUs, Social Media Addiction, Data Center Ban | Eric Goldman, Nima Jalali, Jon McNeill, Karri Saarinen, Dimi Kellari, Mikey Shulman, Aida Baradari, Zack Kanter, Nik Milanović, Zach Perret
WithKarri SaarinenZach PerretZack Kanter
MentionsLos Angeles
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Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (02:36) - Arm's $15B Chip Bet (14:38) - Sanders & AOC: Pause Data Centers (27:54) - Meta & YouTube Lose Addiction Trial (37:08) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (44:34) - "Thou Shalt Not Steal" Op-Ed Reaction (52:20) - 𝕏 Timeline… More on the show's page
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How Plaid Turned a Failed $5.3B Deal with Visa into Momentum | Zach Perret (Plaid)
WithZach Perret
MentionsVisa
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Zach Perret saw a fintech explosion coming, and built the rails before it arrived. On this week’s Grit, the Plaid co-founder and CEO retraces his path from building tools for developers to linking the world’s largest banks, and how a failed $5.3B acquisition by Visa became a launchpad. He unpacks… More on the show's page
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E86: Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perret and Lauren Farleigh
WithLauren FarleighZach Perret
MentionsMischief
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In this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik Torenberg interviews Lauren Farleigh and Zach Perret from Mischief VC, discussing their experiences as founders and how they leveraged those to build their venture firm. 📰 Be notified early when Turpentine drops new publication:… More on the show's page
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Zach Perret: The Survival Story of a Fintech Giant
WithZach Perret
MentionsWilliam Hockey
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Long before Plaid became a $13.4 billion fintech juggernaut, it was just another struggling startup. Co-founders Zach Perret and William Hockey burned through cash and pivoted from one failed idea to the next, ultimately getting turned away by roughly 100 VCs during seed round funding. But Plaid… More on the show's page
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20VC: Why Founder Mode is Dangerous & Could Encourage Bad Behaviour | Why Fundraising is a Waste of Time & OKRs are BS | Why Angel Investing is Bad for Founders to Do and the VC Model is on it's Last Legs with Zach Perret @ Plaid
WithZach Perret
About this episode
Zach Perret is the CEO and Co-Founder of Plaid, a technology platform reshaping financial services. To date, Zach has raised over $734M for Plaid from the likes of NEA, Spark, GV, Coatue and a16z, to name a few. Today, thousands of companies including the largest fintechs, several of the Fortune… More on the show's page
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Plaid CEO Zach Perret: Plaid’s Next Chapter in the AI Era, ‘Fintech Spring,’ and Mastering Fintech Hiring
WithZach Perret
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of This Month in Fintech, a new flagship podcast from the folks at This Week in Fintech. The show is hosted by Ryan Zauk , who will sit down monthly with some of the world’s most renowned tech and finance leaders, sharing their stories and products while unpacking…
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The Rise, Fall & Reset of The Fintech Industry
MentionsDavid HaberZach Perret
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Fintech went from a full-blown surge to a near standstill in just two years. At its peak, about 25 percent of all venture dollars were pouring into the category. By late 2022, that number had collapsed to almost zero. In this conversation, a16z General Partner David Haber and Plaid cofounder and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page🎧Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo Live at Newcomer's Breaking The Bank Summit: Turning Compliance Into a Competitive Advantage and Learnings From $0 to $100M ARR
MentionsAnnie LamontEric GlymanJackie ResesJosh ReevesMatt HarrisWilliam Hockey
About this episode
In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Christina Cacioppo , Co-Founder & CEO of Vanta . Ryan and Christina recorded this episode live at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit in San Francisco. The Summit was an invite-only, one-day summit for fintech founders, builders, and investors to…
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Apple Podcasts20VC: Mercury Founder Immad Akhund on Why Angel Investing Makes Founders Better Operators, The Right Way For Founders To Discuss and Present Competition To Investors & How To Think About Your Initial Wedge Into The Market and How It Expands Over Time
MentionsImmad AkhundElad GilEric WuJustin KanNaval RavikantY Combinator
About this episode
Immad Akhund is the Founder & CEO @ Mercury , the startup that makes bank accounts that help tech companies scale. To date, Immad has raised funding from some of the best in the business including a16z and CRV on the fund side and then individuals including Elad Gil, Airtable's Howie Liu, Plaid's… More on the show's page
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332. Interviews: Money20/20 CEO special
MentionsAnne BodenJason BatesZach Perret
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For this weeks episode we had the chance to sit down with the CEOs of some of the most interesting companies from Money20/20 in Amsterdam! We got some really interesting insights, found out secrets to success and what the future holds for these companies. First up, Jason Bates meets Ralph Hamers,… More on the show's page
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