# Zach Perret, Manager at Mischief

> Zach Perret, Manager at Mischief. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Zach Perret

Manager at [Mischief](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief)

Latest rounds

- **Lassie** Series A · $35M Jun 2026
- **SentiLink** Series A · $14M Mar 2019

Backs *Healthcare* *B2B* *AI* *Insurtech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Jun 2026
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +4 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Mischief
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Mischief** VC firm · US **13** cheques in 12 months **66** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $49M
- **Active:** 2019–26

2026

- [Lassie](https://millionrounds.com/company/lassie) *Series A* **$35M** *US* Jun 2026 Joined · +8 investors

2019

- [SentiLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentilink) *Series A* **$14M** *US* Mar 2019 Joined · +6 investors

By stage

- Series A **2**

What they backed

Healthcare **1** B2B **1** AI **1** Insurtech **1** Cybersecurity **1**

Alongside

- [Andreessen Horowitz *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Brian Balfour *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-balfour)
- [Caffeinated *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caffeinated-capital)
- [Felicis *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)
- [Gokul Rajaram *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram)
- [Goldcrest *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldcrest-capital)
- [Homebrew *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)
- [Max Levchin *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin)

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 fund **[Mischief](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 5 filings · since 2021

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

## Also at Mischief

- [**Lauren Farleigh** Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lauren-farleigh)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 26 Mar 2026 · 3h 31m 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 With [Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2)[Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret)[Zack Kanter](https://millionrounds.com/person/zack-kanter) Mentions [Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 14 Jul 2025 · 1h 4m How Plaid Turned a Failed $5.3B Deal with Visa into Momentum | Zach Perret (Plaid) With [Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 22 Apr 2025 · 46 min E86: Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perret and Lauren Farleigh With [Lauren Farleigh](https://millionrounds.com/person/lauren-farleigh)[Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [Mischief](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) · 25 Feb 2025 · 38 min Zach Perret: The Survival Story of a Fintech Giant With [Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 16 Oct 2024 · 51 min 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 With [Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[Mischief](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief) 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 24 Sept 2024 · 47 min Plaid CEO Zach Perret: Plaid’s Next Chapter in the AI Era, ‘Fintech Spring,’ and Mastering Fintech Hiring With [Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) About this episode 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… Listen on Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

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

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 19 Dec 2025 · 45 min The Rise, Fall & Reset of The Fintech Industry Mentions [David Haber](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-haber)[Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 22 May 2025 · 38 min 🎧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 With [Christina Cacioppo](https://millionrounds.com/person/christina-cacioppo-2) Mentions [Annie Lamont](https://millionrounds.com/person/annie-lamont)[Eric Glyman](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-glyman)[Jackie Reses](https://millionrounds.com/person/jackie-reses)[Josh Reeves](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-reeves)[Matt Harris](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-harris)[William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-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… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 20 Sept 2019 · 34 min 20VC: 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 Mentions [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund)[Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[Eric Wu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-wu)[Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan)[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) · 21 Jun 2019 · 1h 24m 332. Interviews: Money20/20 CEO special Mentions [Anne Boden](https://millionrounds.com/person/anne-boden)[Jason Bates](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-bates)[Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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