# Zak Kukoff, Non-Resident Senior Fellow

> Zak Kukoff, Non-Resident Senior Fellow. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

Washington, US · Partner

# Zak Kukoff

Non-Resident Senior Fellow at [Emergence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Emergence
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Emergence** VC firm · US **1** cheques in 12 months **125** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners)

## Also at Emergence

- [**Brian Jacobs** Founder *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-jacobs-2)
- [**Gordon Ritter** Founder and General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gordon-ritter)
- [**Jason Green** Founder and General Partner Emeritus *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-green)
- [**Camille Ricketts** Partner & Head of Marketing *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/camille-ricketts)
- [**Carlotta Siniscalco** Limited Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/carlotta-siniscalco)
- [**Cathy Minshall** Treasurer Board of Directors *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cathy-minshall)
- [**Dave Singer** President (CFO / COO Consultant) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-singer)
- [**Doug Landis** Growth Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/doug-landis-3)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 7 Apr 2026 · 3h 14m Tokenmaxxing, SF Street Name Auction, Corporate Retreat Gone Wrong | Riley Walz, Aditya Bandi, Zach Shore, Hongwei Liu, Zak Kukoff, Thomas Laffont With [Thomas Laffont](https://millionrounds.com/person/thomas-laffont)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) About this episode (00:45) - Meta Employees Tokenmaxxing (15:43) - Intel Joins the Terafab Project (29:59) - Corporate Retreat Gone Wrong (45:34) - Big Tech Teams up Against China (53:01) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:29) - Riley Walz, a 23-year-old software engineer and tech enthusiast, is known for… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 24 Jul 2025 · 3h 29m Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI, Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71, Hill and Valley Forum Reactions | Casey Neistat, Chris Samra, Zak Kukoff, Vineeta Agarwala, Micky Malka, Alex Hawkinson With [Casey Neistat](https://millionrounds.com/person/casey-neistat)[Vineeta Agarwala](https://millionrounds.com/person/vineeta-agarwala)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Micky Malka](https://millionrounds.com/fund/micky-malka)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Trevor Milton](https://millionrounds.com/person/trevor-milton) About this episode (00:14) - Timeline (05:16) - Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI (38:10) - Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71 (49:49) - Timeline (57:44) - Zak Kukoff is a venture capitalist with over a decade of experience in the technology and venture capital sectors, focusing on early-stage investments and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 15 Jul 2025 · 3h 18m Windsurf Chaos Aftermath, NVIDIA Back in China, Richard Mille Deep Dive, Apple Buying $500M in Rare Earth Magnets | Zak Kukoff, Brian Venturo, Tyler Cowen, Austin Hughes, Kris Fredrickson, Dick Lucas With [Kris Fredrickson](https://millionrounds.com/person/kris-fredrickson)[Tyler Cowen](https://millionrounds.com/person/tyler-cowen)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) About this episode (00:27) - Windsurf Chaos Aftermath Breakdown (15:17) - Dwarkesh Patel Article Breakdown (27:17) - NVIDIA Back in China After Trump Meeting (30:20) - Zak Kukoff, a recurring guest on the show, discusses the U.S. government's recent decision to allow Nvidia to resume exports of its H20 AI… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 2 Jul 2025 · 3h 30m Who Is Soham Parekh? Erebor News Leaks, Microsoft Scales Back AI Chip Plans and Cuts 9,000 Jobs, Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent Poaching | Deedy Das, Emily Sundberg, Mert Mumtaz, Zak Kukoff, John Kim, Amit Jain With [Mert Mumtaz](https://millionrounds.com/person/mert-mumtaz)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) Mentions [John Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-kim)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) About this episode (01:35) - Top Stories (38:42) - Crypto Bank Erebor Rises from SVB Ashes (46:12) - Microsoft Scales Back AI Chip Plans (54:11) - Sam Altman Slams Meta (57:40) - Deedy Das, a principal at Menlo Ventures, has a background in engineering and product leadership, including roles at Google and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 1 Jul 2025 · 3h 4m Apple Looks to Anthropic and OpenAI for Siri Upgrade, Senate Passes Trump's Megabill | Zak Kukoff, SWYX, Matthew Prince, Luca Netz, Julia Steinberg, Joel Hron, Mackenzie Burnett With [Matthew Prince](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-prince)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) Mentions [Two Sigma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/two-sigma)[Shawn Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/shawn-wang) About this episode (02:32) - Apple Looks to Anthropic and OpenAI for Siri Upgrade (04:06) - Senate Passes Trump's Megabill (08:46) - Grammarly Acquires Superhuman (12:08) - Amazon on the Cusp of More Robots Than Humans in Factories (15:20) - Microsoft's AI Diagnoses Beat Doctors (19:31) - Apple Eyes… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

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

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 20 Oct 2025 · 2h 50m GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Live on TBPN Mentions [Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) About this episode (01:58) - The Current State of AI (30:43) - Robbery at the Louvre (36:50) - Timeline Reactions (41:00) - Nvidia & China (48:05) - Timeline Reactions (51:58) - Ryan Cohen is a Canadian entrepreneur and activist investor, best known for founding Chewy, an online pet retailer, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 5 Jul 2025 · 3h 13m Weekly Recap: The Soham Parekh Drama, Meta Attacks OpenAI, The AI Talent War, Trump's Mega Bill Mentions [Matthew Prince](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-prince)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) About this episode (00:03) - The Soham Parek Drama (05:39) - Soham Parek Interview (27:20) - Flo Crivello (Lindy) (38:13) - Emily Sundberg (Feed Me) (01:09:33) - Senate Passes Trump's Megabill (01:13:46) - Zak Kukoff (Lewis-Bruke Associates) (01:28:23) - Matthew Prince (Cloudflare) (02:00:03) -… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 1 May 2025 · 4h 8m LIVE FROM HILL & VALLEY: Jacob Helberg, Delian Asparouhov, Christian Garrett, Josh Wolfe, Eric Glyman, Karim Atiyeh, Mike Solana, Keith Rabois, Qasar Younis, Shaun Maguire, Sampriti Bhattacharyya, David Friedberg, Joshua Steinman & more With [Christian Garrett](https://millionrounds.com/person/christian-garrett)[Delian Asparouhov](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov)[Eric Glyman](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-glyman)[Jacob Helberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacob-helberg)[Josh Wolfe](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-wolfe)[Karim Atiyeh](https://millionrounds.com/person/karim-atiyeh-3)[Sampriti Bhattacharyya](https://millionrounds.com/person/sampriti-bhattacharyya)[Shaun Maguire](https://millionrounds.com/person/shaun-maguire) Mentions [David Friedberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-friedberg)[Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[Qasar Younis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qasar-younis)[Jared Madfes](https://millionrounds.com/person/jared-madfes)[Michael Eisenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-eisenberg-maccabee-ventures)[Zach White](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-white) About this episode TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Linear - https://linear.app Figma - https://www.figma.com Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander - https://wander.com/tbpn Public - https://public.com AdQuick - https://adquick.com Bezel - https://getbezel.com Numeral -… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 5 Feb 2022 · 41 min EP 2: Wordle, Wordcels & Shape Rotators, Miami Tech, and FB Earnings Mentions [Nikita Bier](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikita-bier)[Ryan Breslow](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-breslow)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) About this episode (02:28) Last week updates (05:59) Wordle (14:27) Wordcels vs Shape Rotators (20:10) Miami Tech (30:58) Bolt/Ryan Breslow Update (36:00) Facebook earnings Hosted by Logan Bartlett, Zak Kukoff, and Nikita Bier Follow on Social: twitter.com/CartoonAvatars tiktok.com/@CartoonAvatars… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 29 Jan 2022 · 53 min EP 1: Bolt vs. Stripe, Calendly, Market Meltdown and Billionaires Tweeting Mentions [Nikita Bier](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikita-bier)[Turner Novak](https://millionrounds.com/person/turner-novak)[Zak Kukoff](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-kukoff) About this episode (04:05) Bolt vs. Stripe (21:09) Calendly (27:18) @pmarca on Twitter (34:20) Public market meltdown & Private market re-trades (35:14) Turner Novak’s portfolio (44:02) Nikita's $SHOP investment’s place in the history books Hosted by Logan Bartlett, Zak Kukoff, and Nikita Bier Follow on social:… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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