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z21 Ventures
Venture capital · CA, United States · North America
z21 Ventures is a community-driven early-stage investment firm with a network of over 205 operators, investors, and advisors who participate in sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support. It has backed more than 45 companies and provides portfolio founders with access to its operator network for customer introductions and go-to-market support.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
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Your fit with z21 Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsz21 Ventures lists 47 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (34%), Healthcare & Biotech (19%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (8%). 71% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, 1Crowd and Golden Sparrow.
Counts come from funding rounds that name z21 Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not z21 Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 47. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 33% |
| Series A | 67% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 4 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 82th | 47 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 64th | 33% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 78th | 11% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 34% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 34% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 19% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Fintech | 8% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 4 |
| 1Crowd | 2 |
| Golden Sparrow | 2 |
| IndiaQuotient | 2 |
| Upsparks Capital | 2 |
| myAsiaVC | 2 |
| 3one4 Capital | 1 |
| 7percent Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4698%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare z21 Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with z21 Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Series A | |
| 14 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Series A | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Series A | |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Seed |
Round details for z21 Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in z21 Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
47 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaption Labs provides a full stack platform for custom model training, data optimization, and continuous learning at inference. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| BabbleBots provides an AI platform for hiring and recruitment processes | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Basepair provides a platform for analyzing genomic data in the cloud | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Conifer designs and manufactures electric powertrains for various applications, including robots, data centers, and mobility | Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| CoverSelf provides a payment integrity platform for healthcare claims accuracy | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Develo builds pediatric software as an operating system with various features including charting, billing, and practice management. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform that unifies access, entertainment, energy, and operations for hospitality businesses. | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Dmand provides a healthcare sales intelligence and outbound platform | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Earkart provides hearing care solutions, including hearing aids and related products and services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company designs battery systems and software to provide energy storage solutions for various industries | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Explorex provides an AI operating system for dining out, offering various products and services for restaurants and diners | Food & AgricultureAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Flashaid provides corporate health plans and employee benefits to companies | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| FOXO Technologies, Inc. is a healthcare services and technology company. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Furnishka sells furniture online in India. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Breakout provides artificial intelligence-powered sales tools to convert website visitors into leads and engage with them through various channels. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Gloroots provides a platform for global hiring, payroll, and contractor management services | Human ResourcesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Greenjets designs and manufactures bespoke propulsion systems for aircraft, including drones. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Harness Care provides a personalized healthcare concierge to simplify benefits, save money, and coordinate care effortlessly for patients | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| HEN Technologies produces fire hose nozzles and other firefighting technology products | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Dec 2025Series A | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- z21.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 13 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 47
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