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Zero Knowledge Ventures
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Zero Knowledge Ventures is a first-check investor in founders, writing $250–500k checks from idea stage through seed. It is based in San Francisco and lists a portfolio of companies across sectors including AI, defense, health, finance and consumer.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsZero Knowledge Ventures lists 31 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (25%), AI & Machine Learning (23%) and Healthcare & Biotech (10%). 72% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Transpose Platform and Founder Factor.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Zero Knowledge 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 Zero Knowledge Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 31. 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 | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 4 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 69th | 31 companies |
| Recent activity | 82th | 4 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 76th | 10% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 36th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 25% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 23% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 6% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Education | 4% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 9 |
| Transpose Platform | 4 |
| Founder Factor | 3 |
| Neer Venture Partners | 3 |
| North Island Ventures | 3 |
| Scribble Ventures | 3 |
| Accel | 2 |
| Chapter One | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers31100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 Zero Knowledge 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 Zero Knowledge Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Seed | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Zero Knowledge Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Zero Knowledge Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
31 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adialante delivers diagnostic-grade MRI machines to clinics on a mobile basis for a flat fee per scan | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Agentcard provides payment infrastructure for companies to manage their agents' online purchases | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Algorio builds algorithmic trading infrastructure for proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, and institutional investors. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Attestable provides zero-knowledge proofs for AI integrity to guarantee the safety of AI systems worldwide. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Canos provides liquid biopsy testing for dogs to detect cancer and monitor genetic health | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company allows users to make and post games on their phone. | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Cedar provides cross-border payment solutions for businesses and financial institutions | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| CHAOS Industries designs and manufactures defense systems, including radar and interceptor products, for military use. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI platform for international trade with financial, customs, and tax services for industries. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Corsa Finance provides an operating system for banks and financial institutions to manage compliance and risk data | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company builds modular data centers on distribution power | EducationReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Finaldose is a company involved in cancer therapy using DNA and programmability | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides independent lab testing of peptides, publishing the results for everyone. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| VOTR provides infrastructure that connects issuers, brokers, and shareholders through a single protocol for the seamless flow of data, communication, and voting. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ligero provides private payments infrastructure for businesses to move money, using zero-knowledge cryptography for compliant and secure transactions. | Fintech | Feb 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Lyra provides an AI-native meeting platform that automates tasks and provides meeting insights | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Marathon Fusion develops tritium fuel systems and works on nuclear fusion technology | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Mochatrade allows users to trade US markets from India using rupees | FintechFintech | Oct 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Nox Metals sells aluminum and stainless steel plate and bar cut to size, with instant online pricing and delivery options. | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- zkv.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 9 Mar 2023
- Companies checked
- 31
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