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COPLEX VENTURES

Venture studio

Tempe · 15 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Coplex is a venture studio that partners with entrepreneurs to help build and launch businesses.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

HQ
Tempe, AZ, US
Founded
2017
Tracked investments
9

Team · 15 people

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Zach Ferres· Co-Founder & Managing Partnerin𝕏

Zach Ferres is a Partner at MonarchX and Board Member and Managing Partner at Coplex, a startup studio he joined as CEO in 2012. At Coplex, he has been involved in launching over 200 startups and building an equity portfolio of more than 60 companies. Ferres founded his first technology company during high school, which he sold at age 24, and has since held board and advisory positions at multiple technology companies while speaking on entrepreneurship and innovation to audiences across the country.

Jake Huber· Managing Partnerin
Moe Rinkunas· Managing Directorin

Moe Rinkunas is Director of Insights Membership at Rock Health Advisory, where he leads a team of advisors working with enterprise companies on health tech and innovation strategy. With over 20 years of experience in corporate innovation, venture building, and advisory services, he has held roles at organizations including DuPont, Corbion, Dreamit Ventures, and Accenture, working across health tech, food ingredients, biochemicals, and green chemistry. Rinkunas teaches in the NSF I-Corps program and serves as adjunct faculty at Lehigh University.

Eli Chmouni· Venture Directorin
Jake Crown· Venture Director / AZ Crownin
Jim Prendergast· Board Memberin
Kaihan Krippendorff· Senior Advisorin
Michael Ashbaugh· Senior Advisorin
Michael Ellenby· Director of Strategic Partnershipsin
Mike Kaplan· Board Member
Naiha Iqbal· Controllerin
Norman Stout· CFO / AZ Crownin
Stan Layborne· Board Memberin
Steven Gurley· Director of Partnershipsin
Tim Crown· Chairman of the Boardin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through COPLEX VENTURES went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 4 of 9 portfolio companies

SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2B2B Marketplaces ×2Enterprise Software ×2HR Tech ×2Cybersecurity ×1Fintech ×1Media & Entertainment ×1

HQs:United States×3France×1

Investments · 9 tracked

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By year:2021 · 12019 · 78 dated

Kanarykanary.comPre-Seed · Oct 2019 · $50K

Kanary is a digital and physical attack surface management platform for individuals, building a threat model for each person and finding, removing, or mitigating their personal data exposures across search engines, data brokers, social media, and AI/LLMs.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSChicago, US

Rachel Vrabec(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorLofty Ventures

Paypergetpayper.coPre-Seed · Sep 2019 · $500K

payper brings multiple B2B payment methods together into one self-service checkout, letting buyers choose the terms they want at the point of purchase.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechParis, FR

Thomas Claassen(CEO)inKevin Bonte(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

Qwickqwick.comin

Qwick operates a platform for hospitality businesses to post shifts, find and vet workers, and manage payroll and compliance.

B2B MarketplacesHR TechSaaS

Blaine Light(Founder)Chris Loeffler(Founder)Jamie Baxter(Founder)

Co-investorsFoundryKickstartStage 1 VenturesTritium PartnersAlbum VC

YellowBirdgoyellowbird.cominPre-Seed · Aug 2019 · $50K

YellowBird provides a platform-based professional services network delivering safety trainings, audits, and risk management talent to manufacturers, construction firms, and enterprises nationwide.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Michael Zalle(Founder)in

Co-investorsCameron VenturesIron PrairiePlug and Play VenturesRebalance Capital VenturesRevelry Venture Partners

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

950 CreditConfiDentalContrackerDealerPeakSavvie

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has COPLEX VENTURES made?
COPLEX VENTURES has 9 tracked investments.
What sectors does COPLEX VENTURES focus on?
COPLEX VENTURES focuses on AgTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, HR Tech, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is COPLEX VENTURES located?
COPLEX VENTURES is headquartered in Tempe, US.

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