Washington · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Investment thesis
Zeal Capital Partners invests in early-stage founders building enduring, category-leading companies across financial technology, healthcare, and the future of learning and work. Guided by its Inclusive Investing framework, the firm backs companies intentionally closing gaps in wealth, health, and skills. It seeks bold, mission-driven founders shaped by real-world experience and targeting large underserved markets, and partners long-term with an emphasis on trust, discipline, and alignment. The firm makes seed investments in its core categories as well as pre-seed investments through a partnership with Barclays.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 11 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Fintech ×5SaaS ×5Digital Health ×4Healthtech ×4Enterprise Software ×3HR Tech ×2Biotech ×1
HQs:United States×12
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22023 · 12022 · 12020 · 17 dated
Adept Talent is the healthcare staffing arm of AdeptID, combining matching-model technology with a relationship-first staffing model to place clinicians and allied health professionals at healthcare facilities.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR TechSaaSBoston, US
Fernando Rodriguez-Villa(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Davenport(Founder, Lucid Staffing Solutions)Suzanne Davenport(Founder, Lucid Staffing Solutions)Brian DeAngelis(Director)
BoardWilliam Skarinka(Director)
Board seatNasir Qadree· per SEC Form D · $33.4M raise · filed Nov 2025
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBetter Ventures Central LlcKapor CapitalBenchstrength Partners
Dallas, US
Bennie King(Executive Officer, Director)Star Carter(Executive Officer, Director)Mandy Price(Executive Officer, Director)Ashanti Mitchell(Executive Officer)Melody Ayeli(Executive Officer)Liji Thomas(Executive Officer)
Board seatNasir Qadree· per SEC Form D · $3.1M raise · filed Dec 2020
Co-investors100 Black Angels & Allies Fund2.12 AngelsTech Square Ventures
Los Angeles, US
Charles Julius(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Pesek(Director)
Board seatNasir Qadree· per SEC Form D · $9.9M raise · filed Aug 2026
Bags is a finance platform for small businesses that combines bookkeeping, accounting, and monthly CFO reporting with funding support, connecting clients to a network of 60+ lenders.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsLimited VenturesSlauson & Co.
City Detect uses computer vision mounted on existing municipal fleet vehicles to detect and map signs of urban blight from the public right of way, then delivers maps, lists, and reports to local leaders.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechPropTechTuscaloosa, US
Erik Johnson(Executive Officer)Gavin Baum-Blake(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAtlanta SeedCreativeCogener8torKnoll VenturesLas Olas Venture CapitalPrudence+1 more
Daivergent provides live one-on-one coaching to help neurodivergent individuals build employment, communication, and daily living skills, from choosing a career path to starting a job.
Digital HealthEdTechFuture of WorkHealthtechNew York, US
Byran Dai(Co-Founder & CEO)inRahul Mahida(Co-Founder & CTO)inRahul M.in
BoardBrian Hecht(Director)Jason Green(Director)
Co-investorsAEON FoundryEnable VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Moai CapitalRemarkable VenturesSpringbank
Humanly builds conversational AI and automated interviewing technology for high-volume hiring, helping organizations qualify candidates and conduct structured interviews at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSeattle, US
Andrew Gardner(Founder)inPrem Kumar(Founder)inBryan Leptich(Founder)in
BoardChris Olsen(Director)in
Co-investorsBranded Strategic HospitalityChaos VenturesConvergeDrive CapitalFirst Row Partnersm]x[v Capital+4 more
Pay Theory provides embedded payments infrastructure for SaaS platforms serving "must-pay" family-service industries such as education, healthcare, and childcare.
FintechSaaSCincinnati, US
Joe Miramonti(Founder)
Co-investorsCintrifuse CapitalNaples Technology VenturesLOUD CapitalSixThirty Ventures
Presta is a platform that provides end-to-end loan process management, enabling users to originate, underwrite, close loans, send disbursements, and receive monthly payments.
FintechCleveland, US
Peter Truog(Founder)in
Co-investorsDistributed VenturesMatchstick VenturesTechstarsThe Fund
Starling Medical develops smart devices and predictive learning solutions focused on preventative bladder health and urinary tract infection management.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Drew Hendricks(Founder)inHannah McKenney(Founder)in
BoardShana Barghouti(Director)Kunj Sheth(Director)inWilliam Andrew Hendricks(Director)
Co-investorsPixel Perfect VenturesY CombinatorExpaFidelity InvestmentsMagnify VenturesPear VC+2 more
Stratyfy offers patent-pending, explainable AI and machine learning technology that helps financial institutions build, test, and scale predictive models for credit origination, credit memo automation, lending compliance, fraud detection, and early delinquency prediction.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Dmitry Lesnik(Executive Officer, Director)inLaura Kornhauser(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Will(Director)
Co-investorsThe 98Truist Ventures
Understood Care provides patient advocacy services for older adults navigating healthcare, particularly Medicare benefits and care coordination.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Samantha Wu(Founder)inKevin Bailey(Founder)
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcTau VenturesY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcRethink Education
Wellthi is a financial platform that connects individuals with vetted financial advisors and creators to build financial confidence through guidance and tools.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechSaaSWellness & FitnessWashington, US
Fonta Gilliam(Founder)in
Co-investorsRogue Womens FundTechstars
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Starling · theguardian.com · Jul 3, 2026
Understood Care · understoodcare.com · Apr 3, 2026
City Detect · urbangeekz.com · Mar 9, 2026
Presta · wearepresta.com · Jan 5, 2026
Bags · prnewswire.com · Dec 8, 2025
Wellthi · wellthiapp.com · Jul 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Zeal Capital Partners invest at?
- Zeal Capital Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Zeal Capital Partners's typical check size?
- Zeal Capital Partners typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Zeal Capital Partners focus on?
- Zeal Capital Partners focuses on EdTech, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Zeal Capital Partners located?
- Zeal Capital Partners is headquartered in Washington, US.
- Does Zeal Capital Partners lead rounds?
- Zeal Capital Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Zeal Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Zeal Capital Partners most often shares deals with Enable Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Remarkable Ventures, among 10 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 16
Distributed Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that leads Seed and Series A investments in companies innovating across the health, insurance, and wealth risk ecosystems.
LOUD Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in healthcare and life sciences companies from early discovery through commercialization. The firm combines financial capital with operational expertise, including clinicians, founders, and business leaders, to support portfolio companies in scaling healthcare innovations while maintaining a focus on patient impact.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities to drive innovation.
Precursor Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders at the earliest stages, focusing on people over product.
Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.
Next Play Ventures is an investment firm founded by former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, focused on coaching and investing in entrepreneurial leaders building purpose-driven organizations.
AlleyCorp is an early-stage investor and incubator based in New York that builds and backs companies across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and deep tech sectors.
Hyde Park Venture Partners (HPVP) is an early-stage venture fund investing in AI, software, and tech-enabled services companies connected to the Midwest, Toronto, or the Southeast.
Serena Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies across how people live, work, move, and connect, with a global perspective and a focus on expanding access, ownership, and opportunity.
Predictive is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City that partners closely with founders to secure enterprise design partners, validate products, and drive go-to-market execution in foundational industries.
Female Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in female-founded companies building category-defining businesses across sectors, backed by a strong founder community.
▶4 more co-investors
Chingona VenturesSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALWestbound Equity PartnersMotley Fool Ventures
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