Zelkova Ventures
Venture capitalMiami Beach · Seed–Late Stage · 2 people tracked
Also known as ZELKOVA MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Zelkova Ventures seeks out industry-leading companies and strong management teams, performing complete due diligence to ensure alignment with its investment vision and goals. For less mature industries, the firm undertakes deep analysis to identify future market leaders. It offers flexible capital structured around the goals of a company's management and shareholders. Zelkova takes a team-based, hands-on approach to investing, partnering closely with entrepreneurs by serving on boards, supporting business development, helping recruit and place key talent, advising on strategy and future financing, and actively assisting in growing the business.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 8 of 51 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×2B2B Marketplaces ×2Enterprise Software ×2Fintech ×2Future of Work ×2Marketing Tech ×2Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×8Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12012 · 12 dated
Co-investorsOregon Venture FundSpectrum Equity
TinaCMS is an open-source, Git-based headless content management system that supports multiple frameworks and static site generators, offering basic and visual editing, multi-branch workflows, and a content query API.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSCharlottetown, CA
Scott Gallant(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jordan Patterson(Director)
Co-investorsFirstrock CapitalTechstars
CybersecurityBelmont, US
Kevin O'Brien(Executive Officer, Director)Raymond Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors.406 VenturesFf Venture CapitalTechstarsUncork Capital2048 VenturesRRE Ventures
Help Scout builds a customer communication platform for growing businesses that want to provide personalized support at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSCambridge, US
Nick Francis(Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board)Denny Swindle(Distinguished Architect & Co-Founder)Jared McDaniel(VP of Product Design and Co-Founder)
Co-investorsConvergeFoundryTechstarsLead Edge Capital
Hungryroot is a personalized meal and grocery service that combines the convenience of meal kits with the variety of a grocery store, allowing customers to set their own budget and receive curated meals and ingredients matched to their dietary preferences.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechNew York, US
Benjamin McKean(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalCrosslink CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLerer HippeauLightspeed Venture PartnersStarting Line+3 more
LendKey operates an online lending platform that connects borrowers with credit unions and community banks for private student loans, auto loans, and personal loans.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesSaaSNew York, US
Vincent Passione(Executive Officer, Director)Vince Passione(CEO & Founder)inAnoop Thyagarajan(Co-founder, Platform Engineering, Information and Data Security, and Infrastructure)in
BoardJosh Stein(Director)Carter Griffin(Director)inDanny Schultz(Director)
Co-investorsNorth Atlantic CapitalGotham VenturesStifel Financial CorpThreshold VenturesUpdata PartnersTTV Capital
Machinery Partner facilitates the sourcing, financing, and management of heavy equipment for business customers.
B2B MarketplacesFintechBoston, US
Co-investorsBantam GroupOne Way VenturesPJCSNAK Venture PartnersTechstarsArmory Square Ventures+1 more
Pogoseat provides white-label ticketing and fan engagement software for sports and entertainment venues, using dynamic pricing, audience segmentation analytics, text-to-buy messaging, and subscription products to monetize unsold inventory.
Marketing TechSaaSSports Tech
Maish Simon(Cofounder, Chief designer)
Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation FundMI VenturesTYLT VenturesXG Ventures
Durham, US
Shannon Bauman(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Lacy(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Bourne(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames F. Goodmon, Jr.(Director)Leonard J. Buck(Director)J. Stephen Vanderwoude(Director)
Superhuman provides an AI-native platform for marketing teams that integrates AI agents, email management, and collaborative documentation within existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Conrad Irwin(Founder)inRahul VohraVivek Sodera
Co-investors1809 Capital500 Global7BC Venture CapitalAndreessen HorowitzArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture Capital+24 more
Miami, US
David Fano(CEO, Director, Founder)
BoardJeffrey Rinehart(Director)inJesse Middleton(Director)
Co-investorsBasecamp FundCity LightGaingelsHuman VenturesLerer HippeauPareto Holdings+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Hungryroot · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Help Scout · startupsfortherestofus.com · Jun 30, 2026
Superhuman · trysignalbase.com · Oct 31, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Zelkova Ventures made?
- Zelkova Ventures has 50 tracked investments.
- What stage does Zelkova Ventures invest at?
- Zelkova Ventures invests at the Seed, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Zelkova Ventures focus on?
- Zelkova Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Zelkova Ventures located?
- Zelkova Ventures is headquartered in Miami Beach, US.
- Does Zelkova Ventures lead rounds?
- Zelkova Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Zelkova Ventures co-invest with?
- Zelkova Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, Crosslink Capital, among 52 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJay Levy of Zelkova Ventures - TWiST #170 Bonus
This Week in Startups · Jay Levy
The Playbook to Investor Relations with Zelkova Ventures Partner Jay Levy (LIVE Workshop Wednesday)
SaaStr · Jay Levy
#MeetaVC : Jay Levy , Partner, Zelkova Ventures | #MeetaVC : Jay Levy, Partner, Zelkova Ventures | By NasdaqFacebook
Jay Levy · facebook.com
#WSJDLive: Jay Levy, Partner with Zelkova Ventures | #WSJDLive: Jay Levy, Partner with Zelkova Ventures | By Nasdaq
Jay Levy · facebook.com
Co-investors · 21
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
boldstart ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with technical founders from inception, leading pre-product rounds and helping build enterprise software companies.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.
Uber is a technology company operating multisided platforms that connect consumers with ride services, transit, delivery of food and groceries, and freight shipping across more than 70 countries and 15,000+ cities.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
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B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
Bling Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs seeking to find and scale product-market fit, supported by its Bling Product Council of over 100 product leaders.
Precursor Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders at the earliest stages, focusing on people over product.
▶9 more co-investors
F-Prime CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersKindred VenturesScience VenturesFounders' Co-opExpansive VenturesOperator VenturesTriatomic CapitalCava Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Zelkova Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Zelkova Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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