Zenda
Venture capitalActively deployingMiami · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Also known as Zenda One
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Investment thesis
Zenda is an operator-led early-stage venture firm that invests in founders modernizing traditional industries, particularly how money and goods flow across the economy. The team draws on experience founding and exiting B2B companies in fintech, software, commerce, and education, and emphasizes deep, hands-on involvement with founders from day one — often before a company has revenue, product, or a website. It backs startups applying vertical AI and software to sectors such as logistics, transportation, and fintech, frequently taking board roles and providing honest guidance, network access, and operating support rather than transactional capital.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Zenda went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 19 of 25 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×8Logistics & Supply Chain ×8Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×3Marketing Tech ×3
HQs:United States×12Brazil×1Switzerland×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×63 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
IPADE Business School ×2Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Finance & Accounting ×3Business & Management ×2Computer Science ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Cargomatic ×2PICUS CAPITAL ×2
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 22022 · 711 dated
Assistiv Labs provides browser-based tools that let web developers, QA engineers, designers, and accessibility specialists test their products on real assistive technologies (such as screen readers) across platforms.
Developer ToolsDigital HealthSaaSWhite Salmon, US
Weston Thayer(Founder)inAndrew Hedges(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)
Cargado operates a digital marketplace connecting freight brokers and carriers for cross-border freight movements between Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Matt Silver(Co-founder and CEO)inRylan Hawkins(Co-founder and CTO)inMatthew Silver(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrad Svrluga(Director)in
Co-investorsLGVPAssembly VenturesConversion CapitalIronspring VenturePrimary Venture PartnersProeza Ventures+3 more
Caveo is a Swiss fintech platform that integrates certified financial planners, a proprietary app, and algorithm-driven action plans to provide holistic financial planning covering savings, insurance, and wealth building.
FintechSwitzerland, CH
Philippe Muntwyler(Founder)in
Co-investorsEagle VentureOnevc Venture Partners LlcSaison Capital
Joshua Leven(Founder)in
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cypress provides a testing framework and automation tools for developers to build and test web applications more efficiently and reliably.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSAtlanta, US
Randall Kent(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Mann(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBlake Patton(Director)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBLH Venture Partners, LLCLas Olas Venture CapitalMayfield FundOpenView Venture Partners+2 more
Dockware uses computer vision and AI to create a "digital twin" of freight shipments, capturing dimensions, identifiers, condition, and counts via a mobile app or dock-mounted sensors.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainTulsa, US
Conor Godfrey(CEO)inTarek Kandalaft(COO)inJosh Hathaway(CTO)in
Co-investorsCortado VenturesOperator Stack
Faros AI offers an engineering intelligence platform that unifies data about people, agents, processes, and tools to track AI token spend, tie it to shipped outcomes, and measure AI's impact on developer productivity, quality, and experience.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aria Brown(Founder)Matthew Tovbin(Founder)inShubha Nabar(Founder)inVitaly Gordon(Founder)in
Co-investorsLobby CapitalOperator CollectiveRPS VenturesSignalFireWebb Investment Network
Gaia Dynamics provides AI-driven tariff classification and real-time tracking of tariff changes to help businesses calculate accurate duty rates for international shipments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPalo Alto, US
James Gregory Johnston(Director)Thomas Gould(Director)
BoardEmil Stefanutti(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid Sobie(Director)in
Co-investorsAI Fund
Infield provides software to automate the management and upgrading of open source packages within applications, helping development teams reduce security vulnerabilities and dependency risks.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Allison Pike(Founder)inSteve Pike(Founder)inAndrew Lenehan(Director)
BoardLauri Moore(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorFoundation Capital
Knock is an AI-native customer engagement platform that lets teams build and send product, marketing, and transactional messaging across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels from one place.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Thomas Petry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Demetri Themelis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesExpaMadrona Venture GroupWorklife VenturesCoFound Partners Venture+8 more
Nova Credit aggregates global credit bureau data, bank transaction data, and payroll information to help lenders assess borrowers and provide fairer access to credit for underserved populations including international newcomers, gig workers, and others traditionally excluded from the financial system.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Misha Esipov(Founder/CEO)inLoek Janssen(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsGeneral CatalystA-Rod CorpAvid VenturesBallistic VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures+12 more
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Pace enables B2B software companies to combine product-led growth with enterprise sales by making real-time customer usage data accessible and actionable for revenue teams.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Justin Dignelli(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpWork-BenchSequoia CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesThrive Capital
Parter is an AI-powered parts management platform designed for hardware companies to automate selection, tracking, and lifecycle management of components from design through manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Asaf Israelit(Founder)in
Co-investorsStageOne Ventures
Cloud infrastructure security startup whose guardrails platform made secure, compliant resource provisioning the default for developers.
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesEssence Venture CapitalGeneral Partnership
Revenue Vessel provides supply chain intelligence to logistics companies by analyzing customs data and bills of lading to identify shipment activity, decision makers, and business opportunities.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Brian Li(Chief Executive Officer)inNoah Stewart(Chief Operating Officer)inDaniel Keller(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsTeamworthy VenturesSaga Ventures
Signadot provides a Kubernetes-native developer platform that simplifies the development of cloud-native applications by enabling faster feedback loops and collaborative testing at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Arjun Iyer(Founder)inAnirudh Ramanathan(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesY CombinatorEssence Venture Capital
SmartHop provides software tools for trucking fleet operators to manage load booking, dispatch, and operations across spot market and contract freight.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSMiami, US
Guillermo Garcia(Founder)inMiguel Sucre(Co-founder)
Co-investorsEqual VenturesGreycroftSozo VenturesTechstarsTwo Culture CapitalLas Olas VC+2 more
Solvento provides instant payment solutions for transporters through a platform called QuickPay, allowing companies to pay logistics providers immediately while preserving working capital through deferred settlement.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMexico City, MX
Jaime Tabachnik(Founder)inBilly Bosch(Founder)in
Co-investorsIronspring VentureProeza VenturesWollef VenturesBBVA SPARKCometaDynamo Ventures+1 more
Superpanel provides integration software that connects to existing CRM, system-of-record, document, and communication platforms without requiring replacement or disruption to established workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSales Tech
Julien Emery(CEO and Co-Founder)Dingyu Zhang(CTO and Co-Founder)
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalBehind Genius VenturesField VenturesLOI Venture
Tally provides an AI system that audits logistics operational data using graph-based retrieval and agentic audits to surface missed charges and inconsistencies before they become disputes or lost margin.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Justin Young(CEO and Co-Founder)inTowns Agnew(COO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsShasta VenturesSway Ventures
Zatlas offers a payment and financial management platform for hotels, aimed at automating reservation collection, reducing fraud, recovering lost receivables, and lowering OTA commissions.
FintechSaaSTravel & HospitalitySão Paulo, BR
Adrián Carabias(Founder & CEO)inPedro Guerra(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITAL
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
OctaneReadySet TechnologySuperpanelTendrel
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cypress Io · thedefensepost.com · Jul 17, 2026
Pace · menlotimes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Cargado · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Solvento · btw.media · Jun 30, 2026
Resourcely · a16z.com · Jan 15, 2026
Caveo · latamrepublic.com · Dec 26, 2025
Nova Credit · businesswire.com · Nov 18, 2025
Dockware · cortado.ventures · Nov 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Zenda made?
- Zenda has 25 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Zenda invest at?
- Zenda invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Zenda's typical check size?
- Zenda typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Zenda focus on?
- Zenda focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- Where is Zenda located?
- Zenda is headquartered in Miami, US.
- Does Zenda lead rounds?
- Yes, Zenda leads investment rounds.
- Who does Zenda co-invest with?
- Zenda most often shares deals with Ironspring Venture, Proeza Ventures, Battery Ventures, among 48 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamE85: Creando un fondo de inversión en Estados Unidos. Zenda Capital. Esteban Reyes
10ampro · Esteban Reyes
Invertir en VC con tasas de interés elevadas | Esteban Reyes | Zenda VC
Levantando Podcast · Esteban Reyes
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