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Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Zero Knowledge Ventures backs founders at the earliest possible moment, investing before a company has anything to show. As a generalist first-check investor focused on the pre-seed stage, the firm supports founders building unconventional and ambitious products across a wide range of sectors, including AI, fintech, crypto/DeFi, cybersecurity, defense, space, energy, and manufacturing. Now deploying from Fund II, the firm positions itself as an early believer willing to take bets on 'unreasonable' ideas before conventional validation exists.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 18 of 25 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Crypto & Web3 ×5Fintech ×5Deep Tech ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3
HQs:United States×9United Kingdom×2Brazil×1
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAttestable provides verification infrastructure for AI systems and critical infrastructure, enabling organizations to verify commitments about AI model integrity and data provenance without requiring mutual trust or exposing sensitive information.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDefense Tech
Co-investorsTLV PartnersFort Ross Ventures
Castle is a platform for creating, playing, and sharing games built by a community of creators.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsFJ LabsHaystackRed Swan VenturesBoost VCScript CapitalWinklevoss Capital
Cedar is a cross-border payments platform that uses stablecoins to enable businesses to send and collect funds across Africa and global markets, with next-day (T+1) settlement, multi-currency support (USD, EUR, GBP, AED, and African currencies), and compliance tooling.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Benjy Feinberg(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsQED InvestorsDigital Currency GroupLattice CapitalNIVNode CapitalPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)+3 more
An AI agent that manages international trade operations for exporters and importers, including customs clearance, cross-border payments, and trade financing.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechManaus, BR
Joao Victor Aguiar(Founder)inVitor Gomes Miranda(Founder)inRodrigo Marino(Founder)in
Co-investorsArca FundsDOMO.VCNeer Venture PartnersPioneerY CombinatorArtichoke Capital+3 more
Descope is a no/low-code customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform that lets developers build authentication and user journeys using a drag-and-drop visual editor, SDKs, or REST APIs.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSLos Altos, US
Slavik Markovich(Founder)inGilad Shriki(Founder)inDan Sarel(Founder)inDoron Sharon(Founder)inGuy Rinat(Founder)inMeir Wahnon(Founder)in
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalJ-VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersNotable CapitalTriventuresUnusual Ventures+2 more
ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCathay InnovationChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper Dragon+18 more
FinalDose develops a programmable DNA-targeting molecule designed to recognize and destroy cells carrying specific genetic sequences, with initial applications in oncology across cancer types.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLondon, GB
Li-Yao Huang(Founder)inSteven Lin(CTO & Co-Founder)inJeff Liu(CEO & Co-Founder)inLiyao Huang(CSO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsLobster CapitalScribble VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorZAKA VC468 Capital+17 more
Finnrick independently tests peptide samples for identity, purity, and safety, then publishes vendor rankings based on test results for the health and wellness supply chain.
Data & InfrastructureHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsKortschak Investments L.P.
Marathon Fusion develops fuel cycle technologies for fusion energy, including neutron-driven transmutation to produce radioisotopes and gold, advanced pumping for tritium burn efficiency, and isotope separation for fusion and industrial applications.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyOakland, US
Adam Rutkowski(Co-founder)inKyle Schiller(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundDivergent CapitalÜbermorgen Ventures1517
Mica provides AI agents that automatically identify and resolve data quality errors in data pipelines, reducing the need for manual human intervention and lowering operational costs for data-driven organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Achyuta Iyengar(Founder/CEO)inBharadwaj Swaminathan(Founder/Head of Eng)inJai Yarlagadda(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGeneral Catalyst
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Milliray develops millimeter-wave radar systems designed to detect, track, and classify small unmanned aircraft systems that conventional radar misses.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsLondon, GB
Matthew Moore(Founder)inThomas Doherty(Founder)inJordina Frances de Mas(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCapitalize VCCosmic Venture PartnersEight Capital+9 more
Minteo provides stablecoin infrastructure backed by liquid reserves, enabling cross-border money transfers in emerging markets, particularly Latin America.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
William Duran(Founder)in
Co-investorsFabric VenturesFJ LabsG20 VenturesVarys CapitalBig Brain HoldingsDune Ventures+1 more
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NOX operates AI-powered metal manufacturing facilities that provide cut-to-spec metal products to American manufacturers with quote and delivery times measured in milliseconds rather than days.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsDetroit, US
Zane Hengsperger(Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordAlumni VenturesAnorak VenturesOperator CollectiveThe CouncilTrail Run Capital+13 more
Opacity provides infrastructure for issuing compliant financial products with global distribution and liquidity through decentralized finance integration, targeting capital markets participants.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Andrew Bledsoe(Executive Officer)in
BoardAaron Marz(Director)Hersh Patel(Director)
Co-investorsArchetypeDepartment of XYZEv3 Ventures LlcGD1Inception CapitalMarin Digital Ventures+3 more
Orbital builds commercial AI compute infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit, deploying satellite-hosted GPU payloads with high-bandwidth ground links for AI inference.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Euwyn Poon(Founder)in
Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAntiFeld Ventures
Pixeltable is an open-source (Apache 2.0) Python data infrastructure for building multimodal AI applications, unifying storage, compute, embedding indexing, and serving in a single declarative table abstraction.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Aaron Siegel(Founder)
Co-investorsExceptional CapitalSerenaGeneral Partnership
Please is an AI-driven reminders app that turns captured thoughts, links, or images into reminders, automatically filling in details and surfacing contextual suggestions in a consolidated visual feed.
AI & Machine LearningConsumer
Co-investorsBlitzscaling VenturesKyber Knight CapitalMaven VenturesSamsung NextThe MBA Fund
Torus is an AI system that analyzes engineering documents such as P&IDs, datasheets, and specifications to identify cross-document inconsistencies and automate engineering workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Marcus Lima(Co-Founder & CEO)inRahul Thayil(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsScribble VenturesService Provider CapitalY CombinatorAct One VenturesAndreessen HorowitzClimate Capital+15 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AlgorioChoas IndustriesCorsa FinanceOpen ReservePearl ResearchPhygitals
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Descope · techcrunch.com · Sep 29, 2026
Nox Metals · noxmetals.co · Jun 14, 2026
Orbital · finsmes.com · Jun 9, 2026
FinalDose · ycombinator.com · May 12, 2026
Milliray · ycombinator.com · Feb 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Zero Knowledge made?
- Zero Knowledge has 25 tracked investments.
- What stage does Zero Knowledge invest at?
- Zero Knowledge invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What sectors does Zero Knowledge focus on?
- Zero Knowledge focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Zero Knowledge located?
- Zero Knowledge is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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