Fundraising Fox

Ash Fontana

InvestorFounder

Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners · Board director at Constructor

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedConstructor

About

Ash Fontana is an investor and author with 15 years of experience in AI and machine learning. He currently studies medicine and biomedical engineering while researching neuromodulation and supporting companies in that space. His background includes managing a venture capital firm focused on AI investments, launching AngelList's fundraising platform, and authoring "The AI-First Company."

Board director at Constructor

Intro paths

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Constructor's investors · 6

FusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checks · since 2017Greencode VenturesHelsinki · $5.4M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2017Silversmith Capital PartnersBoston · $20M – $125M checks · since 2017xista science venturesKlosterneuburg · $162K – $4.3M checks · since 2026Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Constructor

EFEli Finkelshteyn
Eli FinkelshteynFounder
DMDan McCormick
Dan McCormickFounder, former CTO at Shutterstock
IF
Igor FinkelshteynExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. MeInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  2. Penguin Random HouseAuthorcurrent2020 — present
  3. CanvaAdvisorcurrent2012 — present
  4. NumeraiAdvisor2016 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GalleyBoard Member and investor2019 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
  6. Saratoga HoldingsChairperson2023 — 2024
  7. Creative Destruction LabAssociate2017 — 2023Toronto, Canada Area
  8. Zetta Venture PartnersSpecial Advisor2022
  9. Zetta Venture PartnersManaging Partner2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  10. UCSF Health HubBoard Member2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  11. WeaviateBoard member and investor2020 — 2021Amsterdam Area
  12. DataCeboBoard member and investor2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  13. HASHInvestor and business partner2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  14. Myia LabsInvestor and board observer2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Crate.ioInvestor and board observer2018 — 2021Austria
  16. Constructor.ioBoard member and investor2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  17. LiltBoard member and investor2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Focal SystemsBoard member and investor2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  19. TractableBoard member and investor2015 — 2021London, United Kingdom
  20. ClearbitInvestor2015 — 2021San Francisco

Education

  1. University of SydneyLL. B. (J.D.), Law
  2. University of SydneyB. Commerce, Finance
  3. Cornell UniversityB.A., Finance
  4. St Paul's College(Residential)
  5. CourseraMachine Learning Specialization

Skills & more

Venture CapitalFinancial ModelingProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsRecruitingDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyGitLoyalty ProgramsEntrepreneurshipContract Negotiation
+12 morePrivate EquityMobile PaymentsMicrosoft ExcelFacebook APIBusiness PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AccountingPythonStrategyManagementM&A executionMobile Product Development
  • Series 7 — FINRA
  • Series 63 — FINRA

From Ash's professional profile.

Deals · 1

ConstructorBoard seat

via Zetta Venture Partners · filed Oct 2017 · $6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Zetta Venture Partners

Annelies Gamble
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Apoorva Pandhi
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Cathrin Stickney
Venture Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Dylan Reid
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
James Alcorn
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Jocelyn Goldfein
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Mark Gorenberg
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Thaxter Sharp
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners

Network11

Elizabeth YinScout
Co-Founder, General Partner at Hustle Fund
Garrett GoldbergScout
Venture Partner at Virta Ventures
John SpinaleScout
Managing Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Simon LancasterScout
General Partner at Omni Ventures
Zach CoeliusScout
Managing Partner at Coelius Capital
Apoorva Pandhi
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Cathrin Stickney
Venture Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Dylan Reid
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
James Alcorn
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Jocelyn Goldfein
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Thaxter Sharp
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners

Investors connected to Ash in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ash Fontana work?
Ash Fontana is Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners and Founder at Constructor.
What check size does Ash Fontana write?
Ash Fontana typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies did Ash Fontana found?
Ash Fontana founded Constructor.

Same school

Also attended University of Sydney244

Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesJethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalOsh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital

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Also attended Cornell University705

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Also attended Coursera27

Magda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesSae NurukiInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalErin WinslowPartner at NazcaAlejandro MazaVenture Partner at NazcaRoberto PersivaleEntrepreneur & Advisor at Verge HealthTech FundAminata DialloDigital Booster at GreenTec Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Numerai3

Joey KrugPartner at Founders FundEric Ver PloegPartner at Tunitas VenturesBen BrimacombeFounder at Exonic

Also worked at HASH2

Joel SpolskyAngelJonathan KelleyFounder at Dioxus Labs

Also worked at Focal Systems7

Andrew McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorMatthildur ÁrnadóttirAssociate at Electric Feel Ventures LlcEric PeterVenture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain BuildersKevin JohnsonAdvisor, Ecommerce & EdTech at Verissimo VenturesGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesJack FuchsCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures

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Also worked at Kaggle7

Neil RimerInvestor at Index VenturesZachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Mihir ShahCEO, JLL Technologies at JLL Spark Global VenturesAnthony GoldbloomInvestment Partner at AIX VenturesRubayat KhanEndless Foundation at i3 — Investing in Innovation AfricaAman BhandulaFounder at Farmako Healthcare

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