Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri
InvestorFounderPartner at Audacious
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $25M checks Β· typically $8M
FoundedProxino Β· YC
About
Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri is a Partner at Audacious Ventures, where he invests from a $150M early-stage fund backing ambitious founders at the very start of their journeys. Before Audacious, he worked at Kleiner Perkins and Gradient Ventures, and earlier founded Proxino, a Y Combinator-backed (S11) developer tools company focused on JavaScript error detection. His early-stage investment approach emphasizes deeply understanding founders and their vision rather than relying on conventional pattern matching. He credits a childhood spent across four continents with shaping how he evaluates people and seeks out founders who see the world differently.
Muzzammil Zaveri (MZ) @mzaveri
"I think the future of a lot of employees in enterprises actually looks more akin to being a Waymo driver in your job." another exceptional knuckle up pod with the one and only @GarrettLord! great listen. https://t.co/4XSP5G9R3J
Jul 21, 2026 Β· β₯ 14 Β· β 5
Muzzammil Zaveri (MZ) @mzaveri
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Jul 17, 2026 Β· β₯ 13
Muzzammil Zaveri (MZ) @mzaveri
Congrats Stefano and the @OasisHQ team on launching agentic teams! https://t.co/E83lYAUoRJ
Jul 17, 2026 Β· β₯ 12
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Proxino, a Y Combinator-backed (S11) developer tools company in the JavaScript error detection space.
- More
- Spent his childhood across four continents, experiencing a wide range of cultures and socioeconomic realities.
From Muzzammil's own website β common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at ProxinoYC S11
Intro paths
Muzzammil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Muzzammil can intro founders to Proxino's investors below.
Proxino's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Proxino
Experience
- Audacious VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2021 β present
- Gradient VenturesPartner2018 β 2021
- Kleiner PerkinsPartner2015 β 2018
- TencentProduct + Strategy2013 β 2015
- ProxinoCo-founder2010 β 2013
- University of Virginia Department of Computer ScienceResearch Assistant2010 β 2011
Education
- Y CombinatorCo-founded Proxino. YC S11 class/batch.2011
- University of VirginiaComputer Science
Skills & more
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Project ManagementiOS developmentComputer ScienceProduct MarketingData AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementFrom Muzzammil's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator186
+ 180 more
Also attended University of Virginia316
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gradient Ventures17
+ 11 more
Also worked at Kleiner Perkins99
+ 93 more
Also worked at Tencent27
+ 21 more
Also worked at University of Virginia Department of Computer Science20
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Investments
Investor
FigmaFlowdashFullStoryLabelboxPine Park HealthReclaimRetoolUnit21
Per the investor's own website.
