Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri
InvestorFounderPartner at Audacious · Founder at Proxino
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $25M checks · typically $8M
FoundedProxino · YC
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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.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Proxino, a Y Combinator-backed (S11) developer tools company in the JavaScript error detection space.
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- Spent his childhood across four continents, experiencing a wide range of cultures and socioeconomic realities.
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Founder at ProxinoYC S11
Intro paths
Muzzammil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Proxino
Experience
- Audacious VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Gradient VenturesPartner2018 — 2021
- Kleiner PerkinsPartner2015 — 2018
- TencentProduct + Strategy2013 — 2015
- ProxinoCo-founder2010 — 2013
- University of Virginia Department of Computer ScienceResearch Assistant2010 — 2011
Skills & more
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Project ManagementiOS developmentComputer ScienceProduct MarketingData AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementFrom Muzzammil's professional profile.
Investments
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'nuffsaidAstroBotkeeperFigmaFlatfileFlowdashFullStoryFylamyntLabelboxObviousPine Park HealthReclaimRetoolRevopsUnit21
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri?
- 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.
- Where does Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri work?
- Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri is Founder of Proxino and Partner at Audacious.
- What check size does Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri write?
- Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri typically writes checks of $100K – $25M.
- What companies did Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri found?
- Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri founded Proxino.
- What companies has Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri invested in?
- Investments tracked here include PopSQL, 'nuffsaid, Astro, Botkeeper, Figma, Flatfile, Flowdash, FullStory, Fylamynt, Labelbox, Obvious, Pine Park Health, and 4 more.
- Where did Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri go to school?
- Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri studied at Y Combinator (Co-founded Proxino. YC S11 class/batch.); University of Virginia (Computer Science).
- Does Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri lead rounds?
- Yes — Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri has led 1 tracked investment.
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