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Vivin Hegde

Investor

General Partner at Zacua Ventures · Board director at Algoma

Burlingame, California

Writes $1M – $2.5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Vivin Hegde led corporate venturing and innovation at Hilti, brings rare operator experience from a global construction equipment firm and pushes founders to remove crew work with solution-focused ConTech.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechNew MaterialsPropTechRobotics

Board director at Algoma

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Algoma's investors · 4

DOMiNO VenturesAmsterdam · $220K – $1.1M checks · since 2024Iron PrairieLeawood · $250K – $650K checks · since 2024Moderne VenturesChicago · $100K – $7M checks · since 2024Zacua VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024

Co-founders at Algoma

JBJosef Bromovsky
Josef BromovskyCEO & Co-Founder
SUSeyfihan Usarer
Seyfihan UsarerCOO & Co-Founder
KMKyle MertensMeyer
Kyle MertensMeyerCPO & Co-Founder

Experience

  1. Zacua VenturesGP and Founding Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Track3DBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. FLEXNODEBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Raise RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco
  5. OutbuildBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. RDash (YC W22)Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  7. AlgomaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. SitewireBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Augrade - Accelerate ConstructionInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  10. OriginBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  11. Neuron FactoryBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  12. CONXAIInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  13. Gravis RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  14. PathwaysInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  15. BuildCrew.AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  16. Mercator AIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Field MaterialsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  18. Construex Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — presentEcuador
  19. Wenti LabsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  20. CURAInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  21. LebaneInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  22. N RoboticsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  23. ecoworksInvestorcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
  24. Concrete4ChangeInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  25. CemvisionInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  26. C-TrIBE (Community for Tech Revolution in Indian Built Environment)Founding Membercurrent2022 — present
  27. Construction Robotics CoalitionFounding Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco
  28. CTAI FoundationFounding Membercurrent2022 — present
  29. CoolwaterCohort 4 membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  30. BOOSTMentorcurrent2022 — presentBoston
  31. Formwork LabsMentorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  32. Silicon Valley RoboticsMentorcurrent2020 — presentOakland
  33. Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  34. Ascend ManufacturingInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  35. Document CrunchBoard Member2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  36. SolocreteBoard Member2023 — 2025
  37. Trade HoundsInvestor2020 — 2023
  38. Argonautic VenturesVenture Partner2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  39. FieldwireBoard Observer2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  40. Hilti GroupGeneral Manager, ICT, Trimble - Hilti JV2021San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Early Stage Companies69Executive ManagementStrategy99Construction Technology19Corporate Venture Capital17Business Transformation13Business Planning14Business Development8Business Strategy35Management Consulting31Financial Modeling19Competitive Analysis13
+12 moreDue DiligenceStrategic ConsultingValuationManufacturingCorporate DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness Process ImprovementConsultingProject ManagementManagementPeople ManagementLeadership

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Tulu

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Colleagues at Zacua Ventures

Anas Bataw
Partner Middle East at Zacua Ventures
Caecilia Kemper
Investment Analyst at Zacua Ventures
Cem Mimaroglou
Scout Partner at Zacua Ventures
Dr. Anas Bataw
Investor at Zacua Ventures
Juan Nieto
Founding Partner, APAC & EU at Zacua Ventures
Jun S Hibbard
Partner Japan at Zacua Ventures
Margarita de la Peña
Principal, North America & LatAm at Zacua Ventures
Mauricio Tessi Weiss
Founding Partner, EU & LatAm at Zacua Ventures

Network1

Bogdan Cristei
Investor at UNION Labs Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vivin Hegde?
Vivin Hegde led corporate venturing and innovation at Hilti, brings rare operator experience from a global construction equipment firm and pushes founders to remove crew work with solution-focused ConTech.
Where does Vivin Hegde work?
Vivin Hegde is General Partner at Zacua Ventures and Board director at Algoma.
What does Vivin Hegde invest in?
Vivin Hegde invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, New Materials, PropTech, Robotics.
What check size does Vivin Hegde write?
Vivin Hegde typically writes checks of $1M – $2.5M.
Where did Vivin Hegde go to school?
Vivin Hegde studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Venture Capital Executive Program, Venture); Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (PGDM, Finance); National Institute of Technology Karnataka (Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering).

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business616

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Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta69

Veenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Madhur MakkarPrincipal, Asia at RTP GlobalAbhay PandeyGeneral Partner at A91 PartnersGautam MagoGeneral Partner at A91 PartnersSiddharth DhondiyalAdvisor at growX VenturesKiran KalluriPartner at Dallas Venture Capital

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Also attended National Institute of Technology Karnataka22

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Also attended Kendriya Vidyalaya42

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