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Zack Schildhorn

Investor

Advisor at Khosla Ventures · Venture Partner at Lux Capital · Board director at Riskgaming · Board director at Latchable

New York, New York

Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $10M

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Zack: together at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

About

Zack Schildhorn is founder of Series Z, where he advises technology companies on fundraising strategy. He serves as a venture partner at Lux Capital, where he has spent 15 years and contributed to the firm's growth from under $100 million to over $4 billion in assets under management. His investment experience includes Latch, Shapeways, Caper, Pawp, and Statespace. He holds engineering and MBA degrees from Cornell University.

Board director at Riskgaming

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Co-founders at Riskgaming

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Kegan SchouwenburgExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Latchable

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Co-founders at Latchable

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Luke SchoenfelderExecutive Officer, Director
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Michael Brian JonesDirector

Experience

  1. Series ZFoundercurrent2021 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
  2. Khosla VenturesAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Lux CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentNYC
  4. Lux CapitalPartner2014 — 2021NYC
  5. Lux CapitalVice President & Director, Operations2011 — 2014NYC
  6. Pawp, IncBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
  7. StatespaceBoard Observercurrent2021 — present

Skills & more

FundraisingBusiness Storytelling

Languages Spanish

From Zack's professional profile.

Deals · 3

SBOT TechnologiesBoard seat

via Lux Capital · filed Jul 2019 · $10.4M raise

LatchableBoard seat

via Lux Capital · filed May 2017 · $10M raise

Moment Inc.Board seat

via Lux Capital · filed May 2016 · $3M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

PawpRiskgaming

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Khosla Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zack Schildhorn?
Zack Schildhorn is founder of Series Z, where he advises technology companies on fundraising strategy. He serves as a venture partner at Lux Capital, where he has spent 15 years and contributed to the firm's growth from under $100 million to over $4 billion in assets under management. His investment experience includes Latch, Shapeways, Caper, Pawp, and Statespace. He holds engineering and MBA degrees from Cornell University.
Where does Zack Schildhorn work?
Zack Schildhorn is Advisor at Khosla Ventures and Board director at Riskgaming and Board director at Latchable.
What check size does Zack Schildhorn write?
Zack Schildhorn typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
What boards does Zack Schildhorn sit on?
Zack Schildhorn holds tracked board seats at Latchable, Moment Inc., Pawp, Riskgaming, SBOT Technologies.
Where did Zack Schildhorn go to school?
Zack Schildhorn studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Entrepreneurship & Private Equity); Cornell University (BS, Materials Science Engineering; Business Entrepreneurship).

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