Where does Zak May work?

Zak May is at Morgan Creek Capital.

What check size does Zak May write?

Zak May typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Zak May go to school?

Zak May studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor's degree, Economics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master's degree, Computer Science).

Zak May

Investor

Investor at Morgan Creek Capital

Charlotte, North Carolina

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $500K

Experience

Old Well LabsCTO / Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
GFT LatticeConsultant2025Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Old Well LabsCTO / Co-Founder2023 — 2025Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Old Well PartnersDeveloper2017 — 2025Charlotte Metro
MercerAssociate2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
MercerSr. Analyst2015 — 2017
First Annapolis, now part of AccentureSr. Analyst2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
First Annapolis, now part of AccentureAnalyst2013 — 2015Annapolis, MD
Bank of AmericaAnalyst2012Charlotte, North Carolina
Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLCVenture Capital Analyst2011Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Skills & more

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Python4SQL4R5GitSAS4Microsoft Office8PowerPoint5Microsoft Excel6Microsoft Word1Access3Windows

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LinuxFlaskPython (Programming Language)R (Programming Language)Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)HTMLEnglishStrategyPublic SpeakingTeamworkAgile MethodologiesResearch

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF) — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Zak's professional profile.

Colleagues at Morgan Creek Capital

Andrew Schmeelk

Senior Advisor at Morgan Creek Capital

Ashley Britton

Investor Relations Analyst at Morgan Creek Capital

Axe Wu

Senior Associate (Private Assets) at Morgan Creek Capital

Christopher Arnold

Managing Director at Morgan Creek Capital

Cory Lester

Managing Director (Public Assets) at Morgan Creek Capital

Dan Kingston

Managing Director Investments at Morgan Creek Capital

Frank Tanner

Director (Private Assets) at Morgan Creek Capital

Greg Holmes

Managing Director at Morgan Creek Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zak May?: Investor at Morgan Creek Capital
Where does Zak May work?: Zak May is at Morgan Creek Capital.
What check size does Zak May write?: Zak May typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Zak May go to school?: Zak May studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor's degree, Economics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master's degree, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia146

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +1 Luke NosekBSFounded PayPal Ansuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +2 DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2 Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2 Amitt MahajanBSFounded Rare Bits +1

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dillon ErbBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Paperspace +2 Dacia TollBAFounded Achievementfirst +1 Emil MunkGLOBE XVIFounded Balance +1 Christine E. BoyleMastersFounded Valor Water Analytics Tania MalikBAFounded Vital Plan Linda FinleyMaster of Arts - MAFounded Blue Apron

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Morgan Creek Capital mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mark YuskoInvestorFounded Morgancreekcap Sachin JaitlyGeneral PartnerFounded flexEngage Michael HennessyManaging DirectorFounded Morgancreekcap

Same school

Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill208

Clint MyersInvestor at Revolution Mahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint Ventures Soul DayanInvestor at True Ventures Alex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign421

Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Luke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of Gigafund Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Deep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital NoorPartner at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mercer37

Jason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae Ventures Melike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital Partners Christofer FloresSoftware Engineer at Struck Capital Vinny OlmsteadManaging Partner at Vocap Partners Mike BeckerManaging Partner at Vocap Partners Ian HeinrichInvestments | Principal at Ensemble VC

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Also worked at Bank of America252

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital Anthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital Andrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at Revolution Will QuistGP at Slow Ventures Adrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC19

Mark YuskoManaging Partner at Morgan Creek Capital Sachin JaitlyGeneral Partner at Morgan Creek Capital Xavier A. SeguraGeneral Partner at Morgan Creek Capital Ryan AbronskiSenior Associate at Morgan Creek Capital Darpan BiswasPartner at Morgan Creek Capital Xavier SeguraManaging Partner at Tessera Venture Partners

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