Fundraising Fox

Zee Schwab

Investor

Senior Associate at Actuate Ventures

Israel

Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $1M

About

Zee Schwab is a Partner at Actuate Ventures, where he invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies in space, robotics, deep tech, and AI infrastructure. He sources and conducts technical diligence on early-stage frontier companies, with 75% of the fund's deal flow originating from his channels. His background includes research experience in pediatric oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering and biofuel research at Brooklyn College, as well as experience as a startup founder and operator.

Experience

  1. Actuate VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — present
  2. MercorIndependent Finance Expert - AI Evaluation & Trainingcurrent2026 — present
  3. ZiLStrategic Advisor2021 — 2026Worldwide
  4. Column IncCo-Founder | Techstars '232020 — 2025
  5. Sayar CareCo-Founder2016 — 2022NYC
  6. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterPediatrics/Child Life2012 — 2015New York, New York
  7. Hadassah Medical CenterIntern to the Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology2015Jerusalem, Israel
  8. Brooklyn CollegeAssistant To The Director2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Applicant Tracking SystemsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)LinkedIn Recruiterweb3Smart ContractsRelational Databasesinternet explorerPortfolio ManagementScenario AnalysisValuationSensitivity AnalysisFinancial Modeling
+12 moreInvestment AnalysisEquity ResearchMachine LearningEmployer BrandingPipelinesTalent SourcingDirect SourcingLinkedInScreeningData AnalysisTalent ManagementWritten Communication

Languages English · Hebrew

From Zee's professional profile.

Colleagues at Actuate Ventures

Andrew Woodfield
Managing Partner at Actuate Ventures
Christopher Le
Managing Partner at Actuate Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Zee Schwab work?
Zee Schwab is Senior Associate at Actuate Ventures.
What check size does Zee Schwab write?
Zee Schwab typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.

Founder mafias

Techstars mafia227

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +4Jeremy AchinCloud Class 2013Founded Neo Cybernetica +2Spencer RascoffMentorFounded HeyLibby +2Sanjiv SanghaviTechstars New York City Accelerator 2012Founded Texture +2Brandon PatonMentorFounded Glider +2Weiting LiuMentorFounded Everyday.me +2

+ 220 more

Mercor mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Zachary YuEngineeringFounded Belvedir +1Taylor FairbankSenior Domain ExpertFounded ReSchedule MedChirag MahapatraVice President of EngineeringFounded BlazeCalix Huang—Founded FetchrRobi LinDelivering DataFounded Sepal AIKat HuAccount LeadFounded Sepal AI

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mercor29

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesNiko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystVirat TalwarInvestor at Spark Capital

+ 23 more

Also worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center33

Julie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesNeil NagVenture Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcBridget Martell MA, MDSenior Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear CapitalStella PaffenholzSenior Associate at Atlas VentureMaurizio FazioPrincipal at Atlas Venture

+ 27 more

Also worked at Hadassah Medical Center1

Benzion AmoyavInvestment Analyst at Arkin Capital

Also worked at Brooklyn College2

Benjamin ReiterGeneral Partner at 840 Venture PartnersMargalit HaberAssociate at OUP (Osage University Partners)