Zeeza Cole
InvestorPartner at Avid Ventures · Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $100M checks · typically $25M
About
BCV team member who supports the Archive founders and conducted this founder interview.
Contact· published on Zeeza's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Experience
- Avid VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Bain Capital VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2024
- Bain Capital VenturesInvestor2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- WeWorkAssociate2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2016New York, NY
- AIA GroupGroup Corporate Communications Intern2015Hong Kong SAR
- Neuberger BermanCorporate Strategy Intern2014New York, NY
Skills & more
Public Speaking2Microsoft Excel4Microsoft Word2Microsoft PowerPoint3Final Cut Pro2Tableau2Facebook
Languages Chinese (Simplified) · English · French
From Zeeza's professional profile.
Colleagues at Avid Ventures
Addie Lerner
Founder and Managing Partner at Avid Ventures
Addie Lerner Katz
Founder & Managing Partner at Avid Ventures
Allie Danfield
Investor at Avid Ventures
Dan Deutsch
Vice President of Finance at Avid Ventures
Irene Gendelman
Investor at Avid Ventures
Max Glik
Investor at Avid Ventures
Parker Fay
Investor at Avid Ventures
Tali Miller
Partner at Avid Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Zeeza in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zeeza Cole?
- BCV team member who supports the Archive founders and conducted this founder interview.
- Where does Zeeza Cole work?
- Zeeza Cole is Partner at Avid Ventures.
- What does Zeeza Cole invest in?
- Zeeza Cole invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, SaaS.
- What check size does Zeeza Cole write?
- Zeeza Cole typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
- Where did Zeeza Cole go to school?
- Zeeza Cole studied at Princeton Day School; Princeton University (History).
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