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Zanichelli Venture, a corporate venture arm of Zanichelli established in Bologna, Italy. Additionally, group works to invest in nascent-stage emerging ventures with bold ideas in the education and technology space. It has funded 11 startup ventures, including Ulu Ventures, Foundry College, and Zick Learn. Notably, it is managed by a 3-person team and led by Enrico Poli, the director. Zanichelli Venture has recently joined the pre-seed round of Zick Learn, and has a portfolio of 11 early-phase companies.
Black-led firm focusing on learning and work, fintech, and health-adjacent tools; uses a trademarked Inclusive Investing™ five-criteria framework to underwrite deals and measure value for overlooked founders and institutions. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Solo GP running an anti-firm—no partners or committees—delivers VC-sized checks quickly, backing nontraditional founders with deep personal pain points and often co-founding, incubating, and serving as primary capital partner. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Zell Capital operates as an early-phase VC fund established in Columbus, Ohio. Established in 2020, the organization aims to invest in formative-stage new ventures across a broad spectrum of sectors and geographies. The organization concentrates on identifying patterns, anomalies, and disruptions in areas like technology, healthcare, consumer, enterprise, and the public sector. Zell Capital is open to all US investors, and has backed five emerging ventures to date. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
As an Impact Venture Studio, Zen Ventures targets supporting diverse founders and artists. They provide formative stage venture, private equity, seed, and startup capital to guidance founders and artists develop their ideas and bring them to the market. Notably, they are operating from New York, New York and were created in 2017. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Concentrated 2–4 deals per year U.S.–Latin America software investor in logistics, transportation and fintech; GP is second-largest backer; founder-operator with four B2B exits, hands-on operator-advisors, and unlimited follow-ons. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Zentynel operates as a venture investment investment firm operating from Santiago, Chile. Established in 2019, the organization works to invest in nascent-stage companies that are centered on transforming their industries with technology and innovation. Zentynel is managed by five partners and is responsible for leading the fundamental analysis and valuations of public and private companies in the technology, energy and healthcare sectors. The group also manages the Zentynel Biotech Fund, which is centered on investing in biotechnology startup ventures in Latin America.
Exclusively oriented toward AI-driven B2B with nearly a decade of commercial-AI pattern recognition, delivers founder learning via Zetta Bytes and networking with top practitioners via AI Native.
Seed-stage fund founded by former founders (New Oriental co‑founders) in collaboration with Sequoia China, with a network of 800+ partner companies including 30+ China unicorns. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Early-phase investor led by a repeat founder with exits and CBRE SVP experience, presenting hands-on startup and incumbent real estate expertise, non-conflicted backing, and global full-stack reach. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Positioned as an accelerator program operating from Singapore, ZILHive Ventures empowers early-phase startup ventures build and scale their operations. The program presents an array of services, including mentorship, training, and access to a network of resources and partners. It also provides funding opportunities and access to an extensive array of investors. The program is open to nascent-stage companies from any industry, with a focus on those dealing with distributed ledger technology technology. Participants receive mentorship and guidance from seasoned industry professionals, and have access to a variety of resources, such as networking events and workshops. The program also delivers access to potential investors and funding opportunities.
Serving as a startup capital and private equity firm, ZWC Partners focuses primarily on technology and consumer sectors in Asia. The firm was established in Hong Kong in 2015 and is managed by Zhang Yonghan. ZWC Partners has multiple USD funds that invest in Mainland China, coupled with a dual-currency fund platform. The organization's partner companies include emerging ventures in the consumer, education, healthcare, technology, and other sectors. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.