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Zetta Venture Partners

San Francisco, California · Invests in US; North America; Europe · Website

Thesis

AI and ML techniques represent a transformational competitive edge with clear value delivery. Technical founders building intelligent B2B products will drive the next wave of billion-dollar companies across biotech, infrastructure, security, and enterprise software.

Likely not a fit for

Non-technical founding teams, consumer-focused AI products, companies without clear B2B business models, businesses treating AI as feature rather than core to product

How they invest

Lead or follow
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Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$160M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

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Apoorva Pandhi

PartnerManaging Director · Primary contact

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Annelies Gamble

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Mark Gorenberg

General PartnerFounder & Managing Director

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Jocelyn Goldfein

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Dylan Reid

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Ash Fontana

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Portfolio

DomoEnterprise Software

Domo is an AI and Data Products Platform that offers a comprehensive suite of tools for data integration, business intelligence, and intelligent automation, enabling organizations to leverage their data for better decision-making.

KaggleEnterprise Software

Kaggle is the world's largest community of data scientists, known for hosting competitions and providing tools for machine learning.

Domino Data LabEnterprise Software

Domino Data Lab is an AI company that provides a data science platform for enterprises, enabling teams to collaborate on data projects and leverage machine learning models effectively.

WeaviateEnterprise Software

Weaviate is an open-source vector database designed for AI applications, enabling developers to build and deploy AI-powered solutions with ease. It supports various functionalities like embeddings, hybrid search, and agentic AI.

ClearBitEnterprise Software

Clearbit provides real-time data enrichment solutions for B2B teams, helping them convert leads and improve customer segmentation by utilizing a vast array of public and proprietary data sources.

TractableEnterprise Software

Tractable is an AI company that specializes in intelligent automation for auto appraisal, providing faster and more accurate damage assessments for repairers, recyclers, insurers, and more.

LILTEnterprise Software

LILT is an AI-powered business translation platform that enables organizations to create high-quality multilingual communications quickly and efficiently. It combines advanced AI technology with expert human feedback to ensure accuracy and brand consistency across various languages.

Faro HealthHealthcare Digital

Faro is an AI platform designed for clinical development, helping biopharma teams optimize study design and execution through intelligent automation and data-driven insights.

MotherduckEnterprise Software

MotherDuck is a serverless data warehouse built on DuckDB, designed to provide analytics solutions for data teams, software engineers, and data scientists, enabling them to query data easily using SQL or natural language.

TabularEnterprise Software

Tabular is a vendor-neutral data store based on Apache Iceberg, enabling organizations to manage their data lakes with ease and efficiency.

Nabla BioBiotech Life Sciences

Nabla Bio is focused on designing better medicines through generative drug design and human-relevant testing, aiming to make drug development a true design discipline.

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Zetta Venture Partners Research Investment Thesis Zetta Venture Partners is the first venture capital firm exclusively focused on identifying and supporting AI-driven B2B businesses. Founded in 2013, the firm invests in AI Native applications, infrastructure, and developer tools with a deep conviction that artificial intelligence represents a transformational force in enterprise software and criti

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