z21
Backs AI-as-a-service and deep tech companies targeting North America / Global markets, founded predominantly by Indian-origin entrepreneurs; invests at pre-seed and seed stage, with a community of 205+ operators and executives.
- Sectors
- AI / ML, SaaS / DevOps / Marketplace, Deep Tech / Hard Science, Industrial / IoT / Robotics, Government / Defence, Healthcare/Medtech, Cyber Security
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A. Leads Pre-Seed, Seed
- Cheque
- $200K – $1M
- Fund
- Current: $40 M, Total: $ 45M
How they want to be pitched
Looking to join the z21 portfolio? Reach out directly; the firm reads every email at contact@z21.ventures. Founders can also reach individual team members directly on the contact page.Team
- Abhinav Shashank, Co-founder & General Partner
- Anand Akela, Venture Advisor
- Ankit Bhangar, Venture Advisor
- Dibyendu Rana, Venture Advisor
- Jyotika Gupta, Co-founder & Partner
- Raj Shekhar Singh, Co-founder & General Partner
- Raj Singh, Co-founder & Managing Partner
- Shachi Shah, Principal
- Sudarshan Jha, Co-founder & Partner
- Udit Batish, Investment Analyst
Portfolio
Adaption Labs, AI-powered fire suppression systems, At-home hormone and fertility monitoring platform, Conifer, Enterprise AI gateway and agentic deployment platform, Harness Care, Harness Insurance, Inito, Next-generation electric powertrain systems, On-demand GPU cloud for AI teams, Operating system purpose-built for pediatric care, Truefoundry
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