About Time Zero Capital
Time Zero Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of May 2025, Time Zero Capital has invested in 31 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Schemata Overall, Time Zero Capital portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 4 IPOs and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Lyft and Bird. A lot of funds co-invest with Time Zero Capital, with names like Better Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Time Zero Capital has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
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Time Zero Capital's List of Top Investments
Time Zero Capital has a portfolio of 31 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Uber and Lyft.Their portfolio spans across United States, India and United Arab Emirates. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Time Zero Capital:
1. Uber
Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions. It facilitates ride requests and connects individuals with transportation providers. Additionally, it offers delivery services for food and other goods. The network extends to business solutions, providing tools for managing rides, meals, and local deliveries for organizations.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 161,587 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, TrueBridge and 191 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Lyft
Network facilitating on-demand transportation and ride scheduling services for individuals. It provides options for immediate rides, scheduled pickups, and various vehicle types. The network offers programs for business transportation needs. It also focuses on safety measures and community support initiatives.
Key facts about Lyft
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.02B
- Employee Count: 3,913 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: HTIF, SeedFord Partners and 161 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Aug 06, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Bird
App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooters. Users can locate, and reserve electric kick-scooters through the app. They can unlock vehicles by scanning the QR codes, ride the scooters, and park in legal parking spaces at the end of the ride. The kick-scooters include self-reporting damage sensors, self-sealing tires, dual anti-tipping kickstands, and anti-theft encryption. App is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Bird
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $765M
- Employee Count: 951 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, 2B Global and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. OfferUp
OfferUp is a peer-to-peer mobile listing platform for users to buy and sell used items locally. The app has an inbuilt messaging platform that lets buyers and sellers communicate before making the transaction offline. Both buyers and sellers are required to provide information, such as their driver’s licenses to ensure safe transactions. As of Sept. 2016, the company was experimenting with monetization models such as charging sellers for premium listings. The company was valued at more than $1billion in Sept. 2016.
Key facts about OfferUp
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Bellevue (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $786M
- Employee Count: 334 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Allen & Company and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jul 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Alight
Provider of technology-enabled solutions for health, wealth, and human capital. The company offers benefits administration, healthcare navigation, and employee experience services. It also provides retirement benefits administration, financial wellbeing, and pension risk transfer solutions. The company delivers absence management, leave administration, and leave management software.
Key facts about Alight
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Lincolnshire (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $10.5M
- Employee Count: 10,594 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: ADIA, Time Zero Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 26, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Time Zero Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Time Zero Capital has invested in 31 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Schemata.Time Zero Capital's Investments by Stage
Time Zero Capital has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.59M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Time Zero Capital's Investments by Sector
Time Zero Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology, Energy Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 27 Tech companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 16 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Time Zero Capital's Investments by Geography
Time Zero Capital has made most investments in United States (3), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Time Zero Capital's recent investments
Time Zero Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Time Zero Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 15, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6887 | [+3] | |
Dec 14, 2022 | United States | Series A | 9825 | [+5] | |
Dec 09, 2022 | India | Seed | 1824 | [+14] | |
Nov 15, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2314 | [+6] |
Unicorns in Time Zero Capital's Portfolio
Time Zero Capital has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Color, Relativity Space and OfferUp. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Color. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Time Zero Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Time Zero Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Provider of end-to-end Virtual clinic offering cancer-based solutions | 2013 | Burlingame | Series E | xomxb{f | ||
65 | Provider of AI-powered 3D printed launch vehicles for small payloads | 2015 | Inglewood | Series E | uwwxjfi | ||
75 | P2P mobile listing platform for household goods | 2011 | Bellevue | Series F | qerejap |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Time Zero Capital's Portfolio
4 of Time Zero Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Bird got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Nov 2021 and Alight got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Time Zero Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 05, 2021 | - | - | 6129 | |
Jul 17, 2020 | - | - | 2933 | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | 6940 | |
Mar 29, 2019 | - | - | 7061 |
Acquired companies in Time Zero Capital's Portfolio
8 companies from Time Zero Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Retina in Jul 2025 by Onar for $*****.Here are Time Zero Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 17, 2025 | - | - | 7159 | |
May 07, 2025 | - | - | 1032 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | - | - | 1840 | |
May 23, 2023 | - | - | 7997 | |
May 02, 2022 | - | - | 9610 |
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Team profile of Time Zero Capital
Time Zero Capital has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Time Zero Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Time Zero Capital
Over the past 4 years, 33 investors have co-invested in Time Zero Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Time Zero Capital: Defense.gov has invested before Time Zero Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Time Zero Capital: 32 investors entered a company along with Time Zero Capital. These include investors like Better Capital (1 company).
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