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About ZX Ventures
ZX Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Feb 2023, ZX Ventures has invested in 56 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Planetarians Overall, ZX Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Rappi, Gastrograph and Goose Island. A lot of funds co-invest with ZX Ventures, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ZX Ventures has team of 12 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
ZX Ventures' List of Top Investments
ZX Ventures has a portfolio of 56 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in BanQu and PicoBrew.Their portfolio spans across United States, Brazil, Belgium and 9 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Consumer, Retail and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by ZX Ventures:1. Rappi
Online food ordering and delivery platform. It provides food delivery services from different nearby restaurants. It also enables users to buy medicines, liquor, groceries, and more. Its mobile application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Rappi
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Mexico City (Mexico)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $2.46B
- Employee Count: 14,980 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Harvest Growth Capital, T. Rowe Price and 69 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Sep 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Operator of autonomous robots for delivery of goods and advertising. The robots utilize sensors and machine learning to navigate and deliver items. These robots deliver hot food, groceries, and industrial supplies to customers. The company offers solutions for university campuses, grocery retailers, delivery applications, and industrial sites.
Key facts about Starship Technologies
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $281M
- Employee Count: 459 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: K2 Global, Mercedes-Benz and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Catalant
Online freelancer marketplace for expert consultants. It offers a platform for recruiting consultants for a variety of corporate roles such as market analysis, business tactics, project managers, supply network administration, digital transformation, and more. It allows freelancers to build a portfolio, work on projects with businesses, bid rates, communicate, plan tasks, and more. It also offers on-demand consulting services in areas such as strategic workplace planning, data and business analytics, mergers and acquisitions, surveys, and others.
Key facts about Catalant
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $146M
- Employee Count: 218 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Salesforce Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 06, 2021, $*****
Provider of drone-based autonomous perception systems for inventory visibility. The system comprises an indoor drone that leverages computer vision to scan dry shelves and coolers for looking at out-of-stock items. It collects data and processes by a companion web-based dashboard for actionable data such as comparisons between shelf performance of a major brand against a competitor, stockouts, share of shelf, and other shelf conditions impacting revenue.
Key facts about Pensa Systems
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $41.7M
- Employee Count: 111 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Arc Ventures, Signia Venture Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 29, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Ze Delivery
Retailer of alcoholic beverages snacks and various related grocery items. This service facilitates the delivery of drink products and food supplies from local merchants to consumer addresses. Orders are placed through a mobile application which connects users with nearby inventory providers. The platform manages the logistical coordination between independent vendors and customers to ensure product transport.
Key facts about Ze Delivery
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 1 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: ZX Ventures
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
ZX Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ZX Ventures has invested in 65 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Planetarians and most recent follow-on round was in Pensa Systems.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ZX Ventures' Investments by Stage
ZX Ventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.8M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.47M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $36.7M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $35M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ZX Ventures' Investments by Sector
ZX Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech, Consumer Goods and Food and Agriculture. Notably, it has invested in 38 Consumer (B2C) companies, 27 Tech companies, 13 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 5 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 5 |
High Tech | 4 |
Consumer Goods | 3 |
Food and Agriculture | 3 |
Others | 22 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ZX Ventures' Investments by Geography
ZX Ventures has made most investments in United States (8), followed by Mexico where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
Mexico | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ZX Ventures' recent investments
ZX Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by ZX Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 19, 2023 | United States | Seed | 1228 | [+3] | |
Jul 16, 2020 | United States | Series B | 1604 | ||
Jan 22, 2020 | United States | Series E | 5632 | [+8] | |
Nov 20, 2019 | United States | Seed | 3547 | [+8] | |
Jun 04, 2019 | - | Series A | 7846 | - |
Unicorns in ZX Ventures' Portfolio
ZX Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Rappi. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Rappi which became a unicorn in 2018, 2 years after ZX Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in ZX Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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74 | Online food ordering and delivery platform | 2015 | Mexico City | Series F | vacoxht |
Acquired companies in ZX Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from ZX Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Gastrograph in Apr 2025 by NielsenIQ for $*****.Here are ZX Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 09, 2025 | - | - | 4507 | |
Aug 08, 2023 | - | - | 3849 | |
Jun 29, 2019 | 2018 | Series A | 7747 | |
Apr 22, 2016 | - | - | 2103 | |
Mar 28, 2011 | - | - | 3355 |
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Team profile of ZX Ventures
ZX Ventures has a team of 12 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 2 more locations. ZX Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in ZX Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Principal | Jing an | - | - | |
Principal | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of ZX Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 112 investors have co-invested in ZX Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ZX Ventures: Y Combinator, Soma Capital and 18 others have invested in rounds before ZX Ventures. There is 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before ZX Ventures and 1 company where Soma Capital has invested before ZX Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of ZX Ventures: 34 investors entered a company along with ZX Ventures. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (1 company).
- Invested after ZX Ventures: A total of 58 investors have invested in ZX Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Michael Abramson (1 company), Lars Niklas Ostberg (1 company) and Jeffrey Housenbold (1 company).
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