z21 Ventures
z21 Ventures is a community-driven venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2022. The firm focuses on the India-U.S. technology corridor and aims to empower entrepreneurs by combining community support with capital investment. It positions itself as a partner to founders, emphasizing collaboration over mere financial backing. The firm specializes in early-stage technology investments, particularly in sectors such as AI-as-a-service, deep tech, enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, and healthcare. z21 Ventures primarily targets founders of Indian origin who are building companies for
Investing activity
z21 Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $19M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $19M. The most recent is Hosted·AI (Seed, $19M, Mar 2026).
z21 Ventures most often invests alongside Creandum, People Ventures, Repeat Ventures and Golden Sparrow Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about z21 Ventures
What AI companies has z21 Ventures invested in?
z21 Ventures's AI investments include Hosted·AI. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is z21 Ventures based?
z21 Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does z21 Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, z21 Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $19M.
Who does z21 Ventures co-invest with?
z21 Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Creandum (1 deal), People Ventures (1 deal), Repeat Ventures (1 deal), Golden Sparrow Ventures (1 deal) and Hersir Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach z21 Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see z21 Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add z21 Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.