Z5 Capital
Z5 Capital is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2018. The firm focuses on seed-stage investments, partnering with visionary entrepreneurs to develop standout enterprise startups. With a small team of 2-10 employees, Z5 Capital takes a selective and hands-on approach to investing, providing funding, resources, and mentorship to a limited number of companies. The firm targets U.S.-based enterprise startups in sectors such as enterprise artificial intelligence, machine learning, data management, cloud technology, enterprise software, and security. Z5 Capital offer
Investing activity
Z5 Capital appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Thrixel (Seed, $3M, Oct 2026).
Z5 Capital most often invests alongside Jon Barron, MFV Partners, Matt Bilbey and Harper Court Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Z5 Capital
What AI companies has Z5 Capital invested in?
Z5 Capital's AI investments include Thrixel. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Z5 Capital based?
Z5 Capital is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
What stage does Z5 Capital invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Z5 Capital has invested at Seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Z5 Capital co-invest with?
Z5 Capital's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Jon Barron (1 deal), MFV Partners (1 deal), Matt Bilbey (1 deal), Harper Court Ventures (1 deal) and Sierra Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Z5 Capital?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Z5 Capital'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 Z5 Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.