Zacua Ventures
About Zacua Ventures
Zacua Ventures was founded in 2022 by a team with venture capital, technology and construction experience, with prior roles at Cemex Ventures, McKinsey & Company and Hilti. Crunchbase lists Vivin Hegde as a founder and Juan Nieto Villamandos as founding partner and general partner. Mauricio Tessi Weiss speaks for the firm in press interviews. The firm's first fund totals $56 million and closed in early 2024, with 19 corporate limited partners, among them Volvo, Cemex and Procore. Crunchbase gives Burlingame, California as the headquarters, while a 2024 Commercial Observer profile describes the firm as San Francisco-based.
The firm invests in early-stage companies building technology for construction and the built environment, including AI-driven software, robotics and data infrastructure. In its LinkedIn updates it names FLEXNODE, a data infrastructure startup, which it led in a $9 million seed round. Its LinkedIn updates also list Raise Robotics, Mercator AI and CONXAI among portfolio companies, and the Lounge deals desk records a $6 million Pathways seed round in October 2026.
Zacua Ventures invests from pre-seed through Series B, according to Lounge. Check sizes are not public.
- FLEXNODE: data infrastructure startup; Zacua led its $9 million seed round, per the firm's LinkedIn post.
- Pathways: Seed round of $6 million, recorded on the Lounge deals desk (October 2026).
- Origin: early-stage round with $20 million disclosed on the Lounge deals desk (October 2026). Zacua is listed as the lead.
- Raise Robotics: named among portfolio companies in the firm's LinkedIn post; no public description found.
- Mercator AI: named among portfolio companies in the firm's LinkedIn post; no public description found.
- CONXAI: named among portfolio companies in the firm's LinkedIn post; no public description found.
Investing activity
Zacua Ventures appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $20M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Growth and Seed, with a median round size of $20M. The most recent are Origin (Early-stage round (cumulative funding disclosed at launch), $20M, Oct 2026) and Pathways (Seed, $6M, Oct 2026).
Zacua Ventures most often invests alongside Accel, Imad Ventures, Schema Ventures and Z21, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in Construction robotics / physical AI and AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Zacua Ventures
Does Zacua Ventures invest in AI startups?
Yes. The firm backs AI-driven software, robotics and AI infrastructure companies focused on the built environment, including FLEXNODE, which it led in a $9 million seed round.
What stages does Zacua Ventures invest in?
Zacua Ventures backs startups from pre-seed to Series B. Check sizes are not publicly disclosed.
How large is Zacua Ventures' fund?
Its first fund totals $56 million and closed in early 2024. Limited partners include Volvo, Cemex and Procore.
Who leads Zacua Ventures?
Crunchbase lists Juan Nieto Villamandos as founding partner and general partner, and Vivin Hegde as a founder. Mauricio Tessi Weiss speaks for the firm in press.
Where is Zacua Ventures based?
Crunchbase lists the firm in Burlingame, California. A 2024 press profile describes it as San Francisco-based.
What AI companies has Zacua Ventures invested in?
Zacua Ventures's AI investments include Origin and Pathways. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Zacua Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Zacua Ventures has invested at Growth and Seed, with a median round of $20M. Zacua Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Zacua Ventures co-invest with?
Zacua Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Accel (1 deal), Imad Ventures (1 deal), Schema Ventures (1 deal), Z21 (1 deal) and ISAI Cap Venture (1 deal).
How can founders reach Zacua Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Zacua 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 Zacua Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.