Zero Prime Ventures
Zero Prime Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in San Francisco, focusing on investing in deeply technical startups. Founded in 2018, the firm specializes in providing initial funding to "Day 0" engineer-founders in sectors such as enterprise AI, data infrastructure, and developer tools. With a $48 million second fund, Zero Prime typically invests between $500,000 and $1.5 million in pre-seed and seed rounds. The firm is led by engineers turned investors, Pete Soderling and Yang Tran, who utilize their technical expertise to support founders beyond just financial investment.
Investing activity
Zero Prime Ventures appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M and the largest at $10M. The most recent are Structured AI (Seed, $4.2M, Jun 2026), Archestra.AI (Seed, $10M, Jun 2026) and Qontext (Pre-seed, €2.7M, Feb 2026).
Zero Prime Ventures most often invests alongside The Twenty Minute VC, FCVC, 20VC and Sequoia Scout, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Zero Prime Ventures
What AI companies has Zero Prime Ventures invested in?
Zero Prime Ventures's AI investments include Structured AI, Archestra.AI and Qontext. The 3 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Zero Prime Ventures based?
Zero Prime Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Zero Prime Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Zero Prime Ventures has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Zero Prime Ventures co-invest with?
Zero Prime Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are The Twenty Minute VC (2 deals), FCVC (1 deal), 20VC (1 deal), Sequoia Scout (1 deal) and Transpose Platform Management (1 deal).
How can founders reach Zero Prime Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Zero Prime 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 Zero Prime Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.