Zetta Venture Partners
UnclaimedAt a Glance
- Check Size
- $100K – $5M
- Stage
- Seed, Series A, Series B+
- Sectors
- AI, Enterprise
- Founded
- 2013
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
About Zetta Venture Partners
Zetta Venture Partners is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs AI-native startups, investing at seed, Series A and Series B and beyond across AI and enterprise software. The firm manages $140M in assets under management and is exclusively focused on AI-driven B2B companies, applying commercial artificial intelligence pattern recognition to separate a durable data advantage from a temporary one. Notable portfolio companies include Cribl, Starburst, Lacework and Observe.
Zetta writes zero-to-one checks and works hands-on with builders of AI-native applications, infrastructure and developer tools. It runs a concentrated strategy from offices at 168 South Park in San Francisco and 135 West 26th Street in New York, with managing directors split across both coasts. Four funds have been raised to date; Fund I and Fund II each closed fully subscribed, at $56.45M and $125M respectively, and the current vehicle was still in market through 2025.
The portfolio reflects a consistent thesis around the data and tooling layer rather than consumer AI: Domino Data Lab and Weaviate in machine learning infrastructure, MotherDuck and Tabular in the modern data stack, Kaggle in data science, Clearbit in data enrichment, Tractable and Nabla in applied vision and clinical AI, and Lilt in machine translation. What distinguishes Zetta is the narrowness of the mandate. It describes itself as the first early-stage fund focused only on AI for enterprise, and it invests before a product exists, on the view that proprietary data loops compound faster than features do.
Investment Thesis
“Exclusively focused on AI-driven B2B companies with commercial artificial intelligence pattern recognition expertise.”
Sector Focus
Investment Stage
Notable Portfolio Companies
Fund History
- Zetta has raised four funds.
- Zetta Venture Partners I filed in November 2013 and closed fully subscribed at $56.45M from 48 investors, above an original $40M target.
- Fund II followed in 2016, lifting its target from $100M to $125M and closing fully sold across 52 investors.
- Fund III was declared at $180M in a March 2020 filing; no amendment was ever filed, so its final close is not public and the figure should be read as a declared offering rather than a confirmed raise.
- Fund IV was declared at $180M in May 2024 and revised down to a $150M target in May 2025, with $85.4M raised from 34 investors at that point.
- Across the four vehicles the firm has declared $511M of offerings and confirmed $446.9M sold.
- No limited partners are named in any filing.
- The same filings show a generational shift: Mark Gorenberg is a named related person on Funds I through III, while Fund IV lists only Jocelyn Goldfein and Apoorva Pandhi.
SEC Fund Filings
- Vehicles filed, last 24 months
- 2
- Latest filing
Zetta Venture Partners filed a Form D for 2 fund vehicles between Sep 30, 2024 and Sep 29, 2026.
| Fund vehicle | Source |
|---|---|
| Zetta FP SPV, LLC | SEC Form D, filed |
| Zetta II AU SPV, LLC | SEC Form D, filed |
A Form D is the notice a fund files with the SEC when it raises money in a private offering. Feeder funds, parallel funds and SPVs each file their own, so the count measures filing activity, not the number of flagship funds.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings for pooled investment funds, original filings only (amendments excluded). Our filing data starts Jul 1, 2024. Vehicles are matched to Zetta Venture Partners by fund name and checked against the sponsor address and named principals on each filing; offering amounts are not shown. Each “SEC Form D” link opens an EDGAR full-text search for that vehicle’s exact name, where the filing itself is listed. See every new fund filing on the Form D Radar.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What stage does Zetta Venture Partners invest at?
Zetta Venture Partners primarily invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Where is Zetta Venture Partners located?
Zetta Venture Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
What sectors does Zetta Venture Partners focus on?
Zetta Venture Partners focuses on investments in AI, Enterprise. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
What is Zetta Venture Partners's typical check size?
Zetta Venture Partners's typical investment check size ranges from $100K to $5M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
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