Zelkova Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage companies, often providing their first institutional capital. Their strategy involves actively partnering with entrepreneurs in sectors such as Software Services, Internet Technologies, Environmental Technologies, and Consumer Products, with a "founder-first mindset" and collaborative approach to foster growth.
33% of their portfolio is in E-Commerce & Marketplace. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $1.4M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
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Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
6 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 FlyCleaners | Seed | $2M | Dec 2013 |
 Lettuce | Seed | $2.1M | Oct 2012 |
 Creative Market | Unknown | $1.3M | Jun 2012 |
| HHelp Scout | Seed | $435K | Oct 2011 |
 Fab.com | Series A | $1.8M | Dec 2010 |
| LLivefyre | Series A | $800K | Jul 2010 |
Top Co-Investors
500 Startups2 shared
First Round Capital1 shared
SV Angel1 shared
CrunchFund1 shared
Longworth Venture Partners1 shared
Atlas Venture1 shared
Morado Ventures1 shared
Seraph Group1 shared
undisclosed angel investors1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Hillsven Capital1 shared
ff Venture Capital1 shared
Crosscut1 shared
Last updated: 10 April 2026