Zero Prime Ventures is a pre-seed/seed venture capital fund that writes first checks into deeply technical engineer-founders building the infrastructure, platforms, and applications behind AI and data technologies. Founded by Pete Soderling, the firm is based in San Francisco and backs day-zero engineer-led startups.
42% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 6 prior). Average disclosed round size is $22.3M (across 15 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
14
Fund Size
$48M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
19 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Structured AI | Seed | — | Jun 2026 |
 Qontext | Pre-Seed | $2.7M | Feb 2026 |
 Runware | Series A | $50M | Dec 2025 |
| Runware | Series A | $13M | Sep 2025 |
 Archestra | Pre-Seed | — | Aug 2025 |
| Structured AI | Pre-Seed | — | Jul 2025 |
 Lancedb | Series A | $30M | Jun 2025 |
 DataHub | Series B | $35M | May 2025 |
 HoneyHive | Seed | $7.4M | Apr 2025 |
| DataHub | Unknown | $35M | Jan 2025 |
 Cusp AI | Seed | $30M | Jun 2024 |
 Kolena | Series A | $15M | Sep 2023 |
 Kolena | Series A | $21M | Sep 2023 |
 MotherDuck | Series B | $52.5M | Sep 2023 |
 Acryl Data | Series A | $21M | Jun 2023 |
| Kolena | Unknown | $15M | Jan 2023 |
 LizzyAI | Seed | $5M | — |
 Structured | Seed | — | — |
| HoneyHive | Pre-Seed | $1.9M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Insight Partners7 shared
Y Combinator4 shared
8VC3 shared
SineWave Ventures3 shared
In-Q-Tel3 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners3 shared
Lobby Capital3 shared
SignalFire3 shared
Bloomberg Beta3 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
Tru Arrow Partners2 shared
Begin Capital2 shared
a16z speedrun2 shared
Speedinvest2 shared
Sequoia Scout Fund2 shared
20VC2 shared
Cherry Ventures2 shared
Transpose Platform2 shared
Max Ventures1 shared
MVP Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026