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.
50% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity increased 150% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $22.4M (across 11 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
12
Fund Size
$48M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
14 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
 DataHub | Series B | $35M | May 2025 |
 HoneyHive | Seed | $7.4M | Apr 2025 |
 CuspAI | Seed | $30M | Jun 2024 |
 Kolena | Series A | $15M | Sep 2023 |
 Kolena | Series A | $21M | Sep 2023 |
 Motherduck | Series B | $52.5M | Sep 2023 |
| Kolena | Unknown | $15M | Jan 2023 |
 LizzyAI | Seed | $5M | — |
 Structured | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Insight Partners3 shared
Lobby Capital3 shared
SignalFire3 shared
Bloomberg Beta3 shared
Begin Capital2 shared
a16z speedrun2 shared
Speedinvest2 shared
Max Ventures1 shared
MVP Ventures1 shared
468 Capital1 shared
8VC1 shared
SineWave Ventures1 shared
In-Q-Tel1 shared
Tru Arrow Partners1 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
Redpoint Ventures1 shared
Altimeter Capital Management, LP1 shared
Amplify Partners1 shared
Madrona Venture Group1 shared
Felicis1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026