Zetta Venture Partners

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Overview

Zetta Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2013, specializing in early-stage investments in AI-driven B2B companies, including applications, infrastructure, and developer tools. It targets pre-seed to Series B rounds primarily in North America and Europe, with check sizes ranging from $1.2M on average up to $40M maximum. The firm provides hands-on support to technical founders scaling AI models into enterprise products, backed by a team of investors, operators, and engineers with expertise in AI and data sectors.

History

Zetta Venture Partners was founded in 2013 by Mark Gorenberg in San Francisco as the first VC firm exclusively focused on AI-driven B2B businesses. It established offices in San Francisco and New York, building a portfolio with investments in companies like Clearbit, Lilt, Opsani, Kaggle (acquired by Google in 2017), and Domo (IPO in 2018). The firm continued active investing through January 2025, maintaining its thesis on AI-native startups amid growing market interest.

Manufacturing

Not applicable; as a venture capital firm, Zetta Venture Partners does not manufacture products.

Notable Products

Investments in Clearbit - Backed the sales intelligence platform focused on B2B data enrichment.
Investments in Lilt - Supported the AI-powered language translation and localization platform.
Investments in Opsani - Funded the AI-driven cloud optimization and continuous optimization platform.
Investments in Kaggle - Early backer of the data science community platform acquired by Google in 2017.
Investments in Domo - Provided seed funding to the data visualization and analytics platform that went public in 2018.

Reputation

Zetta Venture Partners is recognized by founders and professionals for its early focus on AI-native B2B startups since 2013, with a track record of successful exits like Kaggle and Domo. Its thematic expertise and hands-on operator network are praised for aiding portfolio growth. Some note its narrow AI focus limits diversification compared to generalist VCs.

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