12 Zeros — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm
12 Zeros is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in Healthcare, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm has 15 portfolio companies in our records.
- Portfolio
- 15 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Food / AgTech
- Check size
- Not in our records
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-02
Pre-Seed, Seed
15+ companies
9 partners
About 12 Zeros
12 Zeros is a venture capital firm that makes concentrated bets in consumer health, BFY food and beverage, performance, recovery, sleep and measurable wellness brands. The firm invests at the pre-seed and seed stages. Recorded sectors include consumer health, performance, wellness, sleep, recovery, healthcare, AI/ML, infrastructure, developer tools, and food and beverage.
The firm is led by co-founders Nick Dio, whose focus areas are recovery, sleep and performance, and Roger Bernardino, whose focus areas are consumer health, wellness and performance. Additional team members include Mark Milutin, Mike Savas, Mike Schall, Max Rantz-McDonald, Heather Morris, Bryan Guadagno and Anthony Zanotian. Founders may submit opportunities via the website. Cold outreach is acceptable.
Investment Thesis
Concentrated bets in consumer health, BFY food & beverage, performance, recovery, sleep and measurable wellness brands.
How 12 Zeros invests
12 Zeros is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Food / AgTech.
12 Zeros has backed 15 companies in our records, including Eight Sleep, Rythm Health, SpaceX.
Partners & Team
Mark Milutin
Agency Partner
Mike Savas
Experiential
Mike Schall
Retail & CPG
Max Rantz-McDonald
Sports Tech
Heather Morris
PR & Comms
Bryan Guadagno
Op Partner Advisors & Partners
Nick Dio
Co-Founder & GP
Anthony Zanotian
CPG Exits
Roger Bernardino
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Involved with breakout consumer brands early: Eight Sleep, Rythm Health, It's That Simple, and SpaceX. Over a decade of operator-led B2B relationships across the Department of Defense, Nike, US Air Force, Whole Foods, Madison Square Garden, SoFi Stadium, Dallas Cowboys, Loews Hotels, UEFA, and Audible. Built 12 Zeros from operator conviction, not institutional theory.
Industry Focus
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Investment Track Record
12 Zeros has recorded investments in 15 portfolio companies. The firm has backed pre-seed and seed stage startups including Avelo Running in performance footwear, Axo Longevity in biomarker longevity, Bridge Hydration in functional beverage, Eight Sleep in sleep and recovery, ICON Technology in 3D construction, It's That Simple in BFY food and beverage, Rythm Health in hormone health and SOURMILK in BFY food.
Additional recorded investments include DAYDREAM in sleep, FORT in recovery, KENETIK in performance, OMI in wellness, Omi Health, Palmetto in solar energy and SpaceX in space and AI infrastructure.
Portfolio Companies (15)
Other
Eight Sleep
Rythm Health
SpaceX
ICON Technology
It's That Simple
Palmetto
Axo Longevity
Avelo Running
Bridge Hydration
KENETIK
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- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •submit via website (cold outreach acceptable)
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mark Milutin, Agency Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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