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12 Zeros — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

VC

12 Zeros is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML. The firm has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
14 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Food / AgTech
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-02

How to approach: submit via website (cold outreach acceptable)
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Food / AgTech.

12 Zeros has backed 14 companies in our records, including Eight Sleep, Rythm Health, SpaceX.

Partners & Team

RB

Roger Bernardino

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

consumer health
wellness
performance

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.

ND

Nick Dio

Co-Founder & GP

recovery
sleep
performance
MM

Mark Milutin

Agency Partner

AZ

Anthony Zanotian

CPG Exits

MS

Mike Savas

Experiential

MS

Mike Schall

Retail & CPG

MR

Max Rantz-McDonald

Sports Tech

HM

Heather Morris

PR & Comms

BG

Bryan Guadagno

Op Partner Advisors & Partners

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Food / AgTech

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

EI

Eight Sleep

Sleep & recovery·Seed
RY

Rythm Health

Hormone health·Seed
SP

SpaceX

Space & AI infrastructure·Series H
IC

ICON Technology

3D construction · NASA·Seed
IT

It's That Simple

BFY food and beverage·Seed
PA

Palmetto

Solar energy·Series B
AX

Axo Longevity

Biomarker longevity·Pre-seed
AV

Avelo Running

Performance footwear·Pre-seed
BR

Bridge Hydration

Functional beverage·Pre-seed
KE

KENETIK

Performance·Private·Fund I

Not enough public detail in the available source to describe precisely

How to pitch 12 Zeros
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • submit via website (cold outreach acceptable)
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Roger Bernardino, Co-Founder & Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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