Z5

Z5 Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

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Z5 Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in EdTech, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
AUM
$150M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
EdTech, AI / ML, SaaS, Enterprise, Security
Check size
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-11-07

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

AUM

$150M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investment Thesis

Early-stage investor that has shown interest in AI-native learning and software products. Best fit where the company can leverage student data and institution-led acquisition.

How Z5 Capital invests

Z5 Capital is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on EdTech, AI / ML, SaaS, Enterprise, Security.

Z5 Capital manages approximately $150M in assets. Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.

Z5 Capital has backed 4 companies in our records, including qiibee, Nirmata, Tursio.

Partners & Team

NK

Nanda Krish

General Partner

U

Unknown

GP

AI
EdTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
AI / ML
SaaS
Enterprise
Security

Funds

Z5 Capital Fund III

$150M2015
closed

Z5 Capital Fund II

$502010
closed

Z5 Capital Fund I

$100M2006
closed

Recent Activity

Raised Z5 Capital Fund III ($150M)

2015 · fund records

Raised Z5 Capital Fund II

2010 · fund records

Raised Z5 Capital Fund I ($100M)

2006 · fund records

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

QI

qiibee

Blockchain·Seed

Blockchain-based loyalty programs

NI

Nirmata

Enterprise Software·Seed

Enterprise Kubernetes management platform

TU

Tursio

Data Analytics·Seed

Data analytics solutions

SE

Secuvy

Cybersecurity·Seed

Data privacy automation

How to pitch Z5 Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in EdTech, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nanda Krish, General Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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