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Zeal Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Zeal Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Marketplace, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$50K–$250K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other, Consumer
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-15

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage marketplaces transforming underserved verticals, particularly those targeting local service providers and consumer behaviors.

How Zeal Ventures invests

Zeal Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, Consumer.

Zeal Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.

Zeal Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Venuebloom.

Partners & Team

SG

Sarah Grant

Founding Partner

Marketplace
Local Services
DR

Dirk Reiche

Investment Director

JG

Juliane Gutsmiedl

Investment Manager

AL

Amit Lakhani

Investment Director

lottery-like prize competitions
gaming / prize draws
consumer-facing lottery / retail
data-driven startup metrics

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

VE

Venuebloom

Event Tech
How to pitch Zeal Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Grant, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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