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Zillow Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($250K–$3.0M Checks)

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Seattle, WAWebsite

Zillow Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Seattle, WA investing in Real Estate, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Real Estate, Other
HQ
Seattle, WA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-12

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Team

10 partners

Investment Thesis

Corporate venture arm investing in technologies that improve real estate search, transactions, and workflows. Relevant where the startup could deepen Zillow-adjacent brokerage automation or transaction efficiency.

How Zillow Ventures invests

Zillow Ventures is a vc firm based in Seattle, WA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Real Estate, Other.

Zillow Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Partners & Team

SB

Sara Bonert

Vice President of Industry Engagement

RK

Richard Kluxen

Director Media

CM

Christi Moot

Director, Sales Talent Development

RH

Roz Harris

VP of Talent

DM

Darren Maloney

Director of Rentals Sales

JW

Jeremy Wacksman

CEO

TR

Travis Roberts

Senior Director of Sales

KH

Katrina Higgason

Director of Compliance

DR

Dennis Ritell

Director, Ad Technology

U

Unknown

Investor

PropTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Other
How to pitch Zillow Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sara Bonert, Vice President of Industry Engagement.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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