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Zynga Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Zynga Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 90 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
90 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, Marketplace
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-18

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

90+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage startups creating B2C experiences backed by data visualization or improving access to services via marketplaces.

How Zynga Ventures invests

Zynga Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Marketplace.

Zynga Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Zynga Ventures has backed 90 companies in our records, including Thumbtack, GameKit, 101 Okey Plus.

Partners & Team

AS

Adam Swanson

Art Director

AG

Alexa Grandolfo

Director of Communications

KJ

Kenny Johnston

Senior Director of Communications

MF

Melissa Foran

Director of Communications

SD

Sarah Denby

Account Executive

LC

Lisa Chan

Marketing Communications Manager

PS

Patrick Shanley

Communications Manager

AD

Abhijeet Dani

Principal Software Engineer

AK

Alice Kim

Partner

B2C SaaS
Marketplaces
User Experience

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (90)

Other

TH

Thumbtack

Home Services Marketplace
GA

GameKit

B2C SaaS
10

101 Okey Plus

10

1010!

BA

Backgammon Plus

BA

Barista Life

BA

Baseball Heroes

BI

Bid Whist Plus

BL

Black Diamond Casino

BL

Blob Runner 3D

How to pitch Zynga Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Adam Swanson, Art Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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