For founders

A check that keeps working after it clears.

Not all checks are equal. Ours comes with the help we wished for across twenty-five years of building companies, from the first conversation to your next raise.

01

A fast yes

Deciding to take money shouldn't cost you the time the money buys.

One real conversation with the people who decide, not a screening layer. Then a clear answer in days, not months.

Your standard SAFE at standard terms. No negotiation theater, no board seat.

No forms, no committee, no maybe-later. You always know where you stand.

02

Your round, filled

We commit early, then get to work on the rest of your raise.

We say yes before the round has momentum, so you can use our commitment to build it.

We sit inside the seed co-investor ecosystem, as LPs in several of the funds that fill rounds like yours. When you need the right names, we know them, and they take our calls.

Before you pitch anyone else, we'll tear your deck down with the same diligence we ran before investing. You see the investor side of the table first.

03

Operators on call

Partners on call, not a platform team, not a portal.

Pricing, your first sales motion, the first ten hires, term sheets, and the acquirer's call, which we've answered ourselves.

You get us directly. No associate triaging your question, nothing lost in translation.

Call on us when it's useful. We won't be overhead when it's not.

04

Capital over time

Plenty of early money goes quiet the day the wire clears. Ours is built to show up again.

We reserve capital specifically to follow on, so when your Series A comes together, we're already in, participating rather than waiting to be asked.

Our connections run throughout the VC ecosystem, and we track how downstream funds actually move, so intros arrive with timing and intent: investors hunting in your category, not a cold "meet my friend."

Building something ambitious?

We'd love to hear about it. Day zero is not too early, and no ambition is too big. Reach out and tell us where you're headed.

founders@zeroindex.vc

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First check, day zero. Experienced operators and early backers of Zapier, Anduril, Omaze, and Clever.

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