Zeal Capital Partners is a venture capital fund seeking to generate top-tier financial and social returns by partnering with strong management teams with diverse backgrounds and skillsets who are building early-stage businesses.
The target businesses are high-growth companies focused on bridging the Wealth and Skills gap through the development of innovative technologies, tech-enabled services, and platforms.
Our aim is to unlock resources and access to opportunities that we believe can turbocharge economic mobility.
The target businesses are high-growth companies focused on bridging the Wealth and Skills gap through the development of innovative technologies, tech-enabled services, and platforms.
Our aim is to unlock resources and access to opportunities that we believe can turbocharge economic mobility.
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2020
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 13
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 29.03.2023 | Presta | letspresta.com | $3.32M | United Sta... |
| 31.12.2022 | hound | hound.vet | $5.6M | United Sta... |
| - | Stratyfy | stratyfy.com | $10M | United Sta... |
| - | YearOne (T... | joinyearone.io | - | United Sta... |
| - | Esusu | esusurent.com | $63.9M | United Sta... |
| - | Pay Theory | paytheory.com | $2M | United Sta... |
| - | Humanly.io | humanly.io | $17M | United Sta... |
| - | Kanarys™ | kanarys.com | $9.5M | United Sta... |
| - | EQL Financ... | eqlfinance.com | - | Germany, S... |
| - | Icon Savin... | iconsavingsplan.com | $3.2M | United Sta... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.12.2021 | AdeptID Announces $3.5M in Seed Funding to Support Hidden Talent in the Workforce with Machine Learning | "In the same way anyone building an eCommerce application can confidently turn to Stripe to handle payments, builders in the talent ecosystem can now turn to AdeptID to identify and support talent in an inclusive fashion with only a fe... |
| 13.07.2021 | Zeal Capital Partners Closes First Fund, at $62.1M | Zeal Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage tech-enabled businesses across the financial technology and future of work sectors, closed its first fund, at $62.1m. Backers in Zeal Fun... |
| 12.07.2021 | Zeal Capital Partners closed a $62.1M fund for inclusive investment | With a focus on inclusive investing, D.C.-based venture firm Zeal Capital Partners closed a $62.1 million fund to invest in early-stage fintech and future of work businesses. With the final close, the firm’s first fund was oversubscribed, a... |
| 12.07.2021 | Nasir Qadree just announced one of the largest debut funds for a solo VC | Nasir Qadree entered the world of venture capital six years ago, beginning with a role at Village Capital in Washington, then as an associate director of social investments at AT&T. Qadree encountered even more opportunities to join est... |
| 24.05.2021 | RealLIST Connectors 2021: Meet 20 people making sure DC’s tech community sticks together | In a year where we were torn apart from, well, virtually anyone who didn’t live within our immediate household, connections were more important than ever. Beyond only seeing others via computer screen, it meant no accidental bump-ins or net... |
| 20.05.2021 | SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL Synchrony Financial : Commits $15 Million to Black, Latinx and Female VC Funds | Synchrony Commits $15 Million to Black, Latinx and Female VC Funds Investment to Support Underserved Founders and Communities STAMFORD, CT - May 20, 2021 - Synchrony, a premier consumer financial services company, today announced it will co... |
| 20.05.2021 | Synchrony Financial : Commits $15 Million to Black, Latinx and Female VC Funds | Synchrony Commits $15 Million to Black, Latinx and Female VC Funds Investment to Support Underserved Founders and Communities STAMFORD, CT - May 20, 2021 - Synchrony, a premier consumer financial services company, today announced it will co... |
| 05.02.2021 | Shorties Roundup: Motley Fool Ventures invested $5M into diversity-focused VC funds | Motley Fool Ventures, investing advice company Motley Fool’s tech-focused venture capital fund, has invested $5 million into 13 venture capital firms addressing diversity and underrepresentation in VC. The Alexandria, Virginia-based venture... |
| 27.01.2021 | Two racial equity-minded DC funds secured investments from Bank of America | Two D.C.-based funds have secured investments from Bank of America as part of the financial institution’s $1 billion, four-year commitment to advance racial equality and economic opportunity in the U.S. Zeal Capital Partners and the Maratho... |
| 21.12.2020 | 2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox | In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. Technology experienced a meaningful surge in adoption by schools, districts and parents. The industry saw large capital inflows and more edtech “unicorns” than in any other prior year. Mergers... |
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