Zane Venture Fund

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Zane invests in inspirational founders building tech-enabled solutions in overlooked markets. Fund II specifically focuses on 'The Healthy Human Economy,' targeting companies addressing preventative health and food access through the lens of 'Addressable Drivers of Health' (ADH), with a primary geographic focus on the Southeast while opportunistically investing across the U.S.

Check Size

$150K - $250K

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Healthtech, Digital Health, Edtech

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Investment Thesis

Zane Venture Fund is founded on the conviction that “the best investment opportunities often exist in the markets everyone else ignores.” They partner with visionary, inspirational founders building solutions in overlooked sectors and markets, capturing value where others see only complexity. Their approach centers on the principle that founders should lead while the firm provides strategic support, explicitly rejecting the model where capital partners expect to direct company strategy.

What Sets Them Apart

Founder-centric partnership model: 'You Lead, We Support' philosophy that explicitly avoids the friction created when capital partners expect to lead
Dual-platform approach combining Zane Access (pre-seed education and acceleration platform) with venture capital fund to create ecosystem support
Market-agnostic to sector-focused evolution: Fund I was industry agnostic (edtech, healthtech, fintech); Fund II moved to health-focused thesis
Emphasis on personal founder development alongside business scaling: commitment to empowering founders 'to become better versions of themselves personally and professionally'
Strong portfolio outcomes: 24x follow-on funding multiple and 3x average annual revenue growth for Zane venture companies
Southeast ecosystem focus with over $180M in economic impact created since 2020