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Zelkova Management, LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

HQ
FL

Zelkova Management, LLC operates as Zelkova Ventures. The firm looks for leading companies and management within their industry when making investment choices. Jay Levy and Larry Scheinfeld are listed as co-founders and partners of the firm.

New fund likely raising soon

The firm's newest fund is 4 to 7 years past its first sale and no newer Form D has been filed.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsSeed, Series A
SectorsNot statedNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Media, Fintech, Ecommerce, Cybersecurity, Consumer, Data analytics
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsNY, CA, CO, MA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
20097Fintech, Media, Cybersecurity
201013Media, Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS
201116Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Media
20127Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Ecommerce
20133Fintech, Logistics, Media
20143Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity, HR and future of work
20157Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS, Agtech
20166Cybersecurity, Hardware, AI applications
20174Fintech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS
20181Enterprise SaaS
20192Construction and proptech, Crypto and Web3, Fintech
20201Data analytics, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 82010 Series A: 5102011 Seed: 82011 Series A: 42011 Series B: 2112012 Seed: 12012 Series A: 32012 Growth: 1122013 Seed: 3132014 Seed: 12014 Series A: 12014 Series B: 1142015 Seed: 52015 Series A: 1152016 Seed: 52016 Series A: 1162017 Seed: 3172018 Seed: 1182019 Seed: 2192020 Seed: 120212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201008500
201108420
201201301
201303000
201401110
201505100
201605100
201703000
201801000
201902000
202001000
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
ZELKOVA VENTURE PARTNERS III, LP

Zelkova Ventures invests in leading companies and management within their industry, including firms in industries that have yet to mature, aiming to identify future market leaders. It provides flexible capital and works hands-on with portfolio companies, including board participation, business development, key talent placement, and financing strategy. Inferred from the firm's website

2022$11.55M to $14M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)Late investment period

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. http://zelkovavc.com
  2. http://zelkovavc.com/team/
  3. http://zelkovavc.com/approach/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026