Z2Sixty Ventures

What is Z2Sixty Ventures?

Z2Sixty Ventures is an Atlanta, GA-based venture capital firm that concentrates on investing in mission-driven founders and teams working on world-changing ideas with a positive societal impact. They prioritize startups that are developing key enabling technologies aimed at building global businesses.

Their investment focus encompasses several key areas: Climate Tech, where they support the building of climate-smart infrastructure, electric transportation, and enabling energy transition; Ageing Society, by empowering an aging generation through innovative technology; Fintech, improving access to financial resources and education; and Health Tech, focusing on enhancing health, well-being, and social connections.

They place technology at the forefront of their investments, including both hardware and software solutions that are applicable across diverse industries. Typically, their investments are directed towards U.S.-based companies from the pre-seed to Series A stages.

Z2Sixty Ventures invests between $100,000 and $500,000 and demonstrates a strong commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles. By applying an ESG lens, they aim to uncover hidden investment opportunities and pinpoint risks that could hinder future growth and investment returns.

They believe that positive ESG actions correlate with higher financial returns. This ESG commitment is evident in their firm's approach and is reinforced by a seasoned advisory network, a comprehensive selection process, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Their website highlights their objective to become the preferred partner for founders and teams creating transformative technologies and for investors who appreciate sector-rich expertise in high-growth industries. By combining experience with a holistic selection process and an expert network, Z2Sixty Ventures envisions building a firm that gains the respect and trust of founders, investors, peers, and the community.

What they say:

We invest in mission-driven founders and teams with world-changing ideas that are making a positive impact on society. They are developing and utilizing key enabling technologies to build global businesses. In particular, we look for founders involved in the following areas: Climate Tech: Building climate-smart infrastructure, electric transportation, and enabling energy transition Ageing Society: Supporting and empowering an aging generation through technology Fintech: Improving access to financial resources and education Health Tech: Improving health, well-being and social connections Technology is at the heart of our investment focus in businesses seeking to make a positive impact. In addition to the verticals mentioned above, we also look at hardware and software solutions that can be applied across industries. We invest in US-based companies typically at the pre-seed to Series A stage. We use an ESG lens to identify both hidden gems and potential risks that may inhibit future growth and investment returns. We believe positive ESG action will ultimately lead to higher financial returns.