Zacua Ventures

Profile

Zacua Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded by Vivin Hegde, Mauricio Tessi Weiss, and Juan Nieto. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in technologies that are transforming the built environment. It has a global team strategy, investing across multiple geographies with a keen interest in combining technology with the infrastructure needed to shape modern society. The firm is differentiated by its dedication to tackling significant challenges in the sectors it operates in, such as labor shortages and aging infrastructure.

Zacua Ventures invests in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, energy, mining, and infrastructure. It typically focuses on early-stage ventures, including pre-seed and seed stages, with initial check sizes inferred to be in the $0-1 m range. The firm manages assets across multiple funds, notably launching Fund II with a capitalization of $135M. Its limited partners include a robust group of corporates and institutions from industries such as construction and technology.

With a strategic focus on the physical industries, Zacua Ventures has invested in various innovative companies, including Document Crunch - a construction risk management platform, Gravis Robotics - builder of autonomous construction equipment, and Flexnode - a company specializing in digital infrastructure. Their portfolio showcases a commitment to support groundbreaking solutions in the industries they target.