Zach Goldstein

Zach Goldstein

Partner atOperator PartnersNew York

Zach Goldstein is a Partner at Operator Partners, joining in March 2020 from USV. He previously worked at Slice and BlackRock, and is an active angel investor.

What Zach can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Operator Partners writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Operator Partners.

Career

  1. BlackRock · institutional investment consulting
  2. Slice · Product Manager
  3. USV · investor
  4. Operator Partners · Partner
    Now
  5. BlackRock

Investments named in public bios

Grow TherapyExoKasaZone7VivviAlmanac

Focus

fintechconsumerenterprise saas

Education

Northwestern University, Economics and Psychology

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Questions

Who is Zach Goldstein?

Zach Goldstein is a Partner at Operator Partners, joining in March 2020 from USV. He previously worked at Slice and BlackRock, and is an active angel investor.

How much does Zach Goldstein invest?

Zach Goldstein invests through Operator Partners, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Zach Goldstein?

A warm intro from a founder Operator Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Zach Goldstein do before Operator Partners?

institutional investment consulting at BlackRock; Product Manager at Slice; investor at USV; BlackRock.

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