Zachary Poley is a Partner and CTO at Clear, focusing on software, data, and AI for venture capital. He co-founded Paysa and previously worked at Walmart Labs.
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Clear Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Walmart Labs · engineering and product management roles
- Paysa · Chief Technology Officer
- Clear · Partner & CTONow
- Walmart Labs
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Who is Zachary Poley?
Zachary Poley is a Partner and CTO at Clear, focusing on software, data, and AI for venture capital. He co-founded Paysa and previously worked at Walmart Labs.
How much does Zachary Poley invest?
Zachary Poley invests through Clear Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Zachary Poley do before Clear Ventures?
engineering and product management roles at Walmart Labs; Chief Technology Officer at Paysa; Walmart Labs.
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