Zak Kokosa

Zak Kokosa

Principal atSalesforce VenturesFirm active Oct 9San Francisco, CA

Zak Kokosa is a Principal at Salesforce Ventures, joining in 2020 after three years in investment banking. He focuses on application software, data, infrastructure, and vertical automation, with investments including Snowflake and Stripe.

What Zak can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

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Career

  1. investment banking
  2. Salesforce Ventures · Principal
    Now

Investments named in public bios

SnowflakeOwnHighspotVercelOneVestQualifiedSpiffAlationBigIDLogikdbt LabsStripeModern TreasuryWheel

Focus

application softwaredatainfrastructurevertical automationfounder interviewscustomer validation

Education

Bowdoin College

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Questions

Who is Zak Kokosa?

Zak Kokosa is a Principal at Salesforce Ventures, joining in 2020 after three years in investment banking. He focuses on application software, data, infrastructure, and vertical automation, with investments including Snowflake and Stripe.

How much does Zak Kokosa invest?

Zak Kokosa invests through Salesforce Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Zak Kokosa?

A warm intro from a founder Salesforce Ventures backed works best.

What did Zak Kokosa do before Salesforce Ventures?

investment banking.

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