Zodi Chalat

Associate atRoot VenturesCalifornia

Zodi Chalat is a Partner at Root Ventures, a deep tech seed fund. Their background includes operations and scaling expertise, focusing on manufacturing and hard tech companies.

What Zodi can write

Writes checks of$3M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Root Ventures writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Focus

operationsscalingmanufacturinghard tech

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Who is Zodi Chalat?

Zodi Chalat is a Partner at Root Ventures, a deep tech seed fund. Their background includes operations and scaling expertise, focusing on manufacturing and hard tech companies.

How much does Zodi Chalat invest?

Zodi Chalat invests through Root Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Zodi Chalat?

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

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