About
Oren Zeev is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor.
He is the founding partner of Zeev Ventures, a one-man Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with early-round investments in technology companies. He backs companies mostly in the internet and mobile internet spaces.
Prior to that, Mr. Zeev served as a General Partner at Apax Partners, where he joined in 1995 and was responsible for the Tech & Telecom sector for the United States at the firm. He has also served as a partner at Primera Capital. Prior to these roles, Mr. Zeev served as a Research Staff Member in the Israel Science and Technology Center at International Business MachinesCorporation. Previously, he served as a Member of the Founding Team in the VLSI Design Center at the firm, where he was responsible for managing several significant research and development projects. Prior to that, Mr. Zeev served as a Partner at VocalTec Communications. Before that position, he was a Research Staff Member for IBM.
Mr. Zeev resides in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Investment activity
10 portfolio exits on record.
Portfolio by sector
Q&A
- What are some of Oren Zeev's most recent exits?
- Oren Zeev has seen several recent exits, including Riverside.fm, which was acquired by Pipio in May 2026, and Navan, which had a Public Offering on NASDAQ in October 2025 with a valuation of $6.2 billion.
- Which sectors does Oren Zeev primarily focus on for investments?
- Oren Zeev primarily focuses on Business Software and Fintech & Insurtech, with 31 and 27 investment rounds respectively in these sectors.
- Can you name some of Oren Zeev's notable portfolio companies?
- Oren Zeev's portfolio includes companies such as DataRails, a financial data management platform, and HoneyBook, client management software.
- What is Oren Zeev's involvement in the Health Tech & Life Sciences sector?
- Oren Zeev has made 6 investment rounds in the Health Tech & Life Sciences sector, and has 5 portfolio companies in this area, including Sensi.Ai and Uniper Care Technologies.
- What was a significant acquisition for a portfolio company in 2025?
- In March 2025, Next Insurance, a portfolio company, was acquired by Munich Re for $2.6 billion.
- Has Oren Zeev invested in any AI-focused startups recently?
- Yes, Oren Zeev has invested in recent AI-focused startups such as Decart.AI, an AI infrastructure company founded in 2023, and Early Technologies, an AI agent for test code generation, also founded in 2023.
- What was a notable exit in the industrial technologies sector?
- In July 2024, Sealights Technologies, a software quality intelligence platform, was acquired by Tricentis for $150 million.
- What is Oren Zeev's investment stage preference?
- Oren Zeev invests across various stages, with a significant number of investments in Seed and A Round stages, having made 18 initial investments in each of these stages.
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External links
| Website | zeevventures.com/ |
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| linkedin.com/in/ozeev | |
| facebook.com/ozeev | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/channel/UC47a0DUMkyhit50Df7HyhIA |
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Patents
| EPO | 15 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | zeevventures.com |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 2 |
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