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Zaki Manian

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Zaki Manian is the co-founder of Sommelier Protocol.

Investor Profile

Zaki Manian has backed more than 14 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Angel rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Cayman Islands, Switzerland.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (57%)
  • Series A (14%)
  • Angel (14%)
  • Pre Seed (7%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)

Country Focus

  • United States (50%)
  • Cayman Islands (14%)
  • Switzerland (7%)
  • Canada (7%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Web3
  • Apps
  • Security
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
  • Insurance
  • Insurtech
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Zaki Manian frequently co-invest with?

GSR
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
AngelList
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Robot Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
HashKey Capital
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 2
Chorus One
North America, Maryland, United States, Rockville
Co-Investments: 5
Polychain
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Reverie
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Lemniscap
North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, George Town
Co-Investments: 2
Anagram
North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman
Co-Investments: 2
Informal Systems
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Zaki Manian often collaborate with?

Balaji Srinivasan
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
LL
North America, California, United States, Los Altos
Shared Deals: 2
MA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
AC
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
AB
Europe, Switzerland
Shared Deals: 3
WP
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Meriden
Shared Deals: 2
VS
Europe, Paphos, Cyprus, Peyia
Shared Deals: 2
VB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
Andrew Keys
North America, Puerto Rico
Shared Deals: 1
AJ
North America, NA - Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Zaki Manian?

Optimum constitutes a decentralized, high-performance memory infrastructure tailored for use across various blockchains.

BlockchainDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Web3
AngelFeb 28, 2025

Keplr is a non-custodial blockchain wallets for webpages that allow users to interact with blockchain applications.

Blockchain
SeedJan 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Commonware is a startup that develops "state-of-the-art" blockchain primitives to help developers fine-tune their networks.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTech
Series UnknownDec 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Drop

New York, New York, United States

Drop is a cross-chain that provides liquid staking protocol for Interchain assets.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Financial Services
SeedOct 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
OneBalance

George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands

Blockchain, Account Model

BlockchainCryptocurrencyInternet
AngelAug 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Khalani

America, Alabama, United States

Khalani has developed the world's first decentralized solver platform, which seeks to improve the web3 user experience.

BlockchainInformation TechnologyWeb3
SeedAug 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Cosmology

Berkeley, California, United States

Cosmology is building a unified developer experience for interchain dApps

SeedMar 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Fairblock

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fairblock operates as an unlike zero knowledge(ZK) technology.

PrivacySecurity
Pre SeedOct 5, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Berachain

George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands

Berachain is a developer of an Ethereum-compatible blockchain for financial applications.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereum
Series AApr 20, 2023
Amount Raised: $42,000,000
Capsule Wallets

Los Angeles, California, United States

Capsule Wallet is a crypto wallet infrastructure provider dedicated to helping developers create wallets with interoperable transactions.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyVirtual Currency
SeedMar 15, 2023

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