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Coelius Capital

San Francisco, California · Invests in US; Europe; Asia; North America; Global · Website

SeedSeries AConsumer Apps & SocialB2B SaaSDeveloper ToolsSales & Marketing TechFintechEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsMarketing & Adtech

Thesis

Ideas are meaningless. Validated ideas are priceless. We invest in differentiated B2B and B2B2C companies with real product-market fit. We look for founders who can cold call a customer at 9 PM and get them excited in one sentence. We like weird ideas that create new categories.

Likely not a fit for

No crypto, Web3, biotech, security, or semiconductor hardware. No dishonest founders or me-too products. No founders who exaggerate their traction.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 week
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$100M
Decision process
Solo GP

Partners & team

2 contacts on file

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Zach Coelius

General PartnerFounder & Managing Partner · Primary contact

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z•••@co•••.vc

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Portfolio

MercuryFintech Payments

F4 is a product-led venture capital firm that offers a platform where every founder can enter, and their work decides their progress. It provides a roadmap for founders to close the gap through mentor time, investor intros, and capital targeted for those proving they can build.

Cruise AutomationTravel Hospitality

Cruise.com is a platform for comparing cruise deals and offers services for travel agents. It features cruise ships with in-room automation for control of lighting, temperature, and service.

BranchEnterprise Software

Branch is a mobile attribution platform and app analytics solutions provider that helps enterprises maximize their digital strategy and improve customer engagement through advanced data analytics and compliance.

FirefliesEnterprise Software

Fireflies.ai is an AI-powered notetaker that transcribes, summarizes, and analyzes team conversations to enhance productivity and automate workflows.

OnesignalMarketing Adtech

OneSignal is a customer engagement platform that unifies push notifications, email, SMS, and in-app messaging, allowing businesses to orchestrate messaging across channels for a consistent, high-impact experience.

HelloSignEnterprise Software

HelloSign, now known as Dropbox Sign, provides a platform for electronic signatures, enabling users to sign documents online, create electronic signatures, and manage document workflows without the need for paper.

BooksyEcommerce Marketplaces

Booksy is a global leader in online booking for beauty services, recently acquiring the French startup Kiute to expand its offerings.

Hudson MX
LYTEMedia Entertainment

LYTE is an open tech platform for event producers to control their own secondary market and integrate with a primary ticketing platform, enhancing the fan experience and providing better data insights for event creators.

ClubhouseEnterprise Software

Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) is a fast and powerful project management tool designed for software teams, featuring AI collaboration and various project management functionalities.

MparticleEnterprise Software

mParticle is a hybrid Customer Data Platform (CDP) that combines real-time responsiveness with warehouse-native scale, allowing multi-channel brands to deliver adaptive customer experiences.

MetaviewHr Tech Work

Metaview is an AI recruiting platform that enhances the hiring process through AI agents, offering tools for notetaking, candidate sourcing, and reporting.

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Research briefRead more
Coelius Capital Research Investment Thesis Coelius Capital is a solo GP venture fund founded and managed by Zach Coelius, a five-time entrepreneur turned investor. The fund's investment philosophy is deceptively simple: "Ideas are meaningless. Validated ideas are priceless." Zach invests in early-stage B2B and B2B2C software companies with a particular focus on founders with validated product-mark

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