Calm Ventures

Calm Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Zachary Ginsburg, focused on identifying and investing in disruptive technology companies across a wide range of sectors. Since its inception, the firm has built a portfolio of over 300 startups, with the founder personally investing in more than 400 companies over a decade-long career in venture capital and investment banking. The firm operates at the intersection of early-stage investing, syndication, and ecosystem building, leveraging a robust network of founders, operators, executives, and institutional investors to accelerate portfolio company growth. Calm Ventures differentiates itself through its value-add approach, providing portfolio companies with strategic introductions to downstream investors, help refining fundraising pitches, and ongoing operational guidance. The firm's model centers on democratizing access to venture capital by deploying what it terms 'evangelism at scale,' connecting a broad LP network of high-value founders, investors, and specialists to promising startups. Prior to founding Calm Ventures, Ginsburg served as an investor at OCV Partners, a growth equity firm affiliated with CIM Group, which manages over $31 billion in assets, and as an investment banker at San Francisco-based Viant Capital. He holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California and attended Columbia Business School. Ginsburg also serves as a Venture Partner at Gaingels, recognized as the largest diversity-focused venture firm in the United States, and at Stateless Ventures, a web3-oriented fund. He co-founded Last Money In, described as the top newsletter covering SPVs and emerging managers in the venture ecosystem. The firm's investment activity spans technology verticals including fintech, robotics, artificial intelligence, biotech, and web3, with a track record of participating in competitive cap tables alongside top-tier institutional co-investors. Calm Ventures is particularly noted for its speed of conviction, efficient due diligence processes, and ability to aggregate aligned syndicates around seed and early-stage rounds.