Organization · Venture Capital
Year Zero
Year Zero is a newly formed venture capital firm based in the United States, focusing on deep tech investments with an emphasis on input-layer transformation and research commercialization. The firm is actively building its portfolio in sectors such as robotics, biotechnology, and advanced materials.
Overview
What Year Zero does
What Year Zero is
Year Zero is a newly formed venture capital firm based in the United States, focusing on deep tech investments with an emphasis on input-layer transformation and research commercialization. The firm is actively building its portfolio in sectors such as robotics, biotechnology, and advanced materials.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2026
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- May 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Year Zero elsewhere
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Capability profile
Year Zero as a funder
Investment thesis
Year Zero focuses on substrate-first deep tech investing, aiming to enable change at the input layer of technology development.
Focus narrative
Year Zero invests in a diverse range of sectors, including robotics, semiconductors, computing hardware, biotechnology, medicine, defense and aerospace technology, industrial and manufacturing technology, energy technology, advanced materials, and research and development tools for scientific discovery. The firm emphasizes input-layer transformation, targeting technologies that serve as the foundation for future products and markets.
Value beyond capital
Year Zero aims to provide not just capital but also strategic support to its portfolio companies, focusing on enabling change at the foundational level of technology development. The firm seeks to partner with founders who are commercializing deep tech innovations and institutional-origin spinouts.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Robotics · Biotech · Healthcare · Defense · Energy · Industrial · Advanced Materials
- Regions
- United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Currently, Year Zero is in the process of building its portfolio and does not have publicly disclosed portfolio companies.
Common questions
What to know about Year Zero
Upseed classifies Year Zero under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 5, 2026
Known limits
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