We find, fund, and scale the most remarkable companies, from just a seed of an idea to a full-grown business. We should be your first stop when in pursuit of changing the world.For the daring, remarkable, and as some may say, guinea-pig creators.WE ARE Z9 VENTURES.
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Z9 Ventures partners with the resolute leaders that have an eye for innovative, disruptive, life-CHANGINg ideas. We are an early-stage venture fund and company builder. Whether you have just an idea or a stable business, financial, mental, and intellectual support will project you to where you want to be. We are here to provide you footing, expansion, empowerment. Z9 Ventures transforms validated concepts into scalable businesses.
The daring lead the extraordinary.
INVESTMENT BELIEFS
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WE INVEST IN GREAT PEOPLE:
ENTREPRENEURS, FOUNDERS, AND THEIR TEAMS.
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WE INVEST IN AREAS WE KNOW INTIMATELY.
CURRENTLY: CONSUMER FACING BRANDS AND THE ON-DEMAND ECONOMY.
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WE INVEST IN EARLY-STAGE, CATEGORY-SHAPING COMPANIES.
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WE INVEST IN BUILDING BRANDS PEOPLE WILL LOVE AND ENGAGE.
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WE INVEST WHERE WE CAN ACCELERATE GROWTH GLOBALLY.
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WE INVEST WITH OUR EXPERTISE, CAPITAL, AND CONNECTIONS.
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WE ONLY INVEST WHEN WE SEE A SCALEABLE PATH.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
BENNY – PHOTO PENDING
FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER
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WAYNE PHOTO PENDING
CRO/PARTNER
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DERRICK MOORE
CFO
Biography
Derrick Moore has over twenty years of high-level accounting and finance experience in entrepreneurial organizations across varying industries (direct marketing, e-commerce, hospitality, healthcare, etc.). He is passionate about helping companies get to the next level of achievement through dependable accounting discipline and proactive financial support. Derrick has an undergraduate degree in Finance from Tulane University and an MBA from the University of Miami with a concentration in Corporate Finance and E-Commerce.
JOSE PEREZ-DIAZ
CTO
Biography
During the last 15 years, Jose has implemented technology solutions across several industries including manufacturing, K-12 online education, marketing, eCommerce, and connected fitness. Jose has been in several key technical roles such as mobile and back-end software developer, software architect, Azure, and Google Cloud DevOps engineer, applications development manager, director of technology, and CTO. During this time, Jose has led small and large, local and offshore teams comprised of software developers, UI/UX specialists, project managers, and business analysts. He has also led IT vendors, product manufacturers, and business operators in implementing technical solutions that meet business goals in a cost-effective and timely way. As an effective information technology leader, Jose has successfully procured and implemented SaaS technologies, hardware, and software systems to maximize speed to market in time-critical business opportunities and operations.
Z9 VENTURES HEADQUARTERS
Located in the heart of Wynwood Miami, our collaborative building features massive floor-to-ceiling windows inside a refined urban designed space. We offer our portfolio companies residency in this inspiring shared workspace. Our open design is ideal for the cross-pollination and validation of ideas, mentor and advisor work-sessions, and the innovations created from like-minded entrepreneurs working together.