Refactor Capital
Burlingame, CA, USA · Seed
Their stated focus (public profile)
Refactor Capital is a solo-GP seed-stage fund focused on hard tech startups—'atoms, not bits'—across the US. Founded in 2015 by Zal (formerly of a16z), the fund backs founders working on difficult but achievable problems in areas like biotech, aerospace, energy, climate, and critical materials. The fund writes $1–2M checks at the seed stage and manages ~$300M across five funds.
Stages: Seed
Sectors: Deep tech, Life sciences, Space tech, Energy, Climate tech, Healthtech, AI / ML, Femtech / women's health, Defense, Agtech
Check size: $1-2M
On file: 40 companies on record
Website: refactor.com
This perch was compiled from public sources — filings, the fund’s own site, public write-ups. None of it is the fund’s own words.
Is this your fund? Request a correction or removal.
Search the funds we have on file
Looking for investors? Search the funds we have on file — what they back, where they are, and whether your raise fits. Sign in and Percy matches you to the right ones.
Looking to claim your own fund? Start here →
This perch was compiled from public sources — filings, the fund’s own site, public write-ups. None of it is the fund’s own words.
Funds closest to this thesis
Ordered by how close each thesis sits to this one.
Is this your fund? Request a correction or removal.