Thesis
May 12, 2026
Why we're all-in on on-chain AI agents
Why autonomous agents are the defining narrative of the cycle — and where the real value sits versus the hype.
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AI Venture Capital · Incubation · Launchpad
FULL-CYCLE AI VENTURE CAPITAL
ZK Prime Capital backs founders early and builds beside them: idea → MVP → grant → incubation → token launch. Not just a check — hands-on support all the way to your round.
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AUM$48.0M
Deployed$12.4M
Portfolio37
Raised$94.2M
Grants$3.1M
Launchpad TGE14
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The fund in numbers
Numbers, not promises
$48M
Capital under management (committed)
37
Portfolio companies
$94.2M
Raised by portfolio across rounds
14
Token launches via our launchpad
$3.1M
Grants deployed to 60+ teams
120+
Private investors in the coalition
90 days
Average idea-to-TGE timeline
18
AI agents in the active portfolio
What we do
A full stack of support — from idea to round
You bring an idea or an early product. We cover the rest: capital, engineering, liquidity and growth.
01 — Launchpad
Launchpad
We prep you for TGE: tokenomics, ICO/IDO structure, listings and market making, plus access to our investor and exchange network.
ICO · IDO · listings02 — Incubation
Incubation
We take projects end-to-end: strategy, hiring, product and ops. We work like co-founders, not spectators.
3–6 months · hands-on03 — MVP Studio
MVP development
Our team ships a working smart-contract MVP in weeks — from prototype to audit to deploy.
contracts · frontend · audit04 — Grants
Grants for ideas
We fund strong ideas at the earliest stage — no dilution upfront. $5K–$75K to validate the hypothesis.
pre-seed · idea → prototype05 — Growth & Marketing
Marketing & growth
KOLs, community, content and performance. We launch the narrative so the whole market is talking about your token.
KOL · community · PR06 — AI & ZK Thesis
AI focus
On-chain AI agents are our core thesis. We join every strong round — from inference and DeFAI to zk-rollup infrastructure.
AI agents · DeFAI · zk-rollupsPortfolio
We backed the rounds of leading on-chain AI agents
From agent infrastructure to DeFAI and autonomous traders — a selection of projects we supported with capital and hands.
$REPX
RepoSwap
★ Lead · IncubatedAI agent for swaps and liquidity routing.
$NEXUS
Nexus Agents
SeedFramework for autonomous on-chain agents.
$ORCL
OracleMind
StrategicAI oracles and predictive data feeds.
$AUTO
AutoYield
SeedDeFAI agent for automated yield.
$SNTL
Sentinel AI
Pre-seedOn-chain security and monitoring.
$GLYPH
Glyph Engine
IncubatedGenerative assets and artist agents.
$SWRM
Swarm Labs
SeedMulti-agent prediction markets.
$PXL
PixelMind
GrantAgents for on-chain gaming.
Case study
RepoSwap — from idea to $3.4M
$REPX
RepoSwap · AI Swap Agent
The team came to us with a prototype AI agent for optimal swaps. We led the round, built the MVP with them, packaged the tokenomics and took it to the launchpad.
“ZK Prime closed the capital, the product and the narrative for us. One cycle turned an idea into a real round.”
$3.4M
raised in the round
+312%
$REPX since TGE
9 wks
from MVP to listing
Lead
ZK Prime role in round
Investor coalition
The ZK Prime private syndicate — now open
We open our deal flow to private investors. Get into the same rounds as the fund, on the same terms.
Access to deal flow
Early rounds in AI agents and infrastructure before the public launch.
Fund allocations
The same allocation and terms ZK Prime gets as lead.
Due diligence done for you
Our team vets the team, the contracts and the tokenomics on your behalf.
Closed community
Private research, alpha and calls with portfolio founders.
Terms of entry
Minimum check$5,000
Deal cadencemonthly
Members now120+
Seats openlimited
On the ground
Reputation, earned in person
No Telegram channel. No paid callers. We're known by the rooms we show up in and the founders we back. Here's ZK Prime live at global crypto summits.
$0 spent on hype.
We don't run a shill channel or a paid-callers desk. Founders and LPs find us through the deals we close and the events we attend — that's the only marketing we trust for ourselves.
The team
The people behind the capital
A small, senior team that works hand-in-hand with founders and investors — from first conversation to token launch.
Zack
CEO & FounderFounder of ZK Prime Capital (Singapore, 2023). Formerly on the ZKsync team running early-stage go-to-market, he now leads a full-cycle venture fund for on-chain AI.
Kim
Co-founderZack’s founding partner, intentionally out of the public eye. Runs much behind the scenes — ecosystem expansion, the investor coalition, and the fund’s private events.
William
General PartnerBacks early-stage founders building the next generation of crypto infrastructure — writing first checks, opening doors, and staying close through the build. Focused on zero-knowledge systems, DeFi, and the protocols reshaping how value moves on-chain.
Clarisse
Investment PartnershipsConnects founders and investors across the ecosystem and sources early-stage AI and Web3 deals. Coordinates founder relations, partnerships, and onboarding for incubation and launchpad.
Adrian
Partnerships LeadLeads strategic partnerships and capital networks. Focuses on investor engagement, co-investment, and ecosystem growth — bridging founders, capital, and market access.
Nicholas
Business Development ManagerPrimary contact for incoming startups and investors, qualifying Web3 and AI projects through the funnel. A former software engineer (Java, low-level systems), he speaks founders’ language.
Margaret
Investor Relations ManagerLeads engagement with the private investor coalition and manages investment cycles. The strategic bridge between the fund’s proprietary deal flow and the syndicate’s capital.
Lucia
Head of BD & EcosystemLeads global dealflow, institutional partnerships, and project acceleration. 6+ years in Web3 venture, scaling early-stage zero-knowledge infrastructure and DeFAI ecosystems with a deep Tier-1 network.
Mikey
Investment Analyst & ResearcherRuns deep-tech research, protocol due diligence, and dealflow evaluation. Specializes in modular blockchain architectures, tokenomics design, and data-driven market insight.
Joshua
Community & Growth LeadBuilds and grows the ZK Prime community, driving awareness and engagement across the ecosystem. A blockchain futurist at heart, he connects the fund’s work to founders, builders, and the wider Web3 audience.
Journal · since 2023
What we think about the market
Theses, deal breakdowns and the fund's view on crypto-AI. We've been doing this in a private circle since 2023.
Playbook
Apr 28, 2026
Inside the launchpad: idea to TGE in 90 days
A step-by-step look at our incubation process: product, tokenomics, marketing and getting to the round.
Read ▸Case
Apr 9, 2026
RepoSwap: how we built a $3.4M raise
The full $REPX breakdown — from the first call with the team to listing and token performance.
Read ▸Thesis
Nov 18, 2025
The DeFAI thesis: agents that move capital
Where autonomous agents stop being demos and start managing real on-chain liquidity — and how we underwrite it.
Read ▸Playbook
Jul 2, 2025
Tokenomics that survive the first 90 days
The launch-day mistakes that quietly kill projects — and the design choices we insist on before any TGE.
Read ▸Note
Mar 14, 2025
Why we stay private
No public channel, no paid callers. How a closed circle of founders and LPs became our entire distribution.
Read ▸Playbook
Oct 9, 2024
Grants over hype: funding ideas before product
Why we started writing small checks at the idea stage — and what a year of grant-stage bets taught us.
Read ▸Thesis
May 21, 2024
Our first on-chain AI-agent bets
Before the narrative had a name. The early agent experiments that convinced us this was the cycle's core.
Read ▸Note
Sep 5, 2023
Founding ZK Prime: a private circle for builders
How the fund started — a handful of operators pooling capital and time to back founders nobody else would.
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