Zeroth

Tak Lo is the Managing Partner and primary decision-maker at Zeroth. He founded the firm and leads the investment committee, which evaluates pre-seed and seed-stage artificial intelligence companies across Asia, North America, and Europe. Lo's technical background and network within the machine-learning research community inform the firm's sourcing and selection.

Zeroth operates an accelerator model that generates proprietary deal flow through open calls, technical-founder referrals, and partnerships with research labs and university AI programs. The accelerator structure allows the firm to review hundreds of early-stage teams each year and invest before competitive venture rounds form. This upstream position gives Zeroth visibility into founders at the point of incorporation.

Zeroth operates as an accelerator-plus-fund hybrid — it runs cohort-based programs that provide mentorship and initial capital while maintaining a venture-style investment vehicle for follow-on allocations. The firm writes pre-seed and seed checks through the accelerator program and reserves capital to support portfolio companies through subsequent rounds.

The firm concentrates on pre-seed and seed stages, typically serving as a company's first institutional investor. Zeroth's average entry point is at formation or shortly after product conception, with check sizes calibrated for technical founding teams building AI and machine-learning infrastructure or applications.

Zeroth targets artificial intelligence and machine-learning companies across enterprise software, fintech, digital health, and climate technology. The firm is thesis-driven around technical founders applying deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision to industry-specific problems in regulated or enterprise markets.