Risking It All?
Better Call Zal.
I’m Zal (rhymes with “Saul”), solo capitalist at Refactor. For over a decade, I’ve backed founders refactoring the real world.
I invest $1–2M in seed stage hard tech startups across the US. Refactor is a solo employee firm managing $300M across five funds. If we work together, I want to be your first call.
A Refactor founder coined “Better Call Zal.”
I try to earn it every day.
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is a nicotine alternative company.
helps couples have healthy babies.
is a global parametric flood insurance solution.
develops orally-inhaled therapeutics.
uses immune organoids to design drugs.
helped providers get paid and was acquired by $HCAT.
builds advanced spacecraft for sustained maneuver.
is bringing the chemical industry online.
is robotics for data centers.
helps reduce energy costs and emissions.
engineers yeast to do incredible things.
built Locker Room and was acquired by Spotify ($SPOT).
is building biodefense technologies.
edits crop genomes and activates novel traits.
is a digital recovery program and was acquired by Monument.
is developing therapeutics for the immune system.
is robotics for the grid.
develops off-the-shelf cancer therapies.
uses AI to build autoimmune therapeutics.
is a mental health company and was acquired by Modern Health.
is a cryptocurrency exchange and went public ($COIN).
manufactures chemicals using biology.
is modernizing revenue cycle operations for healthcare.
is a modern employer health plan.
provides lifelong mental health support.
is a senior care marketplace and was acquired by $IAC.
is advancing hormone-free IVF.
is toxin removal for our bodies.
is software for aerospace and defense.
is AI inference infrastructure at the metro edge.
transforms kelp into chemicals.
is modern emergency department software.
is the simplest, smartest backup home battery.
uses living neurons to improve AI models.
builds and operates Micro GEO satellites.
is fighting COVID and was acquired by $NRBO.
helps the world communicate science.
manufactures the most advanced electric powertrains.
is building a large physics foundation model for the weather.
is bringing land back online.
is telehealth orthodontics and was acquired by Impress.
is the foundation model for the subsurface.
gives our best friends (our dogs) more time with us.
uses AI and robotics to develop novel drugs.
enriches isotopes for nuclear energy.
is developing the pill for men.
creates specialized lipids for premium brands.
is advancing medicine with intelligent pathology.
structures the world's medical data and makes it useful.
provides medication and support for quitting opioids.
is a CRM app and was acquired by People.AI.
is FDA compliance as a service and was acquired by $ROIV.
is building novel products for cell and gene therapy.
provides virtual surgery consults and was acquired by Mendaera.
is making safer drugs.
is automation tech and was acquired by $XMTR.
unlocks a deeper understanding of your mind.
is personalized therapies for rare disease.
is building a virtual immune system.
is a Medicare Advantage plan and went public ($CLOV).
was a crypto wallet and was acquired by FTX.
