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