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