Former OpenAI employees establish $100 million VC fund Zero Shot, focusing on AI investment opportunities

SmartContractAuditor · 2026-04-07T02:26:48+00:00

Odaily Planet Daily reports that multiple former OpenAI employees have jointly established a venture capital fund, Zero Shot, with a target size of $100 million. The first round has already raised approximately $20 million and completed several investments. The fund was initiated by Evan Morikawa, Andrew Mayne, Shawn Jain, among others, with Kelly Kovacs and Brett Rounsaville also participating.Invested projects include enterprise automation platform Worktrace AI and robotics company Foundry Robotics. The team stated that they will focus on AI sectors with long-term potential, while taking a cautious approach to some other areas, including “vibe

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2026-04-07 02:26:48

Odaily Planet Daily News: Multiple former OpenAI employees jointly founded a venture capital fund called Zero Shot, with a target size of $100 million. The first round has already raised about $20 million and completed several investments. The fund was initiated by Evan Morikawa, Andrew Mayne, Shawn Jain, and others, with Kelly Kovacs and Brett Rounsaville also participating.

Invested projects include the enterprise automation platform Worktrace AI and the robotics company Foundry Robotics, among others. The team said it will focus on deploying AI directions with long-term potential, while taking a cautious stance toward some segments, including “vibe coding” platforms and areas such as training robotics video data.

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