Ankur Pansari is the Founder and General Partner of his individual fund, Divide by Zero. See sector focus and contact routes.
Ankur Pansari is the Founder and General Partner of his individual fund, Divide by Zero, and serves as a Principal at Bling Capital, drawing on a background that includes leading Google’s West Coast startup partnerships and formerly serving as CEO of the video game company Artillery. His investment thesis targets pre-seed through Series B stages across AI, Food and Beverage, Real Estate/PropTech, Consumer Internet, and Enterprise sectors, primarily within the San Francisco Bay Area. Pansari typically writes checks ranging from $400,000 to $3.0 million and has invested as an angel in over forty companies, with two achieving unicorn status. Notable portfolio companies include Carta, Philz Coffee, Wealthfront, Periscope Data, Lever, Memsql, and Pillow. While specific lead or follow behavior is not explicitly detailed in available sources, his role as a General Partner suggests active involvement in deal execution. Pansari holds a BS in Applied Math and Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester and previously preloaded Facebook on 100 million devices during his tenure there. No distinctive public writing or unique point of view beyond his standard inv
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