Bob Zipp is the founder and managing general partner of Amicus Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Bob Zipp is the founder and managing general partner of Amicus Capital, a San Francisco-based venture firm he co-founded with Jim Brock in 1998. He has focused on seed-stage investing for the past decade and worked with seed-stage companies for 20 years, investing in an eclectic mix of information technology firms ranging from enterprise applications to consumer internet and mobile content. Amicus Capital targets early-stage technology and life sciences companies solving problems in large markets, with a portfolio of over 60 seed-stage tech companies as of November 2019. The firm has made 103 total investments, with only three identified as lead investments, suggesting Zipp typically follows rather than leads. Notable portfolio companies include HoneyBee, PulseData, Hello Heart, and RepIQ. While Zipp’s public writing or distinctive point of view is not detailed in available sources, his long-standing focus on seed-stage IT entrepreneurs reflects a consistent investment philosophy centered on early innovation in big markets.
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