Chris Z.
Partner
Wing Venture Capital
Wing partner investing in data platforms, cybersecurity and AI-first infrastructure.
Bio
Professional summary
Chris Zeoli is a Partner at Wing Venture Capital, where he focuses on founders building data platforms, cybersecurity, and AI-first infrastructure. Wing describes him as a former founder whose work centers on improving the odds for founders at the earliest stages, especially by helping them reach customers, strategic partners, and product-market fit. Before joining Wing, he was a growth investor at Insight Partners and Base10 Partners. His official profile also lists prior software investments including Checkmarx, Sysdig, PrecisionLender, Klaviyo, and TriTech Systems. Earlier, he co-founded Soled Out, an e-commerce platform and SMB software suite that generated more than $10 million in sales. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and writes about data and AI infrastructure at Data Gravity.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
earliest-stage foundersseed and early-stage AI infrastructure or enterprise infrastructure companies
Sector
data infrastructurecybersecurityAI-first infrastructure
Thesis
Data platformsCybersecurityAI-first infrastructure
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
CheckmarxSysdigPrecisionLenderKlaviyoTriTech SystemsTheomWherobotsZipline.aiTensor9
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Emphasize a technical infrastructure wedge, especially where AI, data, or security creates a clear path to early product-market fit and customer introductions.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his founder background and interest in helping earliest-stage founders find product-market fit.
- 2Connect the pitch to data infrastructure or AI infrastructure if relevant.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Writes about data infrastructure and AI infrastructure at Data Gravity.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Wing Venture CapitalPartnerPresent
- Base10 PartnersGrowth InvestorPre-Wing
- Insight PartnersGrowth InvestorPre-Wing
- Soled OutCo-FounderWhile at Wharton
Education
- The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaBA, Magna cum laude, Dean's list
Skills
Data infrastructureCybersecurityAI infrastructureFounder experienceData Gravity blog
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