Peter Zakin
Partner·Upfront Ventures
Bio
Professional summary
Peter Zakin is a Partner at Upfront Ventures investing in early-stage companies building core technologies across developer tools, infrastructure, data, and AI. He joined Upfront in 2023 after co-founding Macro and Hyper Travel, which was acquired by Tradeshift in 2016. Earlier in his career, he was an engineer and product manager at Venmo.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Upfront VenturesPartner2023 – Present
- MacroCo-founder2020 – 2022
- South Park CommonsMember2019 – 2020
- TradeshiftSenior Product Manager2016 – 2018
- Lucida Labs / Hyper TravelCo-founder2014 – 2016
- VenmoEngineer and Product Manager2012 – 2014
Education
- Princeton UniversityPhilosophy and Computer Science
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