# Brad Zapp

> Brad Zapp is a seed investor at Connetic Ventures (Covington) backing News and Events. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Connetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connetic-ventures)
- Location: Covington, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-zapp-cfp-409b46b

Brad Zapp is a seed investor at Connetic Ventures in Covington focused on News and Events. Brad Zapp is the founder of Connetic Ventures, prior to he co-Founded Legacy Financial which he successfully exited in 2014. His passion for Angel investing begin with a small investment in Choremonster which turned his home into a joyful place. His investment strategy of binge watching startup pitches was derived from years of binge watchingDexter and Madmen on Netflix.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Delivery | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ottonomy | Ottonomy IO is a tech startup which builds autonomous robot fleets to make contactless deliveries for safe and enhanced user experience, saving millions of dollars for eCom, Logistics, retail industries to name a few. The state of the art mapping and perception elements are unique to navigate in ever changing surroundings for both indoor andoutdoor environments integrated with a fleet management and monitoring cloud framework. | $3.3M | Seed | Aug 02, 2022 |  |
| Ottonomy | Ottonomy IO is a tech startup which builds autonomous robot fleets to make contactless deliveries for safe and enhanced user experience, saving millions of dollars for eCom, Logistics, retail industries to name a few. The state of the art mapping and perception elements are unique to navigate in ever changing surroundings for both indoor andoutdoor environments integrated with a fleet management and monitoring cloud framework. | $100K | Convertible Note | Apr 23, 2021 |  |
| Candidly | We source photographers for local events and deliver edited photos back within 24 hours. | $250K |  | Dec 26, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Branded Hospitality](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/branded-strategic-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pi-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Branded Hospitality Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/branded-hospitality-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cherub Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherub-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Even Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/even-labs-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Queen City Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/queen-city-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Connetic Ventures

VC Fund · Covington, United States

Connetic Ventures is an investment firm that provides its services to early stage startup companies.The firm participates with venture capital firms and angel syndicates for companies that are in the seed stage. It focuses on developing core investment strategies and deploying them on startups to build up their portfolios. Connetic Ventures wasfounded by Brad Zapp in 2015. It is headquartered in Covington, Kentucky.

4 contacts available at Connetic Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brad Zapp | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-zapp |
| Chris Hjelm | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hjelm-5d22 |
| Kim Banham | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-banham |
| Kyle Schlotman | Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyle-schlotman |

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## FAQ

### What does Brad Zapp invest in?

Brad Zapp invests primarily in News, Events and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brad Zapp last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brad Zapp closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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