CAZ Investments
VC Fund
Houston, United States
CAZ Investments is a VC fund in Houston focused on Sports and FinTech. AZ was founded in 2001 with the backing of some of the most respected and successful families in the state of Texas. Since their inception, they have focused their efforts on finding excellent opportunities to invest their personal money and then providing the ability for their clients to co-invest with us. They exist to provide Access toInnovative Investments.Over the years they have evolved their business model to be quite different than the vast majority of other investment management companies in a couple of ways.First, they always invest their personal capital alongside their clients. They have more than $100mm of their personal capital committed to their investment vehicles. They provide access to their clients to co-invest with us in these vehicles that they believe will provide the best opportunities for their family’s money.Second, because of the scale of the investments that they make, they have access to opportunities that would otherwise not be available to families with less than $250mm - $500mm of investable assets. Quite simply, there are many investments that they can provide for their clients that they could never access on their own.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries CAZ Investments invests in
Stages CAZ Investments invests in
Countries CAZ Investments invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Christopher Zook
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Sam Levens
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 1 (13%)
- FinTech 1 (13%)
- Military 1 (13%)
- Robotics 1 (13%)
- Security 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Series E 1 (13%)
- Private Equity 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Christopher Zook
Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
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Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Sam Levens
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
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Deputy Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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The Snow League
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The Snow League is the global league for snowboarding and freestyle skiing competitions. | $15M / Series A / Oct 29, 2025 | |
ICON
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ICON develops advanced construction technologies that advance humanity. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software, and advanced materials, ICON is shifting the paradigm of home building on Earth and beyond. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $56M / Series C / Feb 14, 2025 | |
Wonder
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Wonder is a food technology company that operates a mealtime platform offering restaurant meals, prepared foods, meal kits, and food delivery through a unified ordering experience. It develops and manages food preparation, ordering, and delivery using proprietary technology, including its Infinite Kitchen food robotics platform. The companypartners with chefs and restaurant brands to provide a variety of meal options that customers can order through its platform. It also manages the preparation and fulfillment process to support delivery and pickup services across its locations. Additionally, Wonder expands its food ecosystem through the operation and integration of restaurant concepts, meal kit services, and delivery capabilities. | $700M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 19, 2024 | |
Biofire
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Biofire is building the future of firearms. The Biofire Smart Gun is designed around state-of-the-art biometrics, creating a handgun that instantly unlocks for the authorized users and remains locked for all others. Through a vertically-integrated, full-stack, broad reimagining of the firearm industry, Biofire is enhancing gun safety whilepreserving privacy and civil liberties. For more information visit smartgun.com or contact press@biofire.io for media inquiries or ir@biofire.io for investor inquiries. | $7M / Series A / Feb 05, 2024 | |
Grafine Partners
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An alternative asset management firm that takes a creative approach to investing private capital. | $200M / Private Equity / Oct 06, 2023 | |
Roofstock
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Roofstock is an online marketplace for investing in leased single-family rental homes in a transparent and low-friction way. The company provides its clients with research, analytics, and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties at set prices. It enables its investors to treat their real estate investments more likestock portfolios, focusing on asset allocation, rather than researching, and buying vacant homes that need to be repaired and leased.Founded in 2015, Roofstock gets its funding from Bain Capital, Ron Conway, Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, and other investment companies. It is headquartered in Oakland, California. | $240M / Series E / Mar 10, 2022 | |
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ICON
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ICON develops advanced construction technologies that advance humanity. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software, and advanced materials, ICON is shifting the paradigm of home building on Earth and beyond. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $35M / Series A / Aug 19, 2020 | |
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ICON
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ICON develops advanced construction technologies that advance humanity. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software, and advanced materials, ICON is shifting the paradigm of home building on Earth and beyond. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $9M / Seed / Oct 17, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does CAZ Investments invest in?
CAZ Investments invests primarily in Sports, FinTech and Military startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at CAZ Investments?
The team at CAZ Investments includes Christopher Zook (Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer) and Sam Levens (Deputy Chief Investment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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