# Laks Srini

> Laks Srini is a seed investor at ZeroDown backing SaaS and FinTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: ZeroDown
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakssrini
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/laks_srini

Laks Srini is a seed investor at ZeroDown in San Francisco focused on SaaS and FinTech. Laks Srini is the Co-founder and CTO at Zerodown.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$3.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $756k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 29% |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 29% |
| SEO | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 43% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Mexico | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Powder | Sales copilot for wealth advisors |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 14, 2023 |  |
| SearchEye | Search is becoming more fragmented, complex and difficult to capture.
 We leverage AI to demystify your search roadmap, and give you the execution you need to win. We then connect brands with each other and to publishers to generate brand signals and PR that powers your distribution. Why pay a daily tribute to Facebook and Google ads when you canwork with other audience owners to access fresh distribution, and put your brand in front of fresh users. | $755.9K | Pre-Seed | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| Runa | Runa is a human resources software solution designed for small to medium-sized companies. It offers a cloud-based software solution to change the way they pay payroll and human resources management. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Polanco, Mexico. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 26, 2018 |  |
| Runa | Runa is a human resources software solution designed for small to medium-sized companies. It offers a cloud-based software solution to change the way they pay payroll and human resources management. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Polanco, Mexico. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 26, 2018 |  |
| Runa | Runa is rewriting the rules of payouts and building what comes next. Weʼre the global fintech powering seamless value exchange, giving businesses the tools to grow faster, reach further, and turn every payout into something more. With a single API, Runa unlocks instant access to over 5 billion consumers in 190 countries. Cards, wallets, bankaccounts, digital rewards—you name the funds flow fast, friction-free, and fully embedded into any experience. No borders. No friction. Just possibilities unlocked. Based in London and New York with a global team at the helm, Runa is backed by investors like Element Ventures, CommerzVentures, Clocktower Ventures, Volution Capital, 13Books Capital, and SAP.Letʼs go further—runa.io | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 26, 2018 |  |
| Radius Agent | Radius Agent is an online real estate brokerage focused on helping agents succeed. Agents keep 100% of their commissions while getting 100% support from the Radius team. Agents can use our tools even if they’re with another brokerage. Radius Agent features a 71,000+ social network of real estate agents, a referral marketplace to receive referrals,and an ISA that vets leads into buyer-ready clients. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 19, 2015 |  |
| Radius Agent | Radius Agent is an online real estate brokerage focused on helping agents succeed. Agents keep 100% of their commissions while getting 100% support from the Radius team. Agents can use our tools even if they’re with another brokerage. Radius Agent features a 71,000+ social network of real estate agents, a referral marketplace to receive referrals,and an ISA that vets leads into buyer-ready clients. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Oct 19, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [GE32 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ge32-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Investo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investomex) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salesforce-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SIGMA Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sigma-actuarial-consulting-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About ZeroDown

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

ZeroDown is a real estate startup that focuses on providing an affordable homeownership solution. It is an alternative to the rent-or-own dilemma, offering the benefits of homeownership with the flexibility of renting.It was founded in 2018 by Abhijeet Dwivedi (Previously COO and CSO at Zenefits, McKinsey), Hari Viswanathan (Previously StaffEngineer at Zenefits) and Laks Srini (Previously Co-founder and CTO at Zenefits, SigFig and D. E. Shaw & Co). The three founders worked together at Zenefits -- which processes $2B+ a year in payroll for SMBs, provides access to healthcare and insurance for 100,000+ employees and serves more than 10,000 SMBs.

3 contacts available at ZeroDown.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhijeet Dwivedi | Co-founder & CEO | — |
| Hari Viswanathan | Co-Founder and COO | — |
| Laks Srini | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laks-srini |

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## FAQ

### What does Laks Srini invest in?

Laks Srini invests primarily in SaaS, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Laks Srini's check size?

Laks Srini typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$3.5M at Seed and $756k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Laks Srini participates in.

### How do I contact Laks Srini?

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### When did Laks Srini last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laks Srini closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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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