# Zach Finkelstein

> Zach Finkelstein is a pre-seed investor at Class 5 Global backing FinTech and Real Estate. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Class 5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/class-5-global)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zfinkelstein/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/zfinkelstein
- Website: https://x.com/zfinkelstein

Zach Finkelstein is a pre-seed investor at Class 5 Global in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Real Estate. Zach Finkelstein - Co-founder and Managing Partner @ Class 5 Global

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 25% |
| Architecture | 1 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 25% |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Catio | Catio is a cloud infrastructure platform enabling companies to excel with cloud-native tech stacks, focused on tech stack evaluation, planning, and evolution. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2023 |  |
| Zilla | Zilla is an innovative firm that enables Africans to live their best lives today by providing cheap and convenient financial services. Founded in 2021 and is based in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Zilla | Zilla is an innovative firm that enables Africans to live their best lives today by providing cheap and convenient financial services. Founded in 2021 and is based in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| TrueHome | TrueHome is a Mexican real estate company that aims to improve the real estate services in the country by providing the best selling experience for homeowners and taking care of the process from end to end. They offer their clients transparent processes about procedures and details that can be confusing, boring, and long. Their legal advisorsensure that the process is in order from documents and paperwork, to the contract and the credit process.TrueHome was founded in 2017 by Raúl Villarreal and is headquartered in Mexico City. | $8.8M | Series A | Mar 04, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fedha Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fedha-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Class 5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/class-5-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Class5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/class5-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hypernova Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hypernova-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MONASHEES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monashees-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Class 5 Global

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Class 5 Global is a venture fund investing in the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs.

2 contacts available at Class 5 Global.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joel Ayala | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-ayala |
| Zach Finkelstein | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zach-finkelstein |

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## FAQ

### What does Zach Finkelstein invest in?

Zach Finkelstein invests primarily in FinTech, Real Estate and Architecture startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Zach Finkelstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zach Finkelstein closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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