zScale Capital | Startup Tools, Founder Support & Pre-Seed Growth
Our Mission
zScale Capital helps early-stage founders bring clarity to fundraising.
If you’re building in AI and Automation, you’ve probably seen how confusing early-stage investing can be. Many founders don’t get clear or direct feedback from investors, which makes raising your first round harder than it needs to be.
zScale exists to change that.
You get a Structured evaluation framework, simple explanations of Tech how investors think and honest guidance on what you can improve to become more fundable. Whether zScale invests now, later, or simply points you in the right direction, the goal is always the same: help you understand what makes a startup truly investable and long term successful.
Sushma Vadlamannati is an entrepreneur, operator and early-stage investor with 15+ years of experience leading large-scale technology and innovation programs across Fortune 100 companies and startups. She has mentored more than 50 founders, judged multiple pitch competitions, and serves as an LP and advisor to Not Yet Ventures and the Genesis Fund, supporting entrepreneurs from various Universities across the US.
As the founder of zScale Capital, Sushma works closely with pre-seed founders on idea refinement, product-market fit, and fundraising readiness. She brings a structured, transparent approach to early-stage investing—helping founders understand how investors think, avoid common mistakes, and move toward becoming truly fundable and successful in the long run.
Why zScale Exists
Early-stage founders often build in the dark
Not because they lack ambition, but because early-stage investing is a black box. Most investors don’t explain why they pass, what they’re looking for, or how they make decisions — which leaves founders guessing at every step.
zScale Capital exists to bring clarity to that process.
Founders get structured evaluation, clear reasoning, and honest insight into how early-stage investors think. The goal is to remove confusion and make fundraising feel less mysterious and more actionable.
At zScale, you don’t have to guess
- What investors want
- Whether your idea is ready
- Why someone passed
- How to strengthen your pitch
- What it takes to become investable