ZAK KUKOFF

Zak Kukoff is a venture capitalist and former technology founder currently serving as a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation. Prior to assuming his current fellowship position, he worked as a principal at the prominent venture capital firm General Catalyst, where he was responsible for sourcing and leading early-stage investments across multiple technology sectors. His professional background also includes direct operational experience working at the global logistics technology company Flexport, as well as early entrepreneurial experience founding an independent education technology startup. During his extensive tenure in institutional venture capital, Kukoff specifically directed investment capital toward emerging, high-growth companies operating within the healthcare, enterprise software, and artificial intelligence industries. His professional trajectory combines hands-on startup operations with rigorous institutional investment expertise, maintaining a primary focus on early-stage technology development and its intersection with public policy.