Zarna builds AI associates for private capital, autonomous agents that handle deal work for private equity and M&A advisory firms. By connecting to firm data (CRM, shared drives, past deals, board decks), Zarna's agents tear down CIMs, build LBO models, generate tear sheets, draft IC memos, and update the CRM. The goal is to free investors from repetitive tasks so they can focus on judgment and relationships. Founded by four UC Berkeley alumni who were embedded as forward-deployed engineers inside AEA Investors, Zarna is part of Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch.
Zarna
ActiveAI Associates for Private Capital
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2025
Team
1-10
since 2025
Pricing
—
Founded
2025
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
—
AI associates that automate deal work for private capital
CIM teardown and analysis
Automated LBO model building
Tear sheet generation
IC (investment committee) memo drafting
Automatic CRM updates from deal activity
Connects to firm data across CRM, shared drives, past deals, and board decks
Founded by ex-forward-deployed engineers from AEA Investors, backed by YC
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2025 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- What deal work does Zarna automate?
- Its agents tear down CIMs, build LBO models, generate tear sheets, draft IC memos, and update the CRM.
- How does it use firm data?
- Zarna connects to firm data such as CRM, shared drives, past deals, and board decks to ground its work.
- Who is Zarna for?
- It builds AI associates for private equity and M&A advisory firms, freeing investors from repetitive tasks.
- Who founded Zarna?
- It was founded by four UC Berkeley alumni who were forward-deployed engineers inside AEA Investors, and it is part of YC's Fall 2025 batch.
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