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Zoo Labs: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Our mission at Zoo Labs is to empower individuals from Black, Indigenous, and communities of color to take ownership of their music projects and amplify their voices. By bridging the gap between art and business, we offer tailored entrepreneurial training to artists around the world. Additionally, we provide unrestricted funding and a supportive creative community for BIPOC musicians in the Bay Area. Our vision is to create an ecosystem where artists are recognized as leaders within their communities and are fairly compensated for their artistic work and ideas. We strive to address the lack of financial resources and practical, affordable business education that cultural innovators often face when starting and growing their creative businesses. Zoo Labs is proud to be a member of Intersection for the Arts and our funding is managed by the Center for Cultural Innovation.

www.zoolabs.org LinkedIn Oakland, United States 1-10 employees
Music
Total raised
$20k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Aug 2023

Zoo Labs has raised $20k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $20k announced in Aug 2023.

That round is below the $2.6M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Zoo Labs Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$20k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$20k in Aug 2023
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Oakland, United States

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2023.

Zoo Labs Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$20k

Zoo Labs Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Vinitha Watson
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Zoo Labs team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Zoo Labs Funding Compared to Other Media and Entertainment Startups

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Zoo Labs' latest round of $20k is below the median round in Media and Entertainment. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Zoo Labs Funding FAQs

What does Zoo Labs do?

Our mission at Zoo Labs is to empower individuals from Black, Indigenous, and communities of color to take ownership of their music projects and amplify their voices. By bridging the gap between art and business, we offer tailored entrepreneurial training to artists around the world. Additionally, we provide unrestricted funding and a supportive creative community for BIPOC musicians in the Bay Area. Our vision is to create an ecosystem where artists are recognized as leaders within their communities and are fairly compensated for their artistic work and ideas. We strive to address the lack of financial resources and practical, affordable business education that cultural innovators often face when starting and growing their creative businesses. Zoo Labs is proud to be a member of Intersection for the Arts and our funding is managed by the Center for Cultural Innovation.

How much funding has Zoo Labs raised?

Zoo Labs has raised $20k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $20k announced in Aug 2023.

When did Zoo Labs last raise funding?

Zoo Labs' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $20k, announced in Aug 2023.

Who founded Zoo Labs?

FundedIQ lists Vinitha Watson (Founder) at Zoo Labs.

Where is Zoo Labs headquartered?

Zoo Labs is based in Oakland, California, United States.

How many employees does Zoo Labs have?

Zoo Labs is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Zoo Labs' funding compare to other Media and Entertainment startups?

Zoo Labs' latest round of $20k is below the $2.6M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies on FundedIQ across 382 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Zoo Labs Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Zoo Labs is left off this page rather than filled in.

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