Zero / Mail0 LinkedIn · Jul 2025
Seed financing announcement stating the company raised $2M led by 1984 Ventures, with participation from Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator, and angel investors.
AI powered email client that manages your email so you don't have to.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Zero Email Inc. (publicly also seen in some profiles as Mail0/Orchid) builds an AI-native, open-source email client that prioritizes inboxes, summarizes threads, drafts replies, and lets users chat with their email, with a privacy-first/self-hostable positioning.
Primary product
AI-native open-source email client
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI email client / email productivity software
Offices
0 jobs at Zero
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2M
Latest round
Seed · Jul 2025
Latest amount
$2M
Jul 2025 · 1984 Ventures
Investors
Public messaging suggests a lean, build-in-public, open-source, privacy-first, developer-friendly culture focused on shipping quickly and automating email work.
Pricing
Open source / self-hosted free; hosted plans appear to exist, but public pricing is not disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
about $770K ARR (third-party estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
36.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Zero / Mail0 LinkedIn · Jul 2025
Seed financing announcement stating the company raised $2M led by 1984 Ventures, with participation from Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator, and angel investors.
Lobster Capital / Podcast.co · Jul 2025
Interview with Nizar Abi Zaher discussing Zero, open-source strategy, speed of shipping, and competing with Superhuman/Gmail-style workflows.
HireTop · Jun 2025
Startup profile covering Zero's YC Spring 2025 origins, founders, San Francisco base, and product vision.
emailexpert · May 2025
Analysis of Zero’s AI-native email approach, open-source positioning, Gmail/Outlook support, and modern stack.
Y Combinator · May 2025
Official launch post describing Zero as an open-source AI-native email client that organizes inboxes, summarizes threads, writes replies, and enables chat with email.