Zach Pelka

Founder · AI & Finance · Investor

Co-Founder & CFO of Gondolier, an AI-native trading firm providing automated high-frequency trading and 24/7 liquidity for event markets. 350M+ event contracts traded across 73,000 markets, with prediction models, execution, and risk tooling built in-house.

Co-Founder of CLINQ Labs, the AI-native operating system for the wine industry, born from the systems built inside Une Femme Wines. Co-Founder & Chairman of Une Femme, the #1 canned wine brand in America: 300,000+ cases, 80% YoY growth, and $25M+ raised.

Venture Partner at Litquidity Ventures, sourcing and syndicating capital into AI, defense, and dual-use companies. Active private investor in SpaceX, OpenAI, Polymarket, and 30+ companies. Wharton '17. HBS Executive Education.

Active Roles

Gondolier - Co-Founder & CFO

Automated high-frequency trading and 24/7 liquidity for event contract markets. 350M+ event contracts traded across 73,000 markets, with proprietary prediction models, execution, and risk tooling built in-house.

CLINQ Labs - Co-Founder

The AI-native operating system for the wine industry. Agentic pipelines over depletion, inventory, and financial data - real-time demand forecasting, automated M&A diligence with line-item readiness scoring, and dynamic scenario modeling. Built and battle-tested inside Une Femme, now shipping to the category in private beta.

Litquidity Ventures - Venture Partner

Sourcing, leading diligence, and syndicating capital into category-leading AI, defense, and dual-use companies including Paradromics, Valarian, Blitzy, and Forterra.

Une Femme Wines - Chairman & Co-Founder

The #1 canned wine brand in America. $25M+ raised, 80% YoY growth. Partners include Delta Airlines, Blue Origin, Target, Ritz Carlton, and Virgin Voyages.

Angel Investments

25+ angel investments across AI, defense tech, consumer, fintech, and more.

Experience

Education

Press

Featured in Fortune, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, NPR, CBS, Imbibe Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, Sunset Magazine, VinePair, and Delta News Hub.

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