John Zucchi

John Zucchi is Co-Founder of Agave, a Y Combinator-backed AI financial operations platform modernizing the $12 trillion global construction industry through unified API infrastructure and intelligent automation.
John graduated Cum Laude from Columbia University with a B.A. in Modern European History and Political Science, then launched his career as an Equity Capital Markets Analyst at Barclays Investment Bank.
John brings a rare blend of finance, product, and enterprise technology expertise, having built an enterprise product from inception as a Technical Program Manager at Amazon Alexa and served as Product Manager at Graphiq prior to its acquisition by Amazon.
Alongside co-founders he met at Graphiq, John co-founded Agave in 2021 and helped grow it to 500+ customers, profitability, and a $15M Series A led by Accel, with total funding exceeding $20M.
Agave's platform now spans 80,000+ construction projects representing over $100 billion in project value, with customers reporting 60+ hours saved per month through AI-powered financial automation.