About Zynergy
Zynergy comes from synergy.
syn·er·gy noun
The interaction or cooperation of two or more distinct elements, people, or organizations to produce a combined effect that is greater than the sum of their separate parts.
We believe people who research, question and decide together make better decisions, and build better long-term business and investment results, than any of us could alone.
You bring your goals, your experience and your questions. We bring rigorous research, an honest point of view and a community of people who think in decades, not deals.
Zynergy founded
1997
Zynergy Investments, LP
2025
Offices
Greenwich · Orlando
Markets
Public + Private
Our history
Nearly three decades of building together.
Zynergy began as a management and innovation consulting firm, working with large companies and new ventures to bring big ideas to fruition. Through cross-functional teams of experts around the world, we built technology-based solutions up to $45 million in scope, and we were using AI in groundbreaking projects in the early 2000s.
By 2025 it was clear that the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the wide adoption of AI, had changed the game: traditional technology and consulting services belonged to the past. We wanted to raise the value we bring to the market in light of AI, so we brought our experience in technology and finance together around one focus.
1997
Zynergy is founded by James Zimbardi as a management and innovation consulting firm, serving Fortune 500 companies such as Disney and SAIC, and promising new ventures.
1997–1998
Helped build one of the first citywide intranets for Celebration, Florida, Disney’s master-planned community.
1999
In collaboration with SAIC, built a $45 million telecommunications platform.
2000
Used AI to create a nonlinear, gamified learning experience for K–12 students, built on nationally accredited content produced by UCLA professors, for a $6 million educational project.
2006–2012
Zynergy leadership took part in founding and managing a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm that is still operating today.
2025
With deep experience in both technology and finance, Zynergy combines its expertise and resources to focus on leading technology-focused investment opportunities, forming Zynergy Investments, LP and the Zynergy Digital Innovation Fund (ZDIF).
Our vision
To be the world’s most collaborative and innovative private investment partnership.
Our mission
We invest in under-the-radar businesses that leverage revolutionary technologies, allowing us to accelerate generational wealth.
Our charge Think in decades. Decide together. Act with conviction.
Core values
What guides every decision.
01
Highly collaborative, long-term relationships
We think in decades, not deals, working side by side with investors, founders and peers in partnerships built to last.
02
A forward-thinking executive community
Leaders, founders and investors who share perspective, ideas and introductions, and who are building what comes next.
03
Continuous learning and adapting
Markets and technology move quickly. Research, open conversation and a willingness to adapt keep our thinking current.
04
A multi-generational, legacy-building perspective
We invest with the next generation in mind, building companies and relationships meant to endure.
05
Integrity and transparency
We say what we think, show how we decide and report clearly, especially when the news is hard.
What we measure and report
Discipline you can see.
Good decisions come from measuring the right things, and trust comes from reporting them clearly and independently.
01 · What we measure
How well we keep you informed
Educating and informing our partners is one of our core responsibilities. We measure whether you feel well informed and are learning with us.
How we report it
- Public research in Zynergy Insights, so anyone can see how we think, and rate us.
02 · What we measure
The strength of our relationship with you
How we report it
- A quarterly relationship review: we ask our investors, partners and community for candid feedback each quarter, then share what we heard and what we changed.
03 · What we measure
Performance reporting for existing investors
How we report it
- Monthly NAVs and quarterly reviews for existing investors, covering the portfolio, thesis progress and market insights.
- Independent fund administration, separate from the investment team.
- Annual audited financial statements prepared by an independent auditor.
Leadership
The people behind the research.
Meet the partners and professionals who lead Zynergy’s research, investing and investor relationships.
James Zimbardi
Founder, CEO & General Partner
- MIT Sloan Fellow, M.B.A.
- Stetson University, B.B.A.
- Microsoft Certified Professional
Did you know? Created the first web-based career event, at Stetson University in 1996.
Larry McKay, CFA, CTFA
Chief Investment Officer & General Partner
- MIT Sloan, M.B.A. in Finance
- Virginia Tech, B.S.
- CFA® charterholder · CTFA
Did you know? Has climbed Mount Everest.
Questions, answered
About Zynergy, questions answered
Who leads Zynergy?
James Zimbardi, Founder and CEO, and Larry McKay, Chief Investment Officer. Both are MIT alumni; together they bring more than 29 years in digital technology and investing.
What is Zynergy’s vision?
“To be the world’s most collaborative and innovative private investment partnership.”
What makes Zynergy different?
We work around one table: researchers, founders, operators, AI experts and advisers connected to each other, not lined up one after another. That’s how research turns into insight you can examine.
Get in touch
Start a conversation with our team.
We welcome conversations with family offices, founders, researchers and fellow innovators in AI and technology. Tell us about yourself and we will follow up.