Investors in California
Browse angel investors and venture capital firms based in California. Our directory features 1056 investors in California actively funding startups across all sectors and stages, from pre-seed to growth.
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California Investors (1056)
CrossLayer Capital Fund
CrossLayer Capital Fund
San Francisco, California
Lawnfield Investments
Lawnfield Investments
Orinda, California
Dan Tour
Clearwood Partners
Los Angeles, CA
Potential investment opportunities
G2VP III A
G2VP III A
Portola Valley, California
Incubate Fund US
Incubate Fund US
Los Altos, California
Quiet Access
Quiet Access
San Francisco, California
Saama Capital
Saama Capital
Palo Alto, California
Lexi Ventures Fund
Lexi Ventures Fund
San Francisco, California
HCM S5Aiv
HCM S5Aiv
San Francisco, California
Quiet SH
Quiet SH
San Francisco, California
Aurum VP Fund
Aurum VP Fund
Pleasanton, California
Type One Fund
Type One Fund
Malibu, California
MVPWISA25, a series of MVP
MVPWISA25, a series of MVP
Menlo Park, California
Mintaka VC II-A
Mintaka VC II-A
Belmont, California
Mintaka VC
Mintaka VC
Belmont, California
GGF
GGF
San Francisco, California
Karmic Ventures Fund
Karmic Ventures Fund
Palo Alto, California
ASQ Pioneer Fund
ASQ Pioneer Fund
Burlingame, California
AND VII, a series of FDVC Growth
AND VII, a series of FDVC Growth
Campbell, California
Exponential Technologies Frontiers Venture Fund
Exponential Technologies Frontiers Venture Fund
Los Altos, California
Shield Capital Fund II-Parallel
Shield Capital Fund II-Parallel
Burlingame, California
B Capital MESA Venture Fund
B Capital MESA Venture Fund
Manhattan Beach, California
B Capital Ascent Fund
B Capital Ascent Fund
Manhattan Beach, California
MVPEXAA25, a series of MVP
MVPEXAA25, a series of MVP
Menlo Park, California
Foreground Capital Fund
Foreground Capital Fund
San Francisco, California
PLUS Collective Access 1D
PLUS Collective Access 1D
Marina Del Rey, California
Capra Ventures H1
Capra Ventures H1
San Francisco, California
Chris Hoppe
General Inception
Menlo Park, CA
General Inception is a deep-tech venture studio ("Igniter") that co-founds and builds life sciences companies across Engineered Biology, Life Science Tools & Diagnostics, and Therapeutics. They...
Raisewell Ventures Fund
Raisewell Ventures Fund
Berkeley, California
NuFund
NuFund
San Diego, California
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
Menlo Park, CA
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by [Don Valentine](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/don-valentine) in 1972. The Wall Street Journal has called Sequoia Capital "one of the...
Redpoint Ventures
Redpoint Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
Redpoint Ventures has helped entrepreneurs build innovative businesses that defy convention, shape the future, and change the world. From early investments in industry pioneers like Netflix, TiVo,...
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz
Menlo Park, CA
Andreessen Horowitz is a $2.5 billion venture capital firm that was launched on July 6, 2009. [Marc Andreessen](/person/marc-andreessen), [Ben Horowitz](/person/ben-horowitz), [John...
Celesta Capital
Celesta Capital
San Mateo, California
Electric Capital Venture Fund
Electric Capital Venture Fund
Palo Alto, California
US Venture Partners
US Venture Partners
Menlo Park, CA
U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a leading Silicon valley-based venture capital firm, helping entrepreneurs build world-class companies since 1981. USVP focuses on early stage opportunities in sectors...
Fleet Club Investment, a series of 2am Ventures Opportunities India
Fleet Club Investment, a series of 2am Ventures Opportunities India
La Habra, California
Embedding VC Fund
Embedding VC Fund
Burlingame, California
Portfolia 2025 YourChoice
Portfolia 2025 YourChoice
San Mateo, California
Odd Bird Ventures
Odd Bird Ventures
Mountain View, California
Lightspeed Venture Partners Select
Lightspeed Venture Partners Select
Menlo Park, California
Lightspeed Opportunity Fund
Lightspeed Opportunity Fund
Menlo Park, California
NOVAWAVE Fund
NOVAWAVE Fund
Menlo Park, California
Lumina OSM
Lumina OSM
Venice, California
Genius Ventures Founding Fund
Genius Ventures Founding Fund
Woodside, California
NSV Wolf Capital
NSV Wolf Capital
Los Altos, California
Waybury Opportunity BP
Waybury Opportunity BP
Carpinteria, California
MISTAH
MISTAH
Menlo Park, California
V360 Holdings LLC Series 1003 Venture Capital Fund
V360 Holdings LLC Series 1003 Venture Capital Fund
Petaluma, California
TSG Ventures
TSG Ventures
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Inspire Global Ventures Fund
Inspire Global Ventures Fund
Larkspur, California
Interlagos II, LLC, an Interlagos Capital Fund
Interlagos II, LLC, an Interlagos Capital Fund
El Segundo, California
Interlagos III, LLC, an Interlagos Capital Fund
Interlagos III, LLC, an Interlagos Capital Fund
El Segundo, California
Boost VC Deep Tech Fund
Boost VC Deep Tech Fund
San Mateo, California
Opportunity I - Factorial Funds Athena
Opportunity I - Factorial Funds Athena
Newport Beach, California
Interlagos I, LLC, an Interlagos Capital Fund
Interlagos I, LLC, an Interlagos Capital Fund
El Segundo, California
Radicle Impact Opportunity Fund
Radicle Impact Opportunity Fund
San Francisco, California
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls
Orinda, California
Lightspeed-AB
Lightspeed-AB
Menlo Park, California
OSEA Angel Investors
OSEA Angel Investors
California
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Radicle-Terlac
Radicle-Terlac
San Diego, California
S32 Fund
S32 Fund
Palo Alto, California
Artis TechBio Multiclass
Artis TechBio Multiclass
San Francisco, California
Calah Opportunities
Calah Opportunities
Menlo Park, California
Pier 88 Growth Equity Fund IV - Hydro-Blok
Pier 88 Growth Equity Fund IV - Hydro-Blok
San Francisco, California
Sozo Ventures
Sozo Ventures
Redwood City, California
Parlance Rho
Parlance Rho
Irvine, California
WCM Partners
WCM Partners
Laguna Beach, California
HCM S19A
HCM S19A
San Francisco, California
Chispa VC Kapitalex, a series of Decile
Chispa VC Kapitalex, a series of Decile
San Francisco, California
Kairos Fund
Kairos Fund
Beverly Hills, California
Karl Bracken
Ocampo Capital
Pacific Palisades, California
Repeat purchase consumable category businesses with differentiated IP or defensible manufacturing/vertical integration; typically invests at 1000000-5000000 revenue, targets 5-10% equity, takes...
Morgenthaler Ventures
Morgenthaler Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
Morgenthaler Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in IT and life sciences companies.
Fabian Hediger
Studio Alpha
San Francisco, CA
Application-layer AI for business (enterprise and SMB); accelerator running batches of five companies with weekly 30-minute founder sessions; invests only in teams of two or three founders; typical...
Good Group
Good Group
Studio City, California
Sugati Ventures
Sugati Ventures
San Ramon, California
Lukas Williams
Point Grey Pictures
Los Angeles, CA
New angel, onboarded by Ben and Tim on 2026-08-25. Plans $100k to $200k over the next few years in many small checks ($5k to $10k) at pre-seed and seed, earlier rather than later. Sectors:...
Paul Borowick
Underdog Labs
Bay Area, CA
Asset-light, AI-native companies with a knowledge moat and proprietary data at pre-seed first check (target SAFE cap ~$6M post-money); Underdog writes $100K–$500K into rounds that grow to $1.5M–$2M;...
Fifth Era Coinvestors, LLC - Kraken
Fifth Era Coinvestors, LLC - Kraken
Tiburon, California
Tribe Crypto Fund
Tribe Crypto Fund
Menlo Park, California
EMERGENT VENTURES
EMERGENT VENTURES
Belmont, California
Cheyenne Ventures Fund
Cheyenne Ventures Fund
Woodside, California
Enea Fund
Enea Fund
Atherton, California
Novera Holdings
Novera Holdings
San Francisco, California
Novera Ventures
Novera Ventures
San Francisco, California
Danil Kislinskiy
GGW Ventures
Bay Area, CA
**Mandate: Danil Kislinskiy (Selective Capital syndicate plus GGW network)** **Sectors.** Explicitly sector-agnostic. Deals routed across deep tech, aerospace and defense, clim RECONSTRUCTED...
Bermuda Club Holdings
Bermuda Club Holdings
Carlsbad, California
Alidade Investments
Alidade Investments
Orinda, California
Walnut Street Investments
Walnut Street Investments
Orinda, California
Exponential Technologies Frontiers Fund
Exponential Technologies Frontiers Fund
Los Altos, California
HCM S15Aiii
HCM S15Aiii
San Francisco, California
VL Fund
VL Fund
Atherton, California
Founders Circle Capital Series
Founders Circle Capital Series
Campbell, California
Lightspeed Venture Partners XV-B (Ignite)
Lightspeed Venture Partners XV-B (Ignite)
Menlo Park, California
Lightspeed Venture Partners XV-A (Inception)
Lightspeed Venture Partners XV-A (Inception)
Menlo Park, California
Halcyon Futures Investments Fund
Halcyon Futures Investments Fund
Santa Monica, California
Overlook Fund
Overlook Fund
San Francisco, California
Founders Circle Capital IV (II)
Founders Circle Capital IV (II)
Campbell, California
Zacua Ventures Fund
Zacua Ventures Fund
San Mateo, California
Goldweighers Field
Goldweighers Field
Orinda, California
MFC Select III, L.P., Delaware limited partnership
MFC Select III, L.P., Delaware limited partnership
Menlo Park, California
Jafco Ventures
Jafco Ventures
Palo Alto, CA
JAFCO Ventures is an independent venture capital firm investing in emerging technology companies with true breakout potential. They look for exceptional companies with differentiated technology and...
Core Innovation Capital
Core Innovation Capital
West Hollywood, California
MFA Select III, L.P., Delaware limited partnership
MFA Select III, L.P., Delaware limited partnership
Menlo Park, California
Alta Partners
Alta Partners
San Francisco, CA
Alta Partners is a leading venture capital firm in life sciences, funding over 130 companies in the industry since 1996. Their diverse and integrated team brings together a powerful depth of...
SGV37, a Series of SGV
SGV37, a Series of SGV
San Diego, California
ACP Kin
ACP Kin
San Francisco, California
Lightspeed-A2
Lightspeed-A2
Menlo Park, California
GreatPoint Ventures Innovation Fund
GreatPoint Ventures Innovation Fund
San Francisco, California
Republic S Ventures Velvet, a Series of Republic Ventures SPVs
Republic S Ventures Velvet, a Series of Republic Ventures SPVs
San Francisco, California
AUTHENTIC VENTURES
AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Oakland, California
XLIV Capital
XLIV Capital
Studio City, California
Life Ventures Legacy
Life Ventures Legacy
Rancho Santa Fe, California
HCM S17B
HCM S17B
San Francisco, California
Fellows Fund
Fellows Fund
Campbell, California
BSF
BSF
Berkeley, California
NV Akido, a series of NDSPV Investments
NV Akido, a series of NDSPV Investments
Los Angeles, California
GoAhead Ventures
GoAhead Ventures
San Mateo, California
Standard Capital Ventures Fund
Standard Capital Ventures Fund
San Francisco, California
Chaotica Fund
Chaotica Fund
San Francisco, California
TOGETHER FUND
TOGETHER FUND
Atherton, California
OpenAI Startup Fund
OpenAI Startup Fund
San Francisco, California
CC Frontier, L.P. Aalo
CC Frontier, L.P. Aalo
Montecito, California
Portfolia 2022
Portfolia 2022
San Mateo, California
Articulate Venture Capital Fund
Articulate Venture Capital Fund
San Francisco, California
Keymaker Mojo Vision
Keymaker Mojo Vision
Menlo Park, California
Portfolia 2025
Portfolia 2025
San Mateo, California
Portfolia 2025 Mirvie
Portfolia 2025 Mirvie
San Mateo, California
SUVAN VENTURES FUND
SUVAN VENTURES FUND
Cupertino, California
Canonical Crypto Fund
Canonical Crypto Fund
Orinda, California
Village Global Select Z
Village Global Select Z
Covina, California
Megalith Ventures
Megalith Ventures
Tiburon, California
Cervin Ventures Fund, LP (Series 3)
Cervin Ventures Fund, LP (Series 3)
Palo Alto, California
Cervin Ventures Fund, LP (Series 2)
Cervin Ventures Fund, LP (Series 2)
Palo Alto, California
Strategy Capital Growth Investors
Strategy Capital Growth Investors
Los Altos, California
Dr Nadeem
Dr Nadeem
Santa Clara, California
supernatural ventures
supernatural ventures
Beverly Hills, California
Position Ventures
Position Ventures
San Francisco, California
DC, a series of Platform Fund
DC, a series of Platform Fund
San Francisco, California
MVPSEMA25, a series of MVP
MVPSEMA25, a series of MVP
Menlo Park, California
Khosla Ventures Opportunity
Khosla Ventures Opportunity
Menlo Park, California
Outset Capital Fund
Outset Capital Fund
San Francisco, California
Point Olema U.S. Venture Capital Portfolio
Point Olema U.S. Venture Capital Portfolio
San Francisco, California
Biotechnology Value Fund
Biotechnology Value Fund
San Francisco, CA
Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. is an evergreen fund specializing in early stage financing. It focuses on undervalued investment opportunities in the biotechnology sector.
SVASE/Cambridge West Ventures
SVASE/Cambridge West Ventures
Redwood City, CA
SVASE, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, in conjunction with Cambridge West Ventures, a new seed fund in Silicon Valley, is looking to find passionate entrepreneurial teams...
Authentic Strategic Partners
Authentic Strategic Partners
Oakland, California
Boom Capital Fund
Boom Capital Fund
Woodside, California
Portfolia 2025 Grubmarket
Portfolia 2025 Grubmarket
San Mateo, California
ECP O10
ECP O10
Palo Alto, California
VD Fund I, a series of Harpoon Opportunities
VD Fund I, a series of Harpoon Opportunities
Coronado, California
Commonkind
Commonkind
Los Angeles, California
Bear Equity
Bear Equity
Chico, CA
Business Equity Appraisal Reports, Inc., also known as BEAR, was founded in 1987 to develop business valuation software. Since then, BEAR has evolved into business valuation firm working through a...
Draper Associates
Draper Associates
San Mateo, California
Dhillon Capital
Dhillon Capital
San Mateo, CA
Dhillon Capital was founded in 2005 by Gaurav Dhillon, co-founder and former CEO of data integration pioneer Informatica (Nasdaq:INFA). The fund was launched to create innovative Web 2.0 companies...
Andrew Darcovich
Darco Group
Los Angeles, CA
Pre-seed, seed and Series A; focused on physical AI, robotics, defense and space. Wants to be the first check in a crazy big idea: backs domain-expert founders "that'll run through walls,"...
Clean Pacific Ventures
Clean Pacific Ventures
San Francisco, CA
[Clean Pacific Ventures](http://www.cleanpacific.com) invests in early stage clean technology companies.
Edition Ventures
Edition Ventures
Greenbrae, California
Draper Richards
Draper Richards
Menlo Park, CA
[Draper Richards](http://www.draperrichards.com) is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.
Adam B. Struck
Struck Capital
Los Angeles, CA
A B2B Seed-stage founder building a category-defining company in a large, fragmented market who can leverage Struck's platform engine — BD, talent, PR, and Series A prep — to achieve escape velocity.
Birchmere Labs
Birchmere Labs
Palo Alto, CA
Randall Kaplan
JUMP Investors
Los Angeles, CA
Founded in 1999, JUMP Investors is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California. The firm seeks to make investments in sectors like information technology, healthcare, media, and...
Rothenberg Ventures
Rothenberg Ventures
San Francisco, CA
Rothenberg Ventures invests in technology-enabled, scalable, asset-light entrepreneurs.
Clint Korver
Ulu Ventures
Palo Alto, CA
Seed-stage, US-focused software & internet investors who emphasize diversity and decision-analysis driven diligence; target high-conviction founders in enterprise software, fintech, digital health,...
Larry Li
Amino Capital
Palo Alto, CA
Amino Capital is a Palo Alto-based VC focused on data moat and network-effect companies. Investment first principles: big data, machine learning, and exceptional products. We invest seed-to-growth...
John Seung
LFX Venture Partners
Los Angeles, CA
Invests in companies that create a more efficient and sustainable global supply chain, focused on first-, middle-, and last-mile technologies with emphasis on models, sustainability, and efficiency.
Paarul Dudeja
Working Capital Fund
Redwood City, CA
Working Capital Fund invests in early and growth-stage technology companies that create responsible, transparent, and equitable global supply chains. Focus areas include AI/ML, computer vision,...
Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners
Menlo Park, CA
Bessemer Venture Partners has over 100 years of investing experience, with a portfolio ranging from brick and mortar retailer Staples to popular web brands like...
Altos Ventures
Altos Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
[Altos Ventures](http://www.altosvc.com/) is a first-stage venture capital firm. The firm has been the first and lead investor in over 50 high-growth technology companies. More than a dozen of these...
Sand Hill Capital
Sand Hill Capital
Menlo Park, CA
Sand Hill Capital is a diversified financial services company that provides debt and equity solutions to venture capital backed start-up companies. They have been providing creative, tailored debt...
Clearlake Capital Group
Clearlake Capital Group
Santa Monica, CA
Clearlake Capital Group, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in corporate structures, recapitalizations, restructurings, rescue financings, going private buyouts, growth and minority equity...
Cardinal Venture Capital
Cardinal Venture Capital
Menlo Park, CA
[Cardinal Venture Capital](http://www.cardinalvc.com) invests in early stage technology companies in the areas of Digital Media, Financial Technology, Mobility and Software-as-a-Service.
Kyto Technology and Life Sciences Inc.
Kyto Technology and Life Sciences Inc.
Palo Alto, California
K2X is a Silicon Valley-based FinTech offering global investors a novel, safer, higher-return, non-correlated, diversified, and liquid (assuming NASDAQ IPO completed) way to invest in the best...
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
San Diego, CA
In July 1985, seven industry veterans came together in the den of Dr. Irwin Jacobs San Diego home to discuss an idea. Those visionariesFranklin Antonio, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein...
Pyramid Technology Ventures
Pyramid Technology Ventures
San Francisco, CA
Pyramid is a leading San Francisco-based venture capital firm that partners with talented entrepreneurs to help build market leading, successful businesses. Their partners have been successfully...
Presidio STX
Presidio STX
Santa Clara, CA
Founded in 1998, Presidio Ventures is the wholly owned early stage investment vehicle of Sumitomo Corporation. Their work to identify the most promising growth industries and partner with the...
Illuminate Ventures
Illuminate Ventures
Oakland, CA
Illuminate Ventures invests in early-stage high-tech companies.
Monitor Ventures
Monitor Ventures
Los Angeles, CA
Monitor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to commercialize technology into world-class products and services. Founded in 2002, the Firm...
ArrowPath Venture Partners
ArrowPath Venture Partners
Redwood Shores, CA
ArrowPath is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $325 million under management. They focus on early and expansion stage companies developing highly differentiated enterprise and...
Bronco Ventures
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
University-affiliated accelerator at Santa Clara University supporting startups in Silicon Valley.
General Inception
General Inception
San Francisco, CA
Deep tech venture studio that partners as a business co-founder with scientific founders to translate foundational science into companies across engineered biology, life science tools & diagnostics,...
Citrix Startup Accelerator
Citrix Startup Accelerator
Santa Clara, CA
Citrix Startup Accelerator is an early-stage investor that invests in enterprise start-ups.
Rod Adams
Nucleation Capital
Menlo Park, CA
Focus on nuclear and climate/clean energy investing
WS Investments
WS Investments
Palo Alto, CA
WS Investment Co. is the investment fund of law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. The fund was formed in 1978 and has been managed throughout by Mario Rosati. All fundraising is internal, with...
i/o Ventures
i/o Ventures
San Francisco, CA
i/o ventures is an early stage startup program that focuses heavily on its mentorship. We work closely with founders from product launch through the next stage of company development, sharing what...
Subtraction Capital
Subtraction Capital
San Francisco, CA
Subtraction Capital is a venture fund providing financial support to entrepreneurs.
Thomas Weisel Venture Partners
Thomas Weisel Venture Partners
San Francisco, CA
Thomas Weisel Venture Partners (TWVP) is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging information technology companies. As a partner with a long-term perspective, TWVP plays an...
Rovi Corporation
Rovi Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
Rovi Corporation provides digital entertainment technology solutions for the discovery and management of entertainment content. It offers guidance, home network connection, content protection, and...
AME Cloud Ventures
AME Cloud Ventures
Palo Alto, CA
AME Cloud Ventures is the venture fund led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo! AME Cloud Ventures focuses on seed to later stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data. We...
Headland Ventures
Headland Ventures
San Rafael, CA
Headland Ventures LP is a Venture Partnership focused on early stage company investing. The General Partner of Headland Ventures LP is Headland Management LLC. Headland Management LLC acts as the...
Roda Group
Roda Group
Berkeley, CA
Roda Group is a "venture development company" that invests in technology companies.
Capricorn Investment Group
Capricorn Investment Group
Palo Alto, CA
Capricorn Investment Group is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to foundations, endowments, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. It invests in...
NXT Capital
NXT Capital
Chicago, CA
NXT capital is a venture company investing in businesses across North America.
Right Side Capital Management
Right Side Capital Management
San Francisco, CA
RightSide Capital Management is a San Francisco based firm, targeting seed-stage startups. They plan to have 100-200 investments per year, give completely standard terms, have no face-to-face...
KTB Ventures
KTB Ventures
Palo Alto, CA
They seek companies that will benefit from the strategic advantage of their investment, beyond mere capital. They invest in companies that have a sustainable competitive advantage in addressing a...
Quantum Technology Partners
Quantum Technology Partners
San Jose, CA
Quantum Technology Partners invests in early stage technology and life sciences companies. Quantum was founded by Barry Dickman in March of 2000. Quantum has established an Advisory Board which...
CDTI
CDTI
Ventura, CA
reinmkr capital
reinmkr capital
Marina Del Rey, CA
We are a boutique seed and early capital fund, customizing our relationship with each portfolio company in a way thats meaningful and critical for them. We partner with founders and strive to...
Velos Partners
Velos Partners
Westwood, CA
Velos Partners is a new consumer growth equity fund based in Los Angeles. The fund was founded by two investment partners from top tier large investment firms. The goal of Velos Partners is to invest...
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