LA / OC Venture Capital and Angel Fund Directory
As a service to entrepreneurs in Southern California, Cayenne Consulting has created a directory of local Angel Investor Groups, Venture Capital Firms, and Private Equity Firms. If you are seeking to raise capital from investors in this region, please feel free to contact our business plan consultants in Los Angeles and Orange County. We can help you prepare a compelling pitch deck and financial forecast.
| Firm | Team | Location | Size | Type | Areas of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Grade Investments | Ashton Kutcher Guy Oseary Ron Burkle |
Los Angeles, CA | $100M + | Early Stage | Consumer Technology |
| Ankona Capital | Josh Harmsen Brian Mesic Newth Morris Jared Smith |
Newport Beach, CA | $100M + | Early Stage | B2B Software |
| Anthem Venture Partners | William Woodward Brian Mesic Samit Varma |
Santa Monica, CA | Early Stage | Information Technology, Internet, New Media | |
| Arcturus Capital | Stevan Birnbaum Donald Hall Stephen Watkins |
Pasadena, CA | Early Stage | Medical Devices, Biotech, Hardware, Software, Internet, Automation, Optics | |
| Baroda Ventures | David Bohett Peter Lee |
Beverly Hills, CA | Seed, Series A | Consumer Internet, SaaS | |
| Blade Ventures | Craig Gunther Brain Flucht Rajeev Varshneya Ram Parameswaran |
Mission Viejo, CA | Later Stage Ventures | IT Services, Media and Entertainment, Technology | |
| Bonfire Ventures (formerly Double M Partners and Rincon Venture Partners) | Jim Andelman Mark Mullen Brett Queener |
Santa Monica, CA | Early Stage | B2B Software | |
| Brentwood Associates | William Barnum Anthony Choe |
Los Angeles, CA | $650m | Private Equity | Branded consumer products; consumer and business services; direct marketing, including direct mail and e-commerce; education; health and wellness; restaurants; and specialty retail |
| Connect Ventures (formerly CAA Ventures) | Rick Yang | Menlo Park, CA | Early Stage | Consumer Internet | |
| California Technology Ventures | Alexander Suh William Hanna Dorothy Pavloff |
Pasadena, CA | Early Stage | Information & Communications Technology, Telecommunications, Electronics, Semiconductors, Software & Systems, Multimedia, Internet, Life Sciences, Biotech, Medical Devices | |
| Caltius Equity Partners | Jim Upchurch Michael Kane |
Los Angeles, CA | Later Stage | Healthcare Services and Products, Food and Beverage, Consumer Services and Products, Business Services, Light Manufacturing | |
| Canyon Creek Capital | Buck Jordan | Santa Monica, CA | Bridge to A; Series A | Technology, Consumer Products | |
| Carlyle Group | William Conway Jr. Daniel D’Aniello David Rubenstein Glenn Youngkin Adena Friedman Jeffrey Ferguson |
Los Angeles, CA | $5B + | Private Equity – Late Stage | Aerospace/Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Consumer and Retail, Energy and Power, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial Infrastructure, Real Estate, Tech and Business Services |
| Clearstone Venture Partners | Bill Elkus Jim Armstrong Sumant Mandal |
Santa Monica, CA | $600M | Early & Growth Stage | Infrastructure, eCommerce, social, mobile |
| Crosscut Ventures | Maureen Klewicki Nick Kim |
Venice, CA | Seed/Early Stage | Technology, Media, Consumer Products | |
| D. E. Shaw Group | David Shaw | Newport Beach, CA | Early Stage | Financial Services | |
| Finaventures | Rachid Sefrioui Sam Lee |
Santa Monica, CA | Early Stage/Growth | IT Services, Software | |
| Frontier | David Cremin Scott Lenet Frank Foster |
Sherman Oaks, CA | $5B+ | Startup/Seed | Business Products and Services, Consumer Products and Services, Financial Services, Internet Media and Entertainment, Retailing/Distribution, Software, Technology |
| Fuse Capital (possibly defunct since their website has been down) | David Britts Keyur Patel Roland Van der Meer |
Santa Monica, CA | Early Stage | Digital Media, Communications | |
| Greycroft | Alan Patricof Dana Settle Ian Sigalow |
Los Angeles, CA | $600M + | Early through Growth Stage | Technology & Media |
| Hamilton Apex Ventures | Robert Ellsworth Richard Crosby Donald Grimm Kerry Dance Malcolm Finlayson |
Solana Beach, CA | $100M + | Startup Seed, Early Stage | BioPharma, Therapeutic Med Devices, BioTech Platforms, Drug Delivery |
| Karlin Ventures | TX Zhuo Erin Shipley Arteen Arabshahi |
Los Angeles, CA | Early Stage | Enterprise Software, Commerce Platforms, Marketplaces | |
| Lovell Minnick Partners | Jeffrey Lovell James Minnick Jennings Newcom John Cochran |
El Segundo, CA | $500M + | Later Stage | Business Products and Services, Financial Services, Industrial/Energy, IT Services, Software |
| March Capital Partners | Jim Armstrong Sumant Mandal Gregory Milken Jamie Montgomery |
Santa Monica, CA | Undisclosed | Early through Late Stage | Technology |
| Miramar Venture Partners | Bruce Hallett Bob Holmen Heiner Sussner Rick Fink |
Corona Del Mar, CA | $1B + | Early and Expansion Stage | IT Services/Software |
| Mucker Capital | Erik Rannala William Hsu |
Santa Monica, CA | Seed and Pre-Seed | Internet Software, Services and Media | |
| Okapi Ventrure Capital | B. Mark Averitt Sharon Stevenson |
Laguna Beach, CA | Startup/Early Stage | Life Sciences and IT | |
| Outlander VC | Paige Craig Jeff Lo |
West Hollywood, CA | Early Stage | No longer making investments | |
| Palisades Growth Capital (formerly Centre Palisades Ventures) | Paul D’Addario Bruce Pollack |
Los Angeles, CA | Growth Stage | Information Technology, Communications, Media Technologies | |
| Palomar Ventures | Jim Gauger Bob Obuch Amanda Reed Scott Walters |
Irvine, CA | $500M+ | Startup Seed, Early Stage | IT |
| Pasadena Angels | Chris Wadden | Pasadena, CA | Startups | Various | |
| Pritzker Group Venture Capital | Tony Pritzker J.B. Pritzker Chris Girgenti |
Los Angeles, CA | Seed, Early Stage, Growth | Consumer Products, Consumer Tech, Enterprise Tech, Digital Health, AI, VR/AR | |
| Redpoint Ventures | Allen Beasley Jeff Brody Satish Dharmaraj Tom Dyal Joel Englander |
Los Angeles, CA | $500M | Startup, Early Stage, Growth, Expansion | Consumer Products and Services, Industrial/Energy, Internet, Media and Entertainment, Semiconductors, Software, Technology |
| Rustic Canyon Partners | Tom Unterman Nate Redmond |
Santa Monica, CA | Early Stage | Internet and Digital Media, Energy and Efficiency | |
| Sail Venture Partners | Henry Habicht Walter Schindler Alan Sellers Michael Hammons Chris Rhoades |
Irvine, CA | $1B+ | Startup/Seed, Early Stage, Expansion, Later Stage | Financial, Energy, IT Services, Software |
| ScOp Ventures (formerly O’Connor Ventures) | Kevin O’Connor | Santa Barbara, CA | Startup/Seed, Early Stage | Pre-Growth SaaS companies | |
| Smash Ventures | Evan Richter | Hollywood, CA | Later Stage | Consumer Internet & Software | |
| St. Cloud Capital LLC | Marshall Geller Kacy Rozelle |
Los Angeles, CA | Early and Later Stage | Services, Products, Proven Technologies, and Market Niches | |
| Stage Venture Partners | Rob Vickery Alex Rubalcava |
Los Angeles, CA | Seed Stage | B2B Software; SaaS | |
| Steamboat Ventures | John Ball | Glendale, CA | Early Stage, Growth Stage | Technology, Media, Consumer | |
| Tech Coast Angels | Steve Flaim | Los Angeles & Orange County | Startups | ||
| Upfront Ventures (formerly GRP Partners) | Steven Dietz Brian McLoughlin Yves Sisterton Mark Suster |
Los Angeles, CA | Financial Services, Technologies, Consumer and Retail Innovation, Digital Media and Performance Based Marketing, SaaS and Cloud Infrastructure, Mobile Applications | ||
| Versant Ventures | Barbara Lubash Bradley Bolzon Brain Atwood Camille Samuels |
Newport Beach, CA | $1.6B | Early Stage | Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals |
| Vicente Capital Partners | Jay Ferguson Klaus Koch Nicholas Memmo |
Los Angeles, CA | Later Stage | Business Products and Services, Healthcare, Internet, Networking and Equipment, Telecommunications | |
| Wavemaker Partners (formerly Frontera Group) |
Eric Manlunas Kris Bjornerud Buck Jordan |
Los Angeles, CA | $265M | Startup/Seed, Early Stage | Business Products and Services, Consumer Products and Services, Internet, Media and Entertainment, Retailing/Distribution, Software, Technology, Telecommunications |
If you identify any errors or omissions on this list, please contact us.