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The VCs actually headquartered in SoCal

26 firms, hand-verified — thesis, stage focus, and check size, not just a name and a logo.

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Pre-Seed, SeedEst. 2023

1AM Gaming

Santa Monica, CA

Gaming

Invests in game industry-leading content, platforms, and technology, favoring founders with operator pedigree — track records shipping and scaling games at major franchises like League of Legends, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Apex Legends.

Check size

$2M–$3M (third-party estimate, not firm-published)

Seed, Series AEst. 2014

BAM Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

Consumercommerce

An early-stage, Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded by serial consumer entrepreneurs, backing resilient founders building iconic consumer and commerce companies.

Check size

$500K–$2M (third-party estimate, not firm-published)

Seed

Bonfire Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

B2B Software

A seed-stage venture capital firm backing founders building AI-native B2B software companies. Bonfire has invested exclusively in B2B software for two decades, and stays involved from seed through Series A.

Check size

$2M–$6M

Seed, Series A, GrowthEst. 2006

Greycroft

Los Angeles, CA

AI-driven softwareconsumerand enterprise

A multi-stage venture capital firm investing from seed through growth in AI-driven software, consumer, and enterprise applications — bicoastal since its founding, with the Los Angeles office led by co-founder Dana Settle.

Check size

$500K–$30M depending on stage (third-party estimate, not firm-published)

SeedEst. 2019

MaC Venture Capital

Los Angeles, CA

Generalist

Backs visionary founders shaping culture and innovation, investing across frontier tech, fintech, enterprise, and consumer at the seed stage, with a lens on cultural, technological, and market shifts.

Check size

$1M–$4M

Seed, Series AEst. 2012

Toba Capital

Newport Beach, CA

SaaSIT infrastructureclimate & energy technology

An early-stage venture capital firm investing in SaaS, IT infrastructure, and climate/energy technology, known for a "two bites of the apple" strategy — leading an initial round, then re-underwriting and doubling down at later stages with hands-on operational support.

Check size

$1M–$10M, with Series A checks around $10M (third-party estimate, not firm-published)