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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.

All investors

Pre-seed, first round

A26 Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

Generalistearly-stage

An early-stage venture fund structured like a fund but run like a network: 105 investing members back every deal together, writing $25K checks at a startup's first round, with each investment decided by a majority vote of the members.

Check size

$25K (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 AEst. 2008

Crosscut Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

Frontier Tech

Invests in early-stage frontier technologies, hardware and software, at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation — the most established seed-stage venture fund in LA, taking founders from Seed to Series A.

Est. 2016

Fifth Wall

Los Angeles, CA

PropTech

The largest investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech) — backs category-defining companies and partners with roughly 115 of the world's largest real estate owner-operators as strategic LPs.

Est. 2017

Fika Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

B2B

An early-stage, B2B-focused venture capital firm investing in subject-matter experts shaping the future of their industries, with hands-on support in recruiting, business development, and capital strategy.

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

Pre-Seed, Seed

TenOneTen Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

B2B / Deep Tech

Invests early in technical teams transforming major industries — healthcare, logistics, real estate, and manufacturing — betting on technical founders solving critical problems in sectors facing both existential threats and major opportunities.

Check size

$500K–$5M (typical round size the firm participates in, not a per-check figure)

Pre-Seed, Seed, Growth

Upfront Ventures

Los Angeles, CA

Generalist

Comes in at the earliest stages — seed or even pre-seed — and stays with founders through growth via its own growth fund. Invests nationally and internationally for the right deal, with investment professionals in both LA and the Bay Area.