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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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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.

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.