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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 stagesPre-Seed (5)Seed (16)Early-stage (4)Series A (6)Growth (3)Growth Equity (1)Pre-seed (2)first round (1)Seed through growth (primarily Series A and Series B) (1)Early to growth-stage (1)Bridge (1)Early Series A (1)
All citiesLos Angeles (10)San Diego (6)Santa Monica (4)Irvine (3)Newport Beach (2)Cerritos (1)
Any check sizeUnder $1M (3)$1M–$5M (6)$5M+ (4)Not stated (18)
All sectorsGeneralist (5)Industry agnostic (3)Technology (2)AI (2)Life Sciences (2)Gaming (1)early-stage (1)Consumer (1)commerce (1)B2B Software (1)Frontier Tech (1)PropTech (1)

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Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Pismo Ventures

Irvine, CA

Industry agnostic

Invests in early-stage startups that are beyond ideation, have a committed team, and possess domain expertise. Syndicates with other investment groups and facilitates funding for pre-seed, seed, and Series A companies, alongside an advisory arm offering fractional C-suite and exit-planning services to more established businesses.

Seed, Bridge, Early Series AEst. 1997

TCA Venture Group

Irvine, CA

Industry agnostic

Formerly Tech Coast Angels, a not-for-profit angel investment organization founded in 1997 backing companies with innovative, differentiated solutions across industries. Supports entrepreneurs through seed, bridge, and early A-round funding, with a stated priority on California-based founders, though roughly half of investments now go outside the region.