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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)

All investors

Early-stage

Correlation Ventures

San Diego, CA

Industry agnostic

One of the most active early-stage VC investors in the US, using a world-leading analytics and data-science team to make investment decisions within days rather than the weeks or months typical of traditional VC diligence. Invests as a syndicate member alongside a lead investor, industry agnostic.

Early-stage

FusionX Ventures

San Diego, CA

TechnologyIndustrialMedical/Life Science

Invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of hardware, software, and cloud (IoT), where the team can add significant value through expertise, relationships, and execution risk reduction. Prioritizes smart device/machine businesses with recurring revenue models and differentiated market solutions.

Seed, Early-stageEst. 2005

Okapi Venture Capital

Newport Beach, CA

Information TechnologyLife Sciences

A seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on information technology and life science investments, closing its first fund in 2006 after a group of local Orange County business leaders committed to backing the vision.

Early-stageEst. 2020

TiE SoCal Angels

Cerritos, CA

Generalist

Membership-based angel investment group backing early-stage, high-growth startups with capital plus mentorship and member-network guidance, investing on a fund or deal-by-deal SPV basis.