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Los Angeles has quietly become a serious destination for founders looking for funding. The city's venture scene is diverse, with firms backing everything from deep tech to consumer brands.
Some firms are incredibly active, like Strong Ventures with over 300 investments or BAM Ventures with more than 160. Getting to know these investors is the first step to finding the right partner for your startup.
Below is our list of the best 51 VC firms in Los Angeles.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →Riot Ventures invests in seed and early-stage startups working on deep technology. They support founders who are solving difficult scientific and engineering problems to rebuild the industries that make up the physical world.
Focusing exclusively on the global gaming market, Griffin Gaming Partners backs companies from seed to growth stages across content, software, and social platforms. Their portfolio includes major industry players like Discord and AppLovin, reflecting their role in building the next generation of gaming.
Drawing from their own experience as successful entrepreneurs, the team at BAM Ventures provides seed and early-stage funding for consumer brands. They offer hands-on support to help build companies, counting brands like Honey, GOAT, and Headspace in their portfolio.
Strong Ventures provides seed funding and mentorship to help Korean and Asian entrepreneurs break into the global market. Drawing on their own experience as operators, they offer hands-on assistance to portfolio companies, which include successes like Sendbird and Tapas Media.
Interlagos Capital invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies shaping the future of commerce, particularly in infrastructure, fintech, and AI. They partner with founders at the earliest stages, providing capital and guidance from a team of experienced commerce operators and investors.
Blue Bear Capital backs companies applying AI and data-driven technologies to transform the energy, infrastructure, and climate sectors. The firm's investments aim to accelerate the digital transformation of these essential industries, creating more efficient and sustainable global systems.
Core Innovation Capital invests in early-stage startups that are rebuilding essential, yet often overlooked, industries like financial services, healthcare, and real estate. Their portfolio, which includes well-known names like Nerdwallet and Ripple, is focused on technology that improves cost, access, and outcomes for everyday people.
Gold House fights for socioeconomic equity by investing in and promoting companies founded by Asian and Pacific Islander (API) creatives and entrepreneurs. The organization unites a community of changemakers, providing support for ventures from the seed to late stages.
As the largest venture capital firm focused on real estate technology, Fifth Wall invests in entrepreneurs redefining the future of the Built World. The firm connects its portfolio companies to a global consortium of the world’s largest real estate owners and operators, creating distinct partnership opportunities.
Regeneration.VC fuels early-stage, consumer-powered climate innovation by investing in companies built on circular and regenerative principles. Their portfolio includes startups rethinking everything from materials and packaging design to consumer brands and reuse technologies, all aiming for measurable environmental impact.
The firms we've highlighted are just a fraction of the investors backing founders across the city. Together, these additional VCs have funded over 1,600 startups and guided more than 220 to an exit.
There are many more active investors helping build the next generation of LA companies. Here’s a look at the other venture capital firms funding what's next in Los Angeles.
| VC Firm | Year Founded | Nº Investments | Nº Exits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 119 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 21 | — | |
| 2018 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 68 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | — | |
| 2017 | 46 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 163 | 29 | |
| 2017 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2017 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 42 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 97 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 51 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 156 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 75 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 23 | 5 | |
| 2016 | — | — | |
| 2020 | 1 | — | |
| 2014 | 53 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1931 | 55 | 40 | |
| 2019 | 86 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 153 | 30 | |
| 2020 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | 90 | 4 | |
| 2019 | — | — | |
| 2022 | 127 | 1 |
