Although LA may not be as prominent as their neighbors in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles is a strong hub of investment activity, with roughly $1 billion in venture capital (VC) funding invested every month ($11 billion in 2023). Despite the the national slowdown in startup funding post-pandemic, Los Angeles has remained one of the top metropolitan areas for venture capital investment. Several notable startup unicorns were founded in LA, such as Anduril and Acorns.
As part of our going series of free fundraising resources and investor lists for founders, this article explores the top 15 active VC firms and investors based in Los Angeles, including details regarding their fund size and history:
1. MaC Venture Capital
MaC Venture Capital is the result of the merger between successful Los Angeles and Bay Area based Seed funds, Cross Culture Ventures and M Ventures. MaC Venture Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focused on finding ideas, technology, and products that can become infectious. They invest in technology companies that benefit from shifts in cultural trends and behaviors in an increasingly diverse global marketplace. Mac helps entrepreneurs bring the future into focus to find their breakthrough moment. THeir proven track record of 100+ investments has unlocked growth opportunities through capital, advisement, and relationship building. MaC’s previous funds have returned capital to investors and continue to appreciate in value.
- Founded: 2019
- Fund Size: $319M
- Website: macventurecapital.com
2. Crosscut Ventures
Crosscut Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles. The firm invests $1,000,000 to $3,500,000 in start-ups that have the potential to scale, disrupt, and build large markets. Crosscut is a catalyst for innovation, bringing decades of expertise in technology and entrepreneurship to help passionate founders build world-class companies. Founded in LA, the firm has been committed to powering the entrepreneurship community in southern California since 2008.
- Founded: 2008
- Fund Size: $221M
- Website: crosscut.vc
3. BAM Ventures
BAM Ventures is an early-stage consumer-focused venture capital fund focused on investing in the builders of tomorrow’s iconic brands and technologies.
- Founded: 2014
- Fund Size: $20M
- Website: bam.vc
4. MAGIC Fund
MAGIC Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund built by founders for founders. They back founders solving daunting challenges across the globe at their earliest stages (pre-seed/seed). MAGIC FUnd has backed 200+ tech startups around the world: Bank Novo, Payfazz, Frubana, Retool, CafeX, Py, KiwiBot, Muxy, Chronus Health, Mono, Oxygen, and many more.
- Founded: 2017
- Fund Size: $30M
- Website: magic.fund
5. Strong Ventures
Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports and mentors Korean-Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market. With proven experience as operators, executives and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On top of their financial investment, Strong aims to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking and executional collaboration. And, as Strong Ventures engages together with others, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem a better, stronger and more vibrant place for all.
- Founded: 2011
- Fund Size: $63M
- Website: strongvc.com
6. Fifth Wall
Founded in 2016, Fifth Wall, a Certified B Corporation, is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry. With approximately $3.0 billion in commitments and capital under management, Fifth Wall connects many of the world’s largest owners and operators of real estate with the entrepreneurs who are redefining the future of the Built World. Fifth Wall is backed by a global mix of more than 90 strategic limited partners (LPs) from more than 15 countries, including BNP Paribas Real Estate, British Land, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Host Hotels & Resorts, Kimco Realty Corporation, Lennar, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Marriott International, MetLife Investment Management, Related Companies, Starwood Capital, Toll Brothers, and others. Fifth Wall believes this consortium represents one of the largest groups of potential partners in the global Built World ecosystem, which can result in transformational investments and collaborations with promising portfolio companies. For more information about Fifth Wall, its LPs, and portfolio, visit www.fifthwall.com.
- Founded: 2016
- Fund Size: $1.9B
- Website: fifthwall.com
7. Rainfall Ventures
Rainfall is an early-stage investor founded in 2011 and committed to partnering with world-class founders to help them change industries. Rainfall invests globally and follows a generalist strategy, pursuing opportunities across sectors with an emphasis on Web3, FinTech, No-Code, SaaS, Dev Tools, Gaming, and Digital Health. Some highlights of their portfolio are Robinhood, Sky Mavis, Webflow, Lithic, Alma, Novo, 180 Insurance, StreamElements, Curri, Block Renovation, Mushroom.gg, Papaya Gaming, Datree, and Tomorrow Health.
- Founded: 2011
- Fund Size: $1M
- Website: rainfall.com
8. Alpha Edison
Alpha Edison is a knowledge-driven venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies using AI, data and behavioral science to provide investable insights and unlock new markets. Through thematic investing and business model innovation, Alpha Edison helps entrepreneurs make better decisions and scale their enterprise.
- Founded: 2016
- Fund Size: $63.4M
- Website: alphaedison.com
9. JAM Fund
JAM Fund operates as a venture capital firm investing in visionary founders disrupting large spaces. It is Tinder Founder Justin Mateen’s venture capital firm.
- Founded: 2020
- Fund Size: $150M
- Website: jamfund.com
10. Fika Ventures
Fika Ventures is an LA-based seed fund that invests in founders solving meaningful, systemic problems through the use of data, related AI-enabled technologies, and automation. While this horizontal thesis allows them be fairly sector agnostic, they are especially drawn to innovations in enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, and digital health. Fika will be investing predominantly in LA and the Bay Area, while opportunistically investing in burgeoning markets like Seattle and New York.
- Founded: 2016
- Fund Size: $312M
- Website: fika.vc
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