Seed funds in Los Angeles

Founded 2008 as one of the first seed firms deliberately built outside Silicon Valley, Crosscut backs LA founders from Seed to Series A. Has scaled to 170+ companies and $300M+ AUM while staying LA-centered, typically writing $1.5M–$2.5M...

LA-based seed fund founded by Eva Ho and TX Zhuo, backing technical founders in B2B software, fintech, data infrastructure and developer tools. Leads seed rounds and is a fixture of the LA enterprise-software scene.

LA-based seed fund investing in B2B software, backing technical founders building vertical SaaS and B2B infrastructure. A long-running pillar of the LA seed community, active in the local founder and operator network.

Seed-stage B2B software specialist founded 2017 by Mark Mullen and Jim Andelman. Now manages $1B+ AUM across multiple funds; its fourth core fund closed at $245M in 2025. Focuses exclusively on early B2B SaaS founders and is among the mo...

Early-stage firm bridging the 'post-angel to pre-venture' gap with a co-investment approach, typically writing $100K–$1M checks. Operates across LA and Southeast Asia and has co-invested alongside Crosscut, Rustic Canyon and Science on n...

Early-stage fund founded 2020 by Austin Clements and Ajay Relan, rooted in economic inclusion and named after the Slauson Avenue corridor where the founders met. Closed a $75M Fund I (LPs including Ron Conway) and a $100M Fund II in 2024...

LA-based pre-seed firm whose explicit mission is to back Southern California's best founders earlier than anyone else. Leads pre-seed rounds with $250K–$500K checks backed by a local founder/operator LP flywheel, and markets a founder-fr...

LA-based seed and early-stage fund with a strong bridge to the Korean and broader Asian startup ecosystems, co-investing in cross-border rounds alongside BonAngels and other regional funds. Focuses on early consumer and tech-enabled comp...

Venture firm launched to commercialize and back deep-tech startups spinning out of Caltech and the broader LA research base. Focuses on hard-science founders at the earliest stages, complementing Caltech's internal Rocket and Seed funds.