Consumer-focused VC combining venture capital with a startup studio. Backs companies transforming how people live, work, and play. Co-founders: Carter Reum and Courtney Reum.

LA B2B software specialist. Seed and Series A. Focus: enterprise-focused founders. Partner: Jim Andelman.

La Jolla-based seed/early VC. $750M+ invested across 11 funds. Life sciences and tech. Founded by Kevin Kinsella. 125+ companies. Notable: Vertex, Synaptics, Vocera, Onyx Pharma. WSJ top biotech VC. [merged from 817]: San Diego's pioneering life sciences + tech VC. Founded 1983 by Kevin Kinsella. $750M+ deployed. Separate Avalon BioVentures fund ($135M, 2022) exclusively for early-stage biotech. Managing Partners: Jay Lichter, Sandy Madigan, Tighe Reardon. Accelerator model: incubates companies internally before bringing in co-investors. Notable: Erasca, Janux, Synthorx (acq. Sanofi $2.5B), Calporta (acq. Merck), Nerio (acq. Boehringer-Ingelheim $1.3B).

$5.3B AUM. Growth equity and PE. Consumer, financial, health, travel verticals. Co-founder Raj Ganguly. Backed Lambda, Accacia, Carlsmed.

Early-stage LA VC. Fund VI investing in frontier tech: space exploration, clean energy, advanced manufacturing. 118 companies, 4 unicorns. Partners: Rick Smith, Brian Garrett, Brett Brewer.

LA boutique seed fund. Invests in founders solving systemic problems through data, AI, and automation. Partner: Eva Ho.

DMV-active PE firm backing software and tech-enabled services. Active in DC government IT space.

Hands-on early-stage VC for SoCal software and internet companies. Combines accelerator and VC. Partners: William Hsu and Omar Hamoui.

Early-stage enterprise and deep tech VC. LA + Singapore offices. Focus: enterprise software, sustainability. Partner: Eric Manlunas.