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Los Angeles directory · 320 firms

Venture capital firms in Los Angeles

LA venture stopped being a Bay Area satellite years ago. Santa Monica and Venice built a consumer and media investing culture the Valley never had, El Segundo became the hardware and defense-tech corridor, and the funds that backed Snap, SpaceX and the creator economy raised successors now deploying across the metro. FirmScope maps 320 venture firms investing from greater Los Angeles - independent partnerships, seed funds and sector specialists - each verified by hand: the fund exists, it is investing, and the stage and sector shown match what it actually backs.

The list is below. The full directory carries working links for every fund, named contacts where published, and filters by stage and sector - useful whether you are raising, researching or trying to land a rare analyst seat.

120
Venture (Generalist)
119
Early Stage
26
Seed
23
Growth

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25 of the 320 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
Kairos VenturesVenture (Generalist)51-200
Patriarch OrganizationVenture (Generalist)51-200
Pinetree Capital PartnersVenture (Generalist)51-200
ScienceVenture (Generalist)51-200
Silicon Beach Investment GroupEarly Stage51-200
WebIdeas PartnersVenture (Generalist)51-200
YunityVenture (Generalist)51-200
AI ListVenture (Generalist)11-50
Alpha EdisonEarly Stage11-50
Amplify.LAEarly Stage11-50
Angeleno GroupGrowth11-50
Ataraxia PartnersEarly Stage11-50
Bian CapitalVenture (Generalist)11-50
Blackshore BioventuresVenture (Generalist)11-50
Blue Bear CapitalGrowth11-50
BOLD Capital PartnersEarly Stage11-50
Bonfire VenturesSeed11-50
BreakwaterVenture (Generalist)11-50
Clearstone Venture PartnersEarly Stage11-50
ColabEarly Stage11-50
Composite VenturesVenture (Generalist)11-50
Connect VenturesVenture (Generalist)11-50
Double Jump CapitalGrowth11-50
DragonX CapitalEarly Stage11-50
DYDX CapitalEarly Stage11-50

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts as venture capital here

Funds that invest from an LA-metro base - independent partnerships writing first cheques from pre-seed through growth, including the consumer, media, aerospace and deep-tech specialists the region is known for.

Angel syndicates without a fund structure, corporate venture arms and the LA marketing offices of Bay Area platforms are excluded; they play a different game with different doors in.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many VC firms are based in Los Angeles?

FirmScope currently tracks 320 venture firms across the LA metro - one of the largest venture pools outside the Bay Area. The list updates as funds launch and wind down.

Do LA VC funds hire analysts?

Some of the larger funds run small analyst programs; most fill junior seats quietly through their networks. That is precisely why a direct, well-researched approach outperforms waiting for a posting that never appears.

What sectors dominate LA venture?

Consumer and creator economy, media and gaming, aerospace and defense tech out of El Segundo, health and bioscience, and a deepening B2B software layer - the mix is broader than the city's entertainment reputation suggests.

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