Los Angeles' venture ecosystem has grown well beyond its media and entertainment roots into a genuine multi-sector hub, with firms below spanning consumer, enterprise, and deep tech investing across the broader LA basin.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Founded 2015
$9.0B (2026)
Assets Managed
Leading a 2026 investor consortium with CalPERS to acquire Russell Investments, a nearly century-old asset manager overseeing more than $400 billion - a rare case of a venture-founded firm taking control of a legacy fina…
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthcareClimate
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded 2016
~$3B (commitments and capital under management, per fifthwall.com, 2026)
Assets Managed
SmartRent (SPAC merger with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I, 2021)
ProptechReal EstateClimateFintech
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Santa Monica, CA
Founded 1996
Overture's $1.83 billion acquisition by Yahoo in 2003 - an early internet search advertising pioneer the firm's founders backed under its original name, GRP Partners
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechMedia
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Santa Monica, CA
Founded 2013
$1B+ (across four funds)
Assets Managed
CrowdStrike's 2019 NASDAQ IPO - Jamie Montgomery served as a board observer during CrowdStrike's private growth, one of several exits including ForgeRock and Elastic across March's decade-plus portfolio
Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurityAI
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded 2017
Over $1B (in assets including the funds at its predecessor firms, February 2025; Bonfire IV closed with $245M in commitments)
Assets Managed
MNTN (NYSE IPO, 22 May 2025)
B2B SoftwareEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAI
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Santa Monica, CA
Founded 2015
~$500M (across its main fund and dedicated vehicles, per third-party reporting)
Assets Managed
No single dollar-verified signature exit - BOLD's clearest proof points are two portfolio companies that reached the public markets via Hong Kong listings: Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) and Deep Longevity (SEHK: 0575)
AIHealthcareRoboticsClimate
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded 2016
$160M+ (Fund IV)
Assets Managed
SGNL's acquisition by CrowdStrike for $740 million in 2026 - Fika backed the identity security startup as an early investor, alongside earlier exits like Openpath Security to Motorola Solutions
B2B SoftwareFintechMarketplacesAI Services
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Santa Monica, CA
Founded 2018
Approximately $100M (single fund, per co-founder interview, 2022)
Assets Managed
Travelers completed its $435 million acquisition of MTech portfolio company Corvus Insurance, a cyber insurance MGA, in January 2024.
InsurtechFintechAI
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Santa Monica, CA
Founded 2011
Early investor in Honey Science, the browser-extension startup PayPal acquired in 2020 for about $4B
ConsumerFintechSaaS
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded 2020
$45M, 2022 first fund close
Assets Managed
No confirmed public exit yet; the firm's notable positions remain private.
ClimateConsumerSustainabilityCircular Economy
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded 2013
$50-99M (total assets under management, the range as published in the ImpactAssets IA 50 2023 manager profile; the firm publishes no point AUM figure of its own)
Assets Managed
Rachio (acquisition by Rain Bird, announced 2025)
Clean EnergySmart CitiesIndustrial TechInfrastructure
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded 2011
Not Disclosed
Assets Managed
Co-founded and grew Dollar Shave Club, which Unilever purchased for about $1B in 2016
Consumer Internet
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Los Angeles, CA
Founded -
Portfolio company Toast, the restaurant software platform, went public on the NYSE as TOST in September 2021 in a debut that valued the company at about $20 billion.
Hard TechDefense TechRoboticsSpace
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Santa Monica, CA
Founded 2019
Superhuman (Grammarly announced its intent to acquire it on 1 July 2025; Mantis lists Superhuman under Acquisitions on its own portfolio page)
AI/MLEnterpriseFrontier TechnologiesHealthcare
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