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Updated November 2026

840+ VC Firms in California

Get in touch with 840+ VC firms in California, with their decision makers' emails, in LeadWave's investor database (November 2026).

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Top VC firms in California on the list
  • New Enterprise Associates
  • Sequoia Capital
  • Kleiner Perkins
  • SV Angel
  • Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Right Side Capital Management
  • Andreessen Horowitz
VC firms
840+
Updated November 2026
Invest in SaaS
59%
500+ firms
Invest in AI
41%
350+ firms
Decision makers
870+
With their emails

Top VC firms in California

Each row shows one decision maker. Get all their emails in the full list.

Top VC firms in California
FirmHQFocusNotable investmentsDecision maker
1New Enterprise Associatesnea.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIHealthcareChoosy, Neural Magic, AppSheetLiza LandsmanChief Executive Officer
2Sequoia Capitalsequoiacap.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIFintechHealthcareCortex, Kneron, strongDMHaim SadgerFounding Partner
3Kleiner Perkinskleinerperkins.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIFintechHealthcareUntuckit, SpinLaunch, PeekTed SchleinChairman and General Partner
4SV Angelsvangel.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIOZY Media, SmartBiz Loans, FarmsteadAshvin BachireddyManaging Partner
5Bessemer Venture Partnersbvp.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIOkera, Fold, DoubleDutchSandy GrippoCOO
6Right Side Capital Managementrightsidecapital.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIMaxwell Financial Labs, Threat Stack, Indico DataDave LambertFounder & Managing Director
7Andreessen Horowitza16z.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIBiotech & Life sciencesDeveloper toolsLong-Term Stock Exchange, Omada Health, DatabricksJen KhaManaging Partner, Global Partnerships
8Index Venturesindexventures.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAICheck Technologies, Nauto, Reclaim.aiMark FiorentinoManaging Partner & Head of Venture Capital
9Khosla Ventureskhoslaventures.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAICloud & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply chainAtmos, Joywell Foods, SpeakSamir KaulFounding General Partner
10GVgv.comMountain View, USASaaSAIHappiest Baby, Blue Bottle Coffee, strongDMDave MunichielloManaging Partner
11Thresholdthreshold.vcMenlo Park, USASaaSUPSIDE Foods, Livongo, PeriscopeEmily MeltonCo-Founder and Managing Partner
12Norwest Venture Partnersnvp.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIFintechHealthcareDtex Systems, Praxis Labs, ZenotiJeff CroweSenior Managing Partner
13First Round Capitalfirstround.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIFintechHealthcareSmartBiz Loans, Keeps, Boom.tvRob HayesPartner
14GGV Capitalggvc.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAITonic.ai, Yonder, FairmarkitJeff RichardsManaging Partner
15Greylockgreylock.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIConsumer—David SzeGeneral Partner
16Venrockvenrock.comPalo Alto, USASaaSAIHealthcareSkyryse, SmartBiz Loans, Mythic TherapeuticsDavid PakmanManaging Partner and Head of Venture Investments
17Founders Fundfoundersfund.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAISettle, Long-Term Stock Exchange, SummersaltLuke NosekManaging Partner
18Canaan Partnerscanaan.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIHealthcareBiotech & Life sciencesJOOR, Quantum Circuits, RenoFiJoydeep BhattacharyyaGeneral Partner
19Redpoint Venturesredpoint.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAILogixboard, BlueStacks, CoderGeoff YangFounding Partner and Managing Director
20Menlo Venturesmenlovc.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIFintechHealthcareOkera, Chime, Clear LabsHouman HaghighiPartner
21Foundation Capitalfoundationcapital.comPalo Alto, USASaaSAIFintechCrypto & Web3Glean AI, Tubi, Mulberry TechnologySteve VassalloGeneral Partner
22Benchmarkbenchmark.comSan Francisco, USASaaSCloud & InfrastructureMarketplacesGlide Apps, Timescale, Blue HexagonCohlerGeneral Partner
23Mayfield Fundmayfield.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAICrunchbase, Go Links, MirvieNavin ChaddhaManaging Partner
24Matrix Partnersmatrixpartners.comSan Francisco, USASaaSAIFintechHealthcareWaldo, Upside Financing, MashginDavid ZhangManaging Partner / Co Founder
25True Venturestrueventures.comPalo Alto, USASaaSAIBlue Bottle Coffee, strongDM, Prime RootsJon CallaghanFounder, Managing Partner
26CRVcrv.comPalo Alto, USASaaSAIE-commerce & RetailConsumerPlexium, ResortPass, AgoraIzhar ArmonyGeneral Partner
27DCM Venturesdcm.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIConsumerSingular, Verishop, FloSportsOsuke HondaCo-Founder and General Partner
28U.S. Venture Partnersusvp.comMenlo Park, USASaaSHealthcareTaskHuman, Optimize.health, HealthJoyJacques BenkoskiGeneral Partner
29Felicis Venturesfelicis.comMenlo Park, USASaaSAIHappiest Baby, Okera, Atlas LabsSundeep PeechuManaging Partner
30Slow Venturesslow-prod.herokuapp.comSan Francisco, USA——Will QuistPartner
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VC firms in California at a glance

  • 59% invest in SaaS, 41% in AI.
  • Top sectors: healthcare, consumer and fintech.
  • Most are in San Francisco (40%).
  • 41% come with a decision maker's email.
Where they're basedFirms by headquarters
Sectors they invest inAs listed on each firm's website
  • Healthcare180 · 21%
  • Consumer106 · 12%
  • Fintech98 · 12%
  • Biotech & Life sciences94 · 11%
  • Climate & Energy88 · 10%
  • Cloud & Infrastructure81 · 10%
  • Deep tech80 · 9%
  • Hardware & Robotics71 · 8%
Decision makers by rolePeople with emails in the list
  • Other217 · 25%
  • Partner197 · 22%
  • Managing Partner136 · 15%
  • General Partner129 · 15%
  • Founder73 · 8%
  • Managing Director42 · 5%

How this list was built

Firms are on it when they are venture capital firms, including growth investors that lead venture rounds, such as Insight Partners and Summit Partners. A firm counts when its headquarters is in California.

From LeadWave's investor database, updated November 2026. Emails are found and checked one by one.

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