California

Quest Venture Partners

Quest Venture Partners, based in California, backs specialist deep tech, aerospace, industrial, and life sciences startups at Pre-Seed and Seed, leading rounds with checks from $100k to $3 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed

Check size$100K to $3M

Leads roundsYes

FocusDeep tech, Defense and space, Industrial, Life sciences

Latest fundn/a

Investing team4 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Quest Venture Partners

4 people on the investing team, 4 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Andrew OgawaGeneral Partner & FounderHe previously spent 11 years at Daimler AG and holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Thunderbird.

Maarten 't HooftGeneral Partner & Founder

Marcus OgawaGeneral Partner & FounderHe has startup and corporate experience across internet, computing, real estate, and news media.

Takeshi ItoGeneral PartnerHe also served as Japan's Chief Product Officer at Asurion, developing InsureTech services.

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Writes $100K to $3M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

Amplitude AnalyticsClariSmartly.ioCoffee Meets BagelEquitybeeNeurable Inc.Hidden Level, Inc.Phantom AI

In their words

Quest Venture Partners | Deep Tech Early-Stage VC & SecondariesQuest Venture Partners backs deep-tech founders at pre-seed and seed stages, combining primary first-check investing with direct secondaries access.www.questvp.com

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On these lists

Seed deep tech investors in California94 Seed life sciences investors in California71 Seed industrial investors in California67 Pre-seed deep tech investors in California52 Pre-seed industrial investors in California39 Pre-seed life sciences investors in California30 Seed defense and space investors in California30 Pre-seed defense and space investors in California16

Questions

What stage does Quest Venture Partners invest in?

Quest Venture Partners reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Quest Venture Partners invest?

Quest Venture Partners reports checks of $100K to $3M.

Does Quest Venture Partners lead rounds?

Yes. Quest Venture Partners says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Quest Venture Partners?

Andrew Ogawa (General Partner & Founder), Maarten 't Hooft (General Partner & Founder), Marcus Ogawa (General Partner & Founder), Takeshi Ito (General Partner).

Is Quest Venture Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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