Seed deep tech investors in California

50 of 73 seed deep tech firms that report a preference say they can lead. 7 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
DCVCActive Oct 8
California · Fund Billions of dollars AUM
Ali Tamaseb, James Hardiman+15 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Julian CapitalActive Oct 14
California
Julian Shapiro, Jacob Jackson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech
$500K to $3MCan lead
At One VenturesActive Sep 27
California · Fund $525M across two funds
Helen Lin, Laurie Menoud+5 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Foothill VenturesActive Sep 23
California
Jinlin Wang, Max Von Poelnitz+6 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Intel CapitalActive Oct 14
California
Abdul Guefor, Andy Fligel+19 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Playground GlobalActive Sep 25
California · Fund $475M
Bruce Leak, Jory Bell+9 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep techConfirmed by the firm
$3M to $10MCan lead
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
California · Fund $155M (2024)
Thomas d'Halluin, Nicole Conner+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California
Don Sheu, Enrico Marini Fichera
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
California · Fund $500M+ AUM
Murray Rode, Rafi Syed+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $114M Fund III (2026)
Julia Moore, Lindy Fishburne+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
California
Akira Kurabayashi, Hiro Rio Maeda+13 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +7
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Peter Lee, Yipeng Zhao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +4
$100K to $3MCan lead
California
Ari Stiegler, Mike Loretz+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
$250K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $900M
Hyung Chun, MD, Shannon Bergstedt+11 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $35M (2024)
David Fleck, Kevin Barrett
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Jay Eum, Jeff Herbst+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Junguang (Peter) Pan, Gary Lin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
California
Michael Liao, Ren Du+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $1MCan lead
California
Cheryl Cheng, Michael Stewart+10 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Christine Aylward
SeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
California
Karthee Madasamy, Ruchi Dana+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund More (2022)
Joseph Miller, Mark Dyne+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +3
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $400M (2017)
Ibrahim Ajami, Ayman Alabdallah+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +3
$1M to $10MCan lead
California
Poseidon Ho
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $12.9M (Fund I, reported)
Ryan Gembala
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech
$250K to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $125 (2024)
Balaji Daggupati, Keith Adams+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Andrew Ogawa, Maarten 't Hooft+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $3MCan lead
California
Peter Shannon, Luka Tomljenovic
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +2
$100K to $1MCan lead
California · Fund $50 (2026)
Zal Bilimoria
SeedLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $300 million+ AUM
Avidan Ross, Chrissy Meyer+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +1
$3M to $10MCan lead
California
Lucas Harrington, Matt Krisiloff+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +1
$500K to $1MCan lead
California · Fund €500M (2022)
Amit Chaturvedy, Carlos (CK) Kokron+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KCan lead
California · Fund $35M — Starshot Fund I
Jeremy Brewer, Sam Levac-Levey+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Marco DeMiroz, Tipatat Chennavasin+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $150M (2024)
Jim Adler, Chris Abshire+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
California
Raed Masri, Rama Chakaki+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
California
Jeff Huber, Peter Zhou+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead

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How many seed deep tech investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 94 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 7 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed deep tech investors in california write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 26 firms on this list.

Which seed deep tech investors in california lead rounds?

50 of 73 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.