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Seed marketplaces investors in California

14 of 25 seed marketplaces firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Commerce VenturesActive Oct 1

California · Fund $150M+ Fund V (2024)

Matt Nichols, Vivek Krishnamurthy+3 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BFintech +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Capital FActive Sep 22

California

Dawn Dobras, Margaret Coblentz

Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

1Sharpe Ventures

California

Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

Up to $3MCan lead

California

Doug Higgins, Michael Spirito+3 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsMarketplaces +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Brian Lee, Shamin Walsh+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +1Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

Casa Verde Capital

California

Karan Wadhera, Yoni Meyer+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Arvind Purushotham, Luis Valdich+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +5

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Nenad Marovac, Steve Schlenker+11 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Akira Kurabayashi, Hiro Rio Maeda+13 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +7

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Erik Huberman, Mara Chaben

Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplacesConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $100KCan lead

Infinity Ventures

California · Fund $184M (2024)

Jay Ganatra, Jeremy Jonker+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +1Confirmed by the firm

$1M to $10MCan lead

Kyber Knight Capital

California · Fund $120 (2023)

Linus Liang, Sunny Dhillon+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplaces +2

$250K to $3MCan lead

LEAP Global Partners

California

Roberto Aguayo, Roman Leal+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +4

$25K to $10MCan lead

Montage Ventures

California

Matt Murphy, Todd Kimmel+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

California · Fund $50M (2020)

Greg Gilman, James Hicks+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Brian Sugar, Krista Moatz+2 on the team

SeedLeadsMarketplacesConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MCan lead

California

Geoff Donaker, Mike Ghaffary+1 on the team

SeedSeries AEnterprise software +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

California

Jim Mao

SeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +6

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Elysian Park Ventures

California

Cole Van Nice, Jay Adya+5 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BGaming and media +2

$500K to $30MMostly follows

Jackson Square Ventures

California

Bob Spinner, Greg Gretsch+2 on the team

SeedSeries AEnterprise software +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Phenomenal Ventures

California

Helen Min, Meena Harris+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $500KMostly follows

California

Roy Erez, Roy Rubin

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2

$250K to $3MMostly follows

California

Tess Hau, Douglas Park+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCrypto +5

Check size not reportedMostly follows

California

Sophia Amoruso

Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces +2

$100K to $500KMostly follows

California · Fund Approximately $20M AUM

Fred Benenson, Katey Caldwell

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Watchfire Ventures

California

Jack Mosbacher, Sean Koffel

SeedConsumer +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Wedbush Ventures

California

Petra Stuhmeier Griffith

Pre-seedSeedFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $500KMostly follows

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Questions

How many seed marketplaces investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 27 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed marketplaces investors in california write?

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 9 firms on this list.

Which seed marketplaces investors in california lead rounds?

14 of 25 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.