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Series B investors in California

161 of 199 series b firms that report a preference say they can lead. 33 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Andreessen HorowitzActive Oct 12
California · Fund $15B (2025)
Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Bain Capital VenturesActive Sep 28
California · Fund $1.9B (two funds) (2023)
Aaref Hilaly, Ajay Agarwal+7 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $30M+Can lead
Lightspeed Venture PartnersActive Oct 14
California · Fund $9B+ (2025)
Barry Eggers, Peter Nieh+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Founders FundActive Oct 9
California
Amin Mirzadegan, Delian Asparouhov+11 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Index VenturesActive Oct 6
California · Fund $2.3B (2024)
Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, Danny Rimer+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Menlo VenturesActive Oct 9
California · Fund $3B fresh capital (2026)
Amy Wu Martin, Croom Beatty+18 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
AccelActive Oct 7
California · Fund $5B (2026)
Anand Daniel, Philippe Botteri+12 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Khosla VenturesActive Oct 8
California
David Weiden, Keith Rabois+16 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Salesforce VenturesActive Oct 9
California · Fund More
Emily Zhao, John Somorjai+18 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Sequoia CapitalActive Oct 13
California
Doug Leone, Alfred Lin+12 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Tribe CapitalActive Oct 13
California · Fund Approximately $2.4B AUM
Arjun Sethi, Boris Revsin+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
Emergence CapitalActive Sep 24
California
Gordon Ritter, Jake Saper+10 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software
$1M to $30MCan lead
Framework VenturesActive Oct 9
California · Fund $400M
Rajiv Patel-O'Connor, Michael Anderson+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Kleiner PerkinsActive Oct 14
California · Fund $3.5B (2026)
Aatish Nayak, Aditya Naganath+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Ribbit CapitalActive Sep 30
California · Fund Approximately (2025)
Nick Shalek, Cindy Mcadam+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Scale Venture PartnersActive Oct 5
California · Fund $900 (2022)
Alex Niehenke, Andy Vitus+15 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Caffeinated CapitalActive Oct 8
California
Matthew Volosin, Raymond Tonsing+1 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $10MCan lead
HeadlineActive Sep 22
California
Anna Vershebeniuk, Brian Yen+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Cathay InnovationActive Sep 27
California · Fund €2.5B (2025)
Daniel Balmisse, Denis Barrier+16 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsVertical AI +5
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Craft VenturesActive Sep 29
California · Fund $3.3B (2023)
Bryan Rosenblatt, David Sacks+11 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +2
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Fifth WallActive Oct 13
California · Fund ~$3B committed capital
Brad Greiwe, Brendan Wallace+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsProptech +1
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Hitachi VenturesActive Oct 15
California · Fund USD400M HV Fund IV
Pete Bastien, Stefan Gabriel+19 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsIndustrial +3
$1M to $30MCan lead
Industry VenturesActive Sep 28
California · Fund $900M (2024)
Amir Malayery, Brian Langner+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
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
Neotribe VenturesActive Oct 13
California · Fund $90M
Swaroop (Kittu) Kolluri, Rebecca Mitchem
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$100K to $10MCan lead
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Active Oct 6
California · Fund $6.2B (2023)
Philip Chopin, Aaron Jacobson+18 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Reach CapitalActive Sep 22
California · Fund $265 (2023)
Esteban Sosnik, Jennifer Carolan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and work +1
$1M 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
Upfront VenturesActive Sep 24
California
Kevin Zhang, Kobie Fuller+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30MCan lead
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
Forgepoint CapitalActive Oct 6
California
Alberto Yepez, Damien Henault+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BCybersecurity +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Liquid 2 VenturesActive Oct 7
California
Joe Montana, Matt Mulvey+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries BGeneralist
$250K to $10MMostly follows
Sound VenturesActive Sep 24
California · Fund $240M (2023)
Effie Epstein, Guy Oseary+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BGeneralist
$10M to $30M+Mostly follows
359 Capital
California
Doug Higgins, Michael Spirito+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsMarketplaces +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
ACME Capital
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
Acrew Capital
California
Aliisa Rosenthal, Asad Khaliq+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30MCan lead
Advance Venture Partners
California
David ibnAle, Alex Christ+5 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsMarketplaces +2
$10M to $30MCan lead
AiiM Partners
California
Diana Lieberman, CFA, Maisie Ganzler+2 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsClimate +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Airbus Ventures
California · Fund $155M (2024)
Thomas d'Halluin, Nicole Conner+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
Alexandria Venture Investments
California
Joel S. Marcus, Blake L. Stevens+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +2
Check size not reportedCan lead

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Questions

How many series b investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 233 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 33 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do series b investors in california write?

The most reported band is $3M to $10M, reported by 102 firms on this list.

Which series b investors in california lead rounds?

161 of 199 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.