Top Investors in Los Angeles

Between them, the 38 investors on this page cover seed stage (9), series (7), series a (6) and artificial intelligence (5). They also list work in New York City, San Francisco, London and Chicago. 38 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Lava Ventures

   Lava Ventures is the trading name of the Los Angeles Venture Association, known as LAVA.

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   Why #1: Founded 1985, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Cerberus Capital Management

   Also in Lisbon and Dublin

   Cerberus Capital Management is an alternative investment firm founded in 1992.

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   Why #2: Founded 1992, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Reed Elsevier Ventures

   Cloud · Government · Collaboration · Also in Seattle and Boston

   Reed Elsevier Ventures, known as REV, is a venture capital partnership funded by the RELX Group.

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   Why #3: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Kreos Capital

   Series A · Series · Fintech · Also in Edinburgh and Stockholm

   Kreos Capital provides debt financing to venture-backed growth companies across Europe and Israel. It has focused only on this kind of lending for more than 25 years.

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   Why #4: In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Thompson Street Capital Partners

   Private Equity · Healthtech · Biotech

   Thompson Street Capital Partners, known as TSCP, is a private equity firm in St. Louis, Missouri.

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   Why #5 (shared): In business 20+ years · Founder-led, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Techstars

   Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Early Stage · Also in New York and York

   Techstars is an accelerator and investor for early-stage founders, working since 2006. Programmes run in major startup hubs worldwide and in specialist sectors.

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Hps Investment Partners, Llc

   Also in Munich and Sydney

   Global alternative credit manager offering loans, bonds, private debt and private equity strategies to institutions and advisors

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   Why #7: Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Core Innovation Capital

   Seed Stage · Series A · Pre Seed · Also in San Francisco

   Core Innovation Capital, also known as Core VC, is a venture firm with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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   Why #8 (shared): Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Star Mountain Capital

   Also in Boston and Chicago

   Star Mountain Capital is a specialised asset management firm that works only in the lower middle market.

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   Why #8 (shared): Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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    Msd Partners, L.P.

    Also in Silicon Valley and Dubai

    Msd Partners, L.P. is now part of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank formed in 2023 by combining BDT & Company with MSD Partners.

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    Why #10: Founded 2023, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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    Harrison Street Real Estate

    Also in Berlin and Abu Dhabi

    Harrison Street Real Estate is an investment management firm dedicated to alternative real assets.

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    On record: Team of 240+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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    APEX Ventures

    APEX Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on deep tech and medical technology.

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    B Capital Group

    Seed Stage · Growth Stage · FinTech · Also in Doha and Austin

    B Capital Group is an investment firm that funds companies from early to late stage. It works across technology, healthcare and energy and resilience, and describes a global focus.

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    Balyasny Asset Management

    Also in Warsaw and Copenhagen

    Balyasny Asset Management describes itself as a multi-strategy asset management firm aiming to provide consistent, uncorrelated returns across market environments.

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    Bigfoot Ventures

    Collaboration · Progressive · Also in Hong Kong and New York City

    International investment arm of the Bigfoot Group backing technology, media and consumer companies across Asia, Europe and the US

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    Boathouse Capital

    Mobility · Also in Washington, Dc and Silicon Valley

    Boathouse Capital is a structured capital fund offering tailored debt and equity funding to high-growth and later-stage companies.

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    On record: Founder-led

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    Bonfire Ventures

    Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Series

    Bonfire Ventures is a venture firm that starts work with founders at the seed stage.

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    Corridor Capital

    Private Equity · Partners · Also in New York City

    Corridor Capital is a private equity firm working with lower middle market companies.

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    On record: Family-owned

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    CrossCut Ventures

    Seed Stage · Early Stage · Deep Tech

    CrossCut Ventures, also written Crosscut, is a venture capital firm in Los Angeles.

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    Digitalis Ventures

    Also in Boston and New York City

    Digitalis Ventures backs companies developing new science in biomedicine and health, alongside firms using technology and design to improve access to care and reduce costs to…

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    Diversis Capital LLC

    Private Equity · Family Office

    Diversis Capital LLC is a private equity firm that works with technology companies, especially software businesses. It grew from an independent sponsor into a fund manager.

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    Enterprise Ireland

    Biotech · Also in Montreal and Warsaw

    Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government agency responsible for supporting businesses in manufacturing and internationally traded services.

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    Enterprise Singapore

    Also in Istanbul and Nairobi

    Enterprise Singapore is the Singapore agency that supports local businesses as they grow.

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    Expa

    Partners · Partnership · eCommerce · Also in Zürich and Austin

    Expa describes itself as a company studio. It designs, builds and launches new companies and invests in early-stage startups, giving founders practical help alongside funding.

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