WEST COAST VENTURE CAPITAL INFORMATION & STATS
West coast venture capital firms have been considered the center for early stage and seed funding due to their willingness to take on startup businesses in technology and other emerging industries based on product/service innovation and ideas.
The process of raising west coast capital is known to go quicker than other regions in the United States and can result in first-round financing as high as $15 million depending on the amount of investors interested in what your company is offering. Although California is a focal point, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska are also players in west coast funding. Whether a mature business or startup venture, a west coast private equity fund may be the answer for you.
If you are in need for expansion help or have a product that needs backing, submit your business plan to FindVenture.com to get connected with diverse investors with presence in the region.
Featured Investors
Labrador Ventures has been providing seed stage funding of $1 million to $2 million to startup companies since 1989. Although they specialize in early stage businesses primarily in the west coast and nationwide, it also supports subsequent financing rounds with up to $6 million in follow-on investments. Labrador Ventures usually focuses on companies in software, communications, networking, messaging, semiconductor, and information services.
VantagePoint Venture Partners is a $4.5 billion fund capitalizing on commercialization and industry-changing opportunities within clean technology, healthcare, and IT in the United States, Asia, and Europe.  As one of the early players in clean technology, it has committed $1 billion to date. VantagePoint Venture Partners supports companies through multiple financing rounds.
True Ventures is a California-headquartered firm specializing in early stage and long-term funding. Companies within their portfolio span diverse, high-growth technology markets including mobile, SaaS, eCommerce, online payment systems, enterprise software, consumer electronics, Internet, and gaming.
Sigma Capital Partners, LLC is a 25-year-old venture capital firm with $2 billion under management. The company invests in startup technology ventures nationwide in sectors that include green/clean technology, communications, storage, security, semiconductor, wireless/consumer, and software financing. Sigma Partners has offices in California and Massachusetts.
DCM Doll Capital Management is a venture capital firm focusing on transformational companies, products, and services across the world within diverse sectors including clean technology, communications and infrastructure, Internet content and digital media, social, gaming, software, and services. DCM Doll Capital Management is a $2 billion fund and has provided capital to over 120 companies.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) has been a leader in the venture capital market since 1972, providing backing contributions to some of today’s worldwide leaders including Google, Amazon, and Netscape. With a large base of partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is focused in IT, life sciences, semiconductor, consumer products, and green technology, and has also created smaller funds of $200 million to $250 million to support advances in social media applications/services and mobile technologies.
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) leverages an expansive global network of partner funds totaling $7 billion to invest in technology-focused companies spanning diverse sectors including Internet, life sciences, nanotechnology, and clean energy. Having invested in over 600 companies worldwide, DFJ has backed major players such as Hotmail, Skype, and TicketNow. Draper Fisher Jurvetson has locations in the United States, China, and India, and provides services beyond funding including executive recruiting and financial strategies.
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a venture capital firm backing businesses in IT, life sciences, and clean technology. The company was formed by and staffed with professionals from diverse backgrounds ranging from law and literature to molecular biology and mechanical engineering.
Accel Partners is a venture capital firm with offices in Palo Alto, CA, London, China, and India. Focused on emerging industries and products, Accel Partners invests in early-stage pioneering businesses with breakthrough and technology-based innovations in diverse categories such as mobile, software, network, biotechnology, and energy.
Foundation Capital was formed in 2005 as a subsidiary of the New Jersey Health Foundation to back seed stage companies within the healthcare and life sciences area focused on proprietary and emerging products and technologies.
