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Building a list of California SaaS VCs to approach in 2025? This guide pulls together the most active software investors backing startups this year, with a heavy lean toward Silicon Valley.

Accel

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, CloudTech Partner Name: Andrei Brasoveanu Portfolio Companies: Middesk, Ethos, CleverTap, Vivun, Instabug, MindTickle, Chief, Sysdig, Podium, Aura, Birchbox, SeatGeek, Algolia, Airbyte, G2, Checkr, Vectra, Vox Media, Mux, Headway (Show all 135 linked records). Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs. Founding Year: 1983 Number of Investments: 1830 Number of Exits: 354

Website: www.accel.com Email: abrasoveanu@accel.com Twitter: @accel LinkedIn: Accel VC LinkedIn Facebook: Accel Facebook

Kleiner Perkins

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, CloudTech Partner Name: Bucky Moore Portfolio Companies: Glean, Esusu Financial, Teleport, Ring, Handshake, Moveworks, IRL, PlanetScale, Transcarent, Watershed, Autograph, Peek, FullStory, SpinLaunch, Incorta, RudderStack, Subject, Dispatch, Zumper, Dexterity (Show all 76 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early-stage, incubation, and growth companies. Founding Year: 1972 Number of Investments: 1347 Number of Exits: 317

Website: www.kleinerperkins.com Email: bucky@kpcb.com Twitter: @kleinerperkins LinkedIn: Kleiner Perkins LinkedIn Facebook: Kleiner Perkins Facebook

Bessemer Venture Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, CloudTech Partner Name: Byron Deeter Portfolio Companies: Twitch, Guild Education, Imply, Alloy, Teleport, MANTA, Netlify, Turquoise Health, LaunchDarkly, REZI, Truebill, Sisense, Bold Metrics, Dashlane, Provi, Lithic, Torq, Subject, Nym, Syndio (Show all 107 linked records). Location: Redwood City, California Fund Description: Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise, consumer, and healthcare early-to-late stage startups. Founding Year: 2011 Number of Investments: 1257 Number of Exits: 281

Website: www.bvp.com Email: byron@bvp.com Twitter: @bessemervp LinkedIn: Bessemer Venture Partners LinkedIn

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, CloudTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Will Kohler Portfolio Companies: Firework, WorkOS, Glean, Alloy, Supabase, Grafana Labs, Handshake, Moveworks, Panther Labs, Ladder, Daily Harvest, yellow.ai, Encantos, FTX US, Lark, ezCater, Sugar, Noname Security, Apex.AI, Celona (Show all 119 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets. Founding Year: 2000 Number of Investments: 1148 Number of Exits: 205

Website: www.lsvp.com Email: will@lsvp.com Twitter: @lightspeedvp LinkedIn: Lightspeed Venture Partners LinkedIn Facebook: Lightspeed Facebook

Index Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), CloudTech Partner Name: Neil Rimer Portfolio Companies: CreativeX, Gtmhub, Sanlo, Gather, Expel, Clumio, Built Technologies, Temporal Technologies, Check Technologies, Covariant, Hipcamp, Copper Banking, Big Health, Nauto, Capitolis, Transcend, Grailed, Humu, Monograph, Dazz (Show all 55 linked records). Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses. Founding Year: 1996 Number of Investments: 1053 Number of Exits: 227

Website: www.indexventures.com Email: neil@indexventures.com Twitter: @indexventures LinkedIn: Index Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Index Ventures Facebook

Khosla Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), BioTech, CloudTech, ClimateTech & CleanTech, Energy, Healthcare, SaaS. Partner Name: Justine Sink Partner Email: jsink@khoslaventures.com Portfolio Companies: Imply, Mainspring Energy, Mirvie, Panzura, Vectra, Vox Media, Mojo Vision, Truework, Peek, VitroLabs, HackerRank, Joywell Foods, Jupiter, At-Bay, Vida Health, Everlane, Aisera, Up&Up, Sense, Ghost (Show all 89 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on environmentally friendly tech, internet, computing, mobile, and silicon tech. Founding Year: 2004 Number of Investments: 1027 Number of Exits: 141

Website: www.khoslaventures.com Twitter: @khoslaventures LinkedIn: Khosla Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Khosla Ventures Facebook

GV (Google Ventures)

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): AI/ML, BioTech, FinTech, SaaS, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, ClimateTech & CleanTech, Developer Tools. Partner Name: Dave Munichiello Partner Email: dave@gv.com Portfolio Companies: AngelList, Aledade, Motive, Owkin, Andela, Helium, Pindrop, Instawork, FarmWise, Podium, Mirvie, N3TWORK, Copper, Flatiron Health, Checkr, Freenome, Aspen Neuroscience, Headway, Blavity, FullStory (Show all 163 linked records). Location: Mountain View, California Fund Description: GV provides venture capital funding to bold new companies. Founding Year: 2009 Number of Investments: 971 Number of Exits: 225

Website: www.gv.com Twitter: @gvteam LinkedIn: GV LinkedIn Facebook: GV Facebook

Norwest Venture Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): AI/ML, SaaS, FinTech, InsurTech, HR Tech, Health & Wellness, BioTech, Pharmaceuticals, Developer Tools.

Partner Name: Katie Belding Partner Email: kbelding@nvp.com Portfolio Companies: Velocity Global, Noyo, Plaid, Policygenius, Torch, UPSIDE Foods, MindTickle, Leanplum, Qualified.com, Replicant, Copper, fabric, ICON, Grove Collaborative, Omada Health, FloQast, Zenoti, Babylist, Celona, Simpplr (Show all 87 linked records). Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Norwest is a global venture capital and growth equity investment firm that specializes in venture and growth equity companies. Founding Year: 1961 Number of Investments: 848 Number of Exits: 177

Website: www.nvp.com Twitter: @NorwestVP LinkedIn: Norwest LinkedIn

GGV Capital

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): AI/ML, SaaS, FinTech, RetailTech, HR Tech

Partner Name: Jeff Richards Partner Email: jrichards@ggvc.com Portfolio Companies: Slice, Gro Intelligence, Curebase, Chief, JOKR, Handshake, InfStones, Stream, Drata, Pinwheel, tray.io, Monte Carlo, Torq, Workboard, Mason, Snappy, BitSight, Crosschq, Belong, PlushCare (Show all 53 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. Founding Year: 2000 Number of Investments: 838 Number of Exits: 125

Website: www.ggvc.com Twitter: @ggvcapital LinkedIn: GGV Capital LinkedIn Facebook: GGV Capital Facebook

Greylock

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, CloudTech, Cybersecurity

Partner Name: Reid Hoffman Partner Email: rhoffman@greylock.com Portfolio Companies: Instawork, Opal, Health IQ, Pray.com, Instabase, REZI, Gem, Notable, YourMechanic, Curated, Chia Network, Wealthfront, Baseten, AiFi, Delphix, Magical, Workable, Nauto, Obsidian Security, Abnormal Security (Show all 69 linked records)

Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Greylock Partners invests in entrepreneurs that focus on consumer and enterprise software companies. Founding Year: 1965 Number of Investments: 809 Number of Exits: 245

Website: www.greylock.com Twitter: @greylockvc LinkedIn: Greylock LinkedIn Facebook: Greylock Facebook

Venrock

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Healthcare, AI/ML

Partner Name: Bong Koh Partner Email: bkoh@venrock.com Portfolio Companies: Epic Sciences, Element Biosciences, Suki, Shape Security, Numerated, Kelonia Therapeutics, Dstillery, Amunix, SmithRx, Auditoria.AI, YouNow, SmartBiz Loans, Luma, Mable, Mythic Therapeutics, Rebellion Defense, ABL Space Systems, Altruist, Quiq, Personal Capital (Show all 25 linked records)

Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Venrock is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare companies. Founding Year: 1969 Number of Investments: 781 Number of Exits: 267

Website: www.venrock.com Twitter: @Venrock LinkedIn: Venrock LinkedIn Facebook: Venrock Facebook

Founders Fund

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Marketing (MarTech), Advertising (AdTech), Apps, FinTech, Information Technology, InsurTech, PropTech, Mobile, SaaS. Partner Name: Lauren Gross Partner Email: lauren@foundersfund.com Portfolio Companies: Niantic, The Boring Company, Branch, Socotra, BuildOps, Material Security, Pray.com, IRL, Ayar Labs, BitPay, Ondo Finance, Built Robotics, PsiQuantum, Elemy, Gecko Robotics, Workrise, SWORD Health, Bolt Threads, Bungalow, LeafLink (Show all 112 linked records). Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Founders Fund is a venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies. Founding Year: 2005 Number of Investments: 781 Number of Exits: 136

Website: www.foundersfund.com Twitter: @foundersfund LinkedIn: Founders Fund LinkedIn Facebook: Founders Fund Facebook

Canaan Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Rich Boyle Partner Email: rboyle@canaan.com Portfolio Companies: Cuyana, Apex.AI, nate, Dusty Robotics, Archipelago, Canopy, Appsmith, RealtyMogul, UrbanSitter, Alkymi, Quantum Circuits, Countable, JOOR, Buzzer, Komprise, Truveris, TrueFort, RenoFi, Bumped, Mate Fertility (Show all 23 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. Founding Year: 1987 Number of Investments: 731 Number of Exits: 147

Website: www.canaan.com Twitter: @canaanpartners LinkedIn: Canaan Partners LinkedIn Facebook: Canaan Partners Facebook

Menlo Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Tyler Sosin Partner Email: tyler@menlovc.com Portfolio Companies: Heap, H1, Vivun, Edge Delta, Civic Eagle, Health IQ, Everlaw, Netlify, Affinity, RelationalAI, BitPay, Signifyd, Truework, Envoy, Wristcam, EdCast, Aisera, HOVER, Obsidian Security, BitSight (Show all 86 linked records). Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Menlo Ventures provides capital for consumer, enterprise, and life science technologies from seed to growth stages. Founding Year: 1976 Number of Investments: 717 Number of Exits: 167

Website: www.menlovc.com Twitter: @menloventures LinkedIn: Menlo Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Menlo Ventures Facebook

Redpoint Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Scott Raney Partner Email: sraney@redpoint.com Portfolio Companies: Guild Education, Heap, Bravado, Pindrop, Juniper Square, Heartex, Qualified.com, fabric, LaunchDarkly, tray.io, AcuityMD, Crossbeam, FloQast, Justworks, Timescale, Logixboard, Monte Carlo, PsiQuantum, Lever, Gigster (Show all 63 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Redpoint Ventures partners with visionary founders to create new markets or redefine existing ones at the seed, early, and growth stages. Founding Year: 1999 Number of Investments: 710 Number of Exits: 160

Website: www.redpoint.com Twitter: @redpointvc LinkedIn: Redpoint Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Redpoint Ventures Facebook

Foundation Capital

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Jonathan Ehrlich Partner Email: jehrlich@foundationcap.com Portfolio Companies: Mode Analytics, Skyflow, Arize AI, Era Software, Tubi, Glean AI, Simple Habit, CoverWallet, Canopy, Equi, Mantle, Threads, agentero, Inspectify, FreeWheel, CloudKnox Security, Ikigai Labs, Wardrobe, Corsha, Seer (Show all 35 linked records). Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm made up of former entrepreneurs and helps companies and businesses grow. Founding Year: 1995 Number of Investments: 670 Number of Exits: 157

Website: www.foundationcapital.com Twitter: @FoundationCap LinkedIn: Foundation Capital LinkedIn Facebook: Foundation Capital Facebook

Benchmark

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Chetan Puttagunta Partner Email: chetan@benchmark.com Portfolio Companies: HackerOne, AcuityMD, Timescale, Hipcamp, Digits, Poparazzi, Minerva Project, Revinate, Robocorp, Thatgamecompany, Marco Polo, Blue Hexagon, Sailthru, Highlight, Panaya, Ubiquity6, Glide Apps, Duetto, Quip, TTYL (Show all 21 linked records). Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Benchmark focuses on early-stage venture investing in mobile, marketplaces, social, infrastructure, and enterprise software. Founding Year: 1995 Number of Investments: 653 Number of Exits: 177

Website: www.benchmark.com Twitter: @Benchmark LinkedIn: Benchmark LinkedIn Facebook: Benchmark Facebook

Mayfield Fund

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Healthcare Partner Name: Ursheet Parikh Partner Email: uparikh@mayfield.com Portfolio Companies: TRIPP, Mirvie, Endpoint Health, ShiftLeft, Grove Collaborative, Fungible, InfluxData, SmartRecruiters, TrustRadius, Versa Networks, DEV, WorkSpan, Berbix, HealthTap, 3D Robotics, Rancher Labs, Oliver Space, Portworx, Go Links, DuploCloud (Show all 32 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Mayfield is a global VC firm focusing on inception and early-stage investing in enterprise, consumer, and engineering biology companies. Founding Year: 1969 Number of Investments: 622 Number of Exits: 182

Website: www.mayfield.com Twitter: @MayfieldFund LinkedIn: Mayfield LinkedIn Facebook: Mayfield Facebook

True Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Jon Callaghan Partner Email: jon@trueventures.com Portfolio Companies: Ring, Solvvy, Copper, MycoMedica Life Sciences, PBC, tray.io, The Yes, Nexar, Aisera, LoanSnap, Gradle Inc., Catch, NoRedInk, Blue Bottle Coffee, Athos, Sofar Ocean, Airship, 3D Robotics, Iterative.ai, System, Submittable (Show all 43 linked records). Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: True Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. Founding Year: 2005 Number of Investments: 621 Number of Exits: 105

Website: www.trueventures.com Twitter: @TrueVentures LinkedIn: True Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: True Ventures Facebook

CRV

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, Information Technology, HR Tech, Logistics, E-Commerce, RetailTech, FinTech, Mobile, Consumer, CloudTech, Network Security, and more. Partner Name: Devdutt Yullerkar Partner Email: devdutt@crv.com Portfolio Companies: Squire, Zip, Cybereason, Gtmhub, Northspyre, Atrium, Bbot, Superconductive, Arena.im, Tipe, 24M Technologies, Little Otter, Zoba, Concord, Abacus Insights, Lola.com, Office Hours, SessionM, Slab, Osmos (Show all 43 linked records). Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage investments in technology companies. Founding Year: 1970 Number of Investments: 620 Number of Exits: 152

Website: www.crv.com Twitter: @CRV LinkedIn: CRV LinkedIn Facebook: CRV Facebook

DCM Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, EdTech, E-Sports (Gaming), Cannabis, Consumer, E-Commerce, Healthcare, Marketplace, Community, Advertising (AdTech), Health & Wellness Partner Email: dchao@dcm.com Portfolio Companies: Metafy, Eaze, Blind, LearnZillion, FloSports, Athos, Skylo, LARQ, Honeycomb, Pony.ai, Kespry, Roomi, Roost, Singular, SigFig, ujet.cx, Modern Animal, Fivestars, Verishop, Mendel.ai (Show all 24 linked records). Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: DCM Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the mobile, consumer internet, communications, and service sectors. Founding Year: 1996 Number of Investments: 604 Number of Exits: 128

Website: www.dcm.com Twitter: @DCM_VC LinkedIn: DCM LinkedIn Facebook: DCM Facebook

Bain Capital Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): CloudTech, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, SaaS, Computer, Software, Collaboration, Productivity Tools, E-Commerce. Partner Name: Stefan Cohen Partner Email: stefan@baincapitalventures.com Portfolio Companies: JupiterOne, Sysdig, HYCU, LucidLink, Recharge, Hightouch, The Yes, ShiftLeft, Justworks, Passport, RoadSync, Wonolo, Smallstep, Clockwise, Gradle Inc., Cube Dev, Philz Coffee, FOSSA, Apixio, Flow Commerce (Show all 58 linked records). Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Bain Capital Ventures invests in seed to growth-stage startups that use tech to disrupt existing markets or create entirely new ones. Founding Year: 1984 Number of Investments: 564 Number of Exits: 114

Website: www.baincapitalventures.com Twitter: @BainCapVC LinkedIn: Bain Capital Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Bain Capital Ventures Facebook

Felicis Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, AI/ML, CloudTech, Enterprise. Partner Name: Victoria Treyger Partner Email: victoria@felicis.com Portfolio Companies: Juniper Square, Assembled, Ring, Turvo, Stream, TestBox, DataGrail, Nayya, Preql, Happiest Baby, Homeroom, Survios, Octave, Okera, Cleo, MADE, Verkada, Elevate Labs, Xilis, Cellino Biotech. Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Felicis invests in seed through Series C stage companies across multiple sectors, industries, and frontier tech. Founding Year: 2006 Number of Investments: 556 Number of Exits: 152

Website: www.felicis.com Twitter: @felicis LinkedIn: Felicis Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Felicis Ventures Facebook

Highland Capital Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Cybersecurity, SaaS, FinTech, Healthcare, Robotics. Partner Name: Will O'Brien Partner Email: will@hcp.com Portfolio Companies: Huntress, Malwarebytes, Reachdesk, YipitData, WePay, ConcertoCare, BetterLesson, FreeWill, Stellar Cyber, LovePop, Vecna Robotics. Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Highland Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that offers seed, early, and growth-stage funding solutions. Founding Year: 1988 Number of Investments: 488 Number of Exits: 145

Website: www.hcp.com Twitter: @highlandcapital LinkedIn: Highland Capital Partners LinkedIn Facebook: Highland Capital Partners Facebook

Initialized Capital

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): AgTech, Software, E-Commerce, FinTech, AI/ML. Partner Name: Kim Cutler Partner Email: kim@initialized.com Portfolio Companies: Silo, Reibus, HackerNoon, AdQuick, Formic Technologies, Berbix, Trunk, IUNU, Curri, Orderful, Narrator, Plate IQ, Culdesac, Empower, Jinx, Routefusion, Datasaur, Esper, Clockwork. Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Initialized Capital is an early-stage VC firm focused on helping software engineers and designers with their first seed checks. Founding Year: 2012 Number of Investments: 471 Number of Exits: 80

Website: www.initialized.com Twitter: @Initialized LinkedIn: Initialized Capital LinkedIn Facebook: Initialized Capital Facebook

Trinity Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Consumer, SaaS, AI/ML, FinTech, Healthcare. Partner Name: Noel Fenton Partner Email: noel@trinityventures.com Portfolio Companies: Birdeye, Synapse, Arize AI, Aryaka Networks, Ambassador Labs, Zero Longevity Science, Beautiful.AI, Serverless, Harmonize, Fieldwire, Gatsby, Thrive Causemetics, Mobilize, Baton Systems. Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Trinity Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. Founding Year: 1986 Number of Investments: 464 Number of Exits: 140

Website: www.trinityventures.com Twitter: @TrinityVentures LinkedIn: Trinity Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Trinity Ventures Facebook

DCVC

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): AI/ML, AgTech, SaaS, Healthcare, Robotics. Partner Name: Kelly Chen Partner Email: kelly@dcvc.com Portfolio Companies: Gro Intelligence, Biobot Analytics, Primer, Alation, Twelve, CircleCI, Signifyd, Agility Robotics, REZI, Nylas, Capella Space, Apollo, DroneDeploy, nTopology, Unlearn.AI, Qumulo, Enlitic, Blue River Technology, Gradle Inc., Raptor Maps. Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: DCVC backs entrepreneurs using Deep Tech to solve problems and multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its cost. Founding Year: 2011 Number of Investments: 452 Number of Exits: 95

Website: www.dcvc.com Twitter: @DCVC LinkedIn: DCVC LinkedIn Facebook: DCVC Facebook

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): AI/ML, Health & Wellness, SaaS, E-Commerce, Creator Economy. Partner Name: Mike Edelhart Partner Email: mike@socialstarts.com Portfolio Companies: IRIS.TV, Stratifyd, ClosedLoop.ai, Andie, Kazoo, GYANT, Digbi Health, Mashable, Classkick, Hamama, Jobble, HackNotice, Zone7, Mixlab, Captiv8, Ombre, TransfrVR. Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Social Starts is a venture capital partnership that focuses on the emerging science of individual health. Founding Year: 2012 Number of Investments: 433 Number of Exits: 60

Website: www.socialstarts.com Twitter: @socialstarts LinkedIn: Social Starts LinkedIn Facebook: Social Starts Facebook

InterWest Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): E-Commerce, Fashion, AdTech, Big Data & Analytics, SaaS. Partner Name: Keval Desai Partner Email: kdesai@interwest.com Portfolio Companies: Cuyana, Knotch, Cheetah Digital. Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: InterWest invests an average of about $7 - 15 million over the span of their involvement with each company in their portfolio. Founding Year: 1979 Number of Investments: 425 Number of Exits: 121

Website: www.interwest.com Twitter: @interwestvc LinkedIn: InterWest Partners LinkedIn Facebook: InterWest Partners Facebook

Headline

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): E-Commerce, Events, Marketplace, Sports, CloudTech. Partner Name: Christian Miele Partner Email: christian.miele@eventures.vc Portfolio Companies: Let’s Do This, LucidLink, StackShare, Grin, Elemy, Axios Media, Zumper, Clyde, Replicated, RoadRunner Recycling, Air, Anchore, Swell, Avoma, Nativo, Nom Nom, Streamlabs, NGINX, UXCam, test.ai. Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in winning teams across stages and geographies. Founding Year: 1998 Number of Investments: 418 Number of Exits: 70

Website: www.headline.com Twitter: @HeadlineVC LinkedIn: Headline LinkedIn

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): Big Data & Analytics, ClimateTech & CleanTech, Enterprise, GovTech, Information Technology. Partner Name: Alex Blum Partner Email: alex@bp.socialcapital.com Portfolio Companies: Aclima, UrbanFootprint, Picus Security, Eridan, Syapse, HealthJoy, WorkStep, BlackBird, RideOS, Replicon, Revelo, Swarm Technologies, Slang, Propeller Health, Mitra Chem, CreativeLive. Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Social Capital is a venture capital investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs at all stages. Founding Year: 2011 Number of Investments: 417 Number of Exits: 76

Website: www.socialcapital.com Twitter: @socialcapital LinkedIn: Social Capital LinkedIn Facebook: Social Capital Facebook

Shasta Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): FinTech, PropTech, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage. Partner Name: Balaji Yelamanchili Partner Email: balaji@shastaventures.com Portfolio Companies: Flyhomes, The Farmer's Dog, Starship Technologies, Oomnitza, LeanData, Banyan Security, Survios, Searchlight, Glint, vFunction, 8th Wall, AllStripes, Valimail, AppSheet, GoFormz, Beautiful.AI, Accern, Camera IQ, Hinge, Favor. Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Shasta is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in enterprise. Founding Year: 2004 Number of Investments: 402 Number of Exits: 82

Website: www.shasta.vc Twitter: @shasta LinkedIn: Shasta Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Shasta Ventures Facebook

Uncork Capital

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Sales Automation, Software, Big Data & Analytics, Professional Services, Collaboration. Partner Name: Susan Liu Partner Email: susan@uncorkcapital.com Portfolio Companies: Groove, Crossbeam, Phil, DroneDeploy, MakersPlace, quadric.io, Coder, Craft.co, UserGems, Marco Polo, Stensul, Inscribe, Vungle, Upwave, test.ai, CodeSee, Memfault, Aizon, SmartBiz Loans, Handshake. Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that focuses on SaaS, consumer, marketplaces, hardware, and new technology startups. Founding Year: 2004 Number of Investments: 386 Number of Exits: 98

Website: www.uncorkcapital.com Twitter: @uncorkcap LinkedIn: Uncork Capital LinkedIn Facebook: Uncork Capital Facebook

Sierra Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), E-Commerce, Healthcare, Mobile, Software. Partner Name: Ben Yu Partner Email: byu@sierraventures.com Portfolio Companies: Hammoq, Reify Health, Paro, Wizeline, Lemonaid Health, Citcon, SupportLogic, Movandi, Balto, Yalo, Spectro Cloud, ArmorCode Inc., Dasera, Interplay Learning, VISO Trust, Sedai. Location: San Mateo, California Fund Description: Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing globally with a focus on next-generation enterprise and emerging technologies. Founding Year: 1982 Number of Investments: 386 Number of Exits: 85

Website: www.sierraventures.com Twitter: @sierra_ventures LinkedIn: Sierra Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Sierra Ventures Facebook

Western Technology Investment

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Big Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Professional Services, Developer Tools, CRM. Partner Name: Rudy Ruano Partner Email: rudy@westerntech.com Portfolio Companies: Affinity, Copper Banking, Replicated, Token Transit, Emerald Cloud Lab, Migo, PlushCare, Mantra Health, Safe Security, Ordergroove, Workspot, BriteCo, Renovia, Navigating Cancer, IntelinAir, Pathway Genomics, Myro, Opya, Pathrise, Elysium. Location: Portola Valley, California Fund Description: Western Technology Investment is a venture capital firm that specializes in offering acquisition financing to revenue-generating firms. Founding Year: 1980 Number of Investments: 380 Number of Exits: 126

Website: www.westerntech.com LinkedIn: Western Technology Investment LinkedIn

Upfront Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Marketing (MarTech), Logistics, Enterprise, Advertising (AdTech), Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Entertainment & Media, PoS (Point of Sale), Productivity Tools. Partner Name: Dana Kibler Partner Email: dana@upfront.com Portfolio Companies: ChowNow, Parachute Home, Openpath, VADE, Reveleer, Open Raven, Cordial, Deliv, Pragma, Fleetsmith, GumGum, MyTime, Cloudvirga, Assembly, Path, Ritual, Finary, 11 Honore, Valence Community, Invoca. Location: Santa Monica, California Fund Description: Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies. Founding Year: 1996 Number of Investments: 380 Number of Exits: 74

Website: www.upfront.com Twitter: Upfront Ventures Twitter LinkedIn: Upfront Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: Upfront Ventures Facebook

IVP

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Software, E-Sports (Gaming), CloudTech, Healthcare, Medical Device, Health & Wellness, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Logistics, SaaS. Partner Name: Alex Lim Partner Email: alim@ivp.com Portfolio Companies: Niantic, GitHub, Aledade, Motive, H1, Hello Heart, Traceable, Pindrop, Podium, CircleCI, G2, Checkr, Monte Carlo, Found, FightCamp, Humu, Glossier, Skydio, Cyence, Eightfold. Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: IVP is a later-stage venture capital firm investing in rapidly-growing technology companies. Founding Year: 1980 Number of Investments: 369 Number of Exits: 128

Website: www.ivp.com Twitter: IVP Twitter LinkedIn: IVP LinkedIn Facebook: IVP Facebook

Floodgate

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): Energy, ClimateTech & CleanTech, Software, Big Data & Analytics, CloudTech, Information Technology, PaaS (Platforms), SaaS. Partner Name: Arjun Chopra Partner Email: arjun@floodgate.com Portfolio Companies: OhmConnect, Vendia, Pantheon, IRL, SnapLogic, Workboard, Hadrian, Loris, Leaf Logistics, Long-Term Stock Exchange, Aceable, Merlin Labs, AirGarage, DoubleDutch, The Block, Mixmax, Praxis, Touch of Modern, GoFormz, Thinkful. Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Floodgate caters to digital businesses with early, seed, and later-stage venture, and debt financing investments. Founding Year: 2006 Number of Investments: 351 Number of Exits: 90

Website: www.floodgate.com Twitter: Floodgate Twitter LinkedIn: Floodgate LinkedIn

Sutter Hill Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), CloudTech, Big Data & Analytics. Partner Name: Keith Loebner Partner Email: keith@shv.com Portfolio Companies: Observe, Sigma Computing, Clumio, Astera Labs, Ghost, Atmosic, ThousandEyes. Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Sutter Hill Ventures primarily invests in technology-based start-ups. Founding Year: 1964 Number of Investments: 312 Number of Exits: 94

Website: www.shv.com Twitter: Sutter Hill Ventures Twitter LinkedIn: Sutter Hill Ventures LinkedIn

Meritech Capital Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, Software, CloudTech. Partner Name: Rob Ward Partner Email: rward@meritechcapital.com Portfolio Companies: Filevine, Glint, CloudHealth Technologies, ExtraHop Networks. Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: Meritech Capital provides late-stage venture capital to technology companies. Founding Year: 1999 Number of Investments: 312 Number of Exits: 125

Website: www.meritechcapital.com Twitter: Meritech Capital Twitter LinkedIn: Meritech Capital LinkedIn Facebook: Meritech Capital Facebook

Ignition Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), CloudTech. Partner Name: Nick Sturiale Partner Email: nick@ignitionpartners.com Portfolio Companies: The/Studio, Moz, Skytap, KenSci, Shyft Technologies, Glympse. Location: Los Altos, California Fund Description: Ignition Partners is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping the best entrepreneurs seize opportunity. Founding Year: 2000 Number of Investments: 312 Number of Exits: 90

Website: www.ignition.vc Twitter: Ignition Partners Twitter LinkedIn: Ignition Partners LinkedIn Facebook: Ignition Partners Facebook

Liquid 2 Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), FinTech, Healthcare, Developer Tools Partner Name: Michael Ma Partner Email: mm@liquid2.vc Portfolio Companies: WorkRamp, Overjet, Jerry, Logixboard, Moonshot Brands, Edge Impulse, Dexterity, Token Transit, Farmstead, Berbix Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Liquid 2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments. Founding Year: 2015 Number of Investments: 311 Number of Exits: 28

Website: www.liquid2.vc LinkedIn: Liquid 2 Ventures LinkedIn

Mohr Davidow Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, Big Data & Analytics, Developer Tools, CloudTech Partner Name: Jon Feiber Partner Email: jdf@mdv.com Portfolio Companies: doxo, Liquibase, Webscale Location: San Mateo, California Fund Description: Mohr Davidow invested in early-stage technology-based startups to create large new markets. Founding Year: 1983 Number of Investments: 304 Number of Exits: 80

Website: www.mdv.com Twitter: @MohrDavidow LinkedIn: Mohr Davidow Ventures LinkedIn

BlueRun Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, FinTech, Health & Wellness, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Jonathan Ebinger Partner Email: jebinger@brv.com Portfolio Companies: Hello Heart, Haus, FreeAgent CRM, Gennev, Human API, Radius Intelligence Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: BlueRun Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on opportunities across mobile software, services, and financial technology. Founding Year: 1998 Number of Investments: 297 Number of Exits: 38

Website: www.brv.com Twitter: @bluerunventures LinkedIn: BlueRun Ventures LinkedIn Facebook: BlueRun Ventures Facebook

Maveron

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Health & Wellness, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Partner Name: Elise Hebb Partner Email: ehebb@maveron.com Portfolio Companies: Planet FWD, Booster, Course Hero, Thirty Madison, Everlane, Imperfect Foods, Lovevery, HopSkipDrive, Co–Star, Two Chairs, Novi Connect, and more Location: San Francisco, California Fund Description: Maveron is a consumer-only venture capital firm that empowers consumers to live on their terms. Founding Year: 1998 Number of Investments: 283 Number of Exits: 65

Website: www.maveron.com Twitter: @maveron LinkedIn: Maveron on LinkedIn Facebook: Maveron Facebook Page

Scale Venture Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Fund Focus (Sectors): SaaS, CloudTech, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Enterprise Partner Name: Stephan Eberle Partner Email: stephan@scalevp.com Portfolio Companies: AppOmni, Solvvy, Airspace, Pantheon, Demandbase, Expel, Dusty Robotics, Abstract, Verusen, Archipelago, and more Location: Foster City, California Fund Description: Scale is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on intelligent business software. Founding Year: 2000 Number of Investments: 282 Number of Exits: 74

Website: www.scalevp.com Twitter: @scalevp LinkedIn: Scale Venture Partners on LinkedIn Facebook: ScaleVP Facebook Page

August Capital

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Big Data & Analytics, Healthcare, Information Technology, Developer Tools, RetailTech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, InsurTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), SaaS, Software, Quality Assurance, Advertising (AdTech), Travel, B2B, Apps, Entertainment & Media, Creator Economy, FinTech, CloudTech, Hospitality, Logistics, PropTech, E-Commerce, Delivery, RestaurantTech Partner Name: David Hornik Partner Email: hornik@augustcap.com Portfolio Companies: PatientIQ, RetailNext, UpGuard, ADARA, Fletch, Samba TV, MaintainX, Kentik, Spacious, EAT Club Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: August Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital and startup investments. Founding Year: 1984 Number of Investments: 282 Number of Exits: 78

Website: www.augustcap.com Twitter: @AugustCapital LinkedIn: August Capital on LinkedIn Facebook: August Capital Facebook Page

Sofinnova Investments

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Software, Mobile, SaaS, Consumer, FinTech Partner Name: Nathalie Auber Partner Email: auber@sofinnova.com Portfolio Companies: No records Location: Menlo Park, California Fund Description: Sofinnova Investments specializes in seed, startup, mid, early stage, series A, first venture round, and corporate spinouts. Founding Year: 1974 Number of Investments: 282 Number of Exits: 107

Website: www.sofinnova.com Twitter: @Sofinnova LinkedIn: Sofinnova Ventures on LinkedIn Facebook: Sofinnova Ventures Facebook Page

AME Cloud Ventures

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Healthcare, SpaceTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Information Technology, Consumer, Customer Service, Marketing (MarTech), SaaS, Medical Device, Productivity Tools, Software, Enterprise, ClimateTech & CleanTech, BioTech, Big Data & Analytics, EdTech, Elder Care, HR Tech, Transportation, Mobile, CloudTech, FinTech, Robotics, Hardware, Consumer Goods, Computer, Health & Wellness, Developer Tools, Advertising (AdTech), B2B, E-Sports (Gaming), Entertainment & Media Partner Name: Nick Adams Partner Email: nick@amecloudventures.com Portfolio Companies: Endpoint Health, Capella Space, Birdeye, Vida Health, Scribe, EdgeQ, ClimateAI, Asimov, CrowdAI, import.io, BigHat Biosciences, AtScale, GetSetUp, Zendrive, MinIO, Hum Capital, Osaro, Savioke, Modsy, Arterys, and more Location: Palo Alto, California Fund Description: AME Cloud Ventures invests in seed to later-stage tech companies that build infrastructure and value chains around data. Founding Year: 2012 Number of Investments: 274 Number of Exits: 63

Website: www.amecloudventures.com Twitter: @AMECloudVC LinkedIn: AME Cloud Ventures on LinkedIn Facebook: AME Cloud Ventures Facebook Page

VantagePoint Capital Partners

Fund Type: Venture Fund Fund Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D Fund Focus (Sectors): Software, Mobile, SaaS, Consumer, FinTech Partner Name: Alan Salzman Partner Email: asalzman@vpcp.com Portfolio Companies: No records Location: San Bruno, California Fund Description: VantagePoint Capital Partners (formerly VantagePoint Venture Partners, until 2011) has more than $4.5 billion in capital under management. Founding Year: 1996 Number of Investments: 269 Number of Exits: 94

Website: www.vpcp.com Twitter: @VPVP LinkedIn: VantagePoint Capital Partners on LinkedIn Facebook: VantagePoint Capital Partners Facebook Page

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Conclusion

California is still where most SaaS companies get funded, and these 50 firms are doing a lot of that funding in 2025. Whether you're shipping developer tools, enterprise software, or the next productivity app, this is the group writing the checks. Knowing who they are and how they invest gives your startup a real shot at getting the room.

Top 50 VC Firms in California investing in SaaS 2025 + Contact info