Angel investors in California
744 angel investors and angel groups based in California, each listed with the evidence and sources behind it: SEC Form D filings, the investor's own site or a public announcement. 381 of them have a dated filing or deal in the last 12 months. That is 9 individual angels, 541 solo GPs, 182 syndicate leads and 12 angel groups. The median stated or estimated check is $300K–$750K.
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How many angel investors in California are there?
744 on file, 381 with a dated filing or deal in the last 12 months. Angels writing personal checks rarely file anything with the SEC, so no list of angels is complete.
How much do angel investors in California invest?
The median check is $300K–$750K, across 616 angels with a stated or estimated range. Angel groups often pool members' checks into a larger round.
What do angel investors in California invest in?
AI & ML (71), B2B Software (46) and Healthcare (43) lead, by angels focused on each.
- Active Jul 2026
Matt NicholsSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the Managing Member) on the Form D for CV III FP, LLC, a $6.6M venture fund (Jul 2026) (3 vehicles on file: 1 fund, 2 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $75K–$200K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Aug 2026
Kirk HaneySolo GP · San Diego, CA
Named as the only individual (executive officer) on the Form D for Radicle-Terlac, LP, a $85M venture fund (Aug 2026). Also a non-executive director at 2 startups that filed Form D.
Seed, Series A · checks $850K–$2.55M
Biotech & PharmaB2B Software - Active Aug 2026
Chirag Rajesh ChotaliaSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as the only individual (executive officer) on the Form D for Envoy Fund I LP, a $41.3M venture fund (Aug 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $425K–$1.25M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Jul 2026
Genevieve Madeleine LeMarchalSolo GP · Walnut Creek, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Partner of the Manager of the General Partner of the Fund) on the Form D for Suncoast Ventures Fund I, LP, a $15M venture fund (Jul 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $150K–$450K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Jun 2026
Bryant BarrSolo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Penny Jar Capital Venture Fund II, LP, a $51.5M venture fund (Jun 2026) (2 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $525K–$1.55M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Jun 2026
Richard Scudellari Jr.Solo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Penny Jar Capital Venture Fund II, LP, a $51.5M venture fund (Jun 2026) (2 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $525K–$1.55M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active May 2026
Karla MoraSolo GP · Santa Barbara, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer.) on the Form D for Alante Capital Investment Fund II, LP, a $50M venture fund (May 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $500K–$1.5M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active May 2026
Leslie HarwellSolo GP · Santa Barbara, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer.) on the Form D for Alante Capital Investment Fund II, LP, a $50M venture fund (May 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $500K–$1.5M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Apr 2026
Ethan YehSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Twine Ventures Fund II LP, a $50M venture fund (Apr 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $500K–$1.5M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Apr 2026
Leshika SamarasingheSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Twine Ventures Fund II LP, a $50M venture fund (Apr 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $500K–$1.5M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Apr 2026
Lucas MoodySolo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner) on the Form D for Lockstep Partners Fund I, L.P., a $13M venture fund (Apr 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $125K–$400K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Apr 2026
Rinki SethiSolo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner) on the Form D for Lockstep Partners Fund I, L.P., a $13M venture fund (Apr 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $125K–$400K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Mar 2026
Joshua Michael BloomSolo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for 49 Palms Ventures Fund 1, LP, a $33.7M venture fund (Mar 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $325K–$1M
AI & MLDeveloper Tools - Active Mar 2026
Madhavan Michael RamanujamSolo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for 49 Palms Ventures Fund 1, LP, a $33.7M venture fund (Mar 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $325K–$1M
AI & MLDeveloper Tools - Active Feb 2026
Shamin Rostami WalshSolo GP · Los Angeles, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuers) on the Form D for BAM Ventures Partners IV, L.P., a $56.6M venture fund (Feb 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $575K–$1.7M
ConsumerB2B Software - Active Feb 2026
Claire LeeSolo GP · Hollywood, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Partner of the Manager of the General Partner of the Fund) on the Form D for Hallstone Ventures Fund 1, LP, a $10M venture fund (Feb 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $100K–$300K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Feb 2026
Seth HallenSolo GP · Hollywood, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Partner of the Manager of the General Partner of the Fund) on the Form D for Hallstone Ventures Fund 1, LP, a $10M venture fund (Feb 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $100K–$300K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Feb 2026
Edward M. DuaSolo GP · Berkeley, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Partner of the Manager of the General Partner of the Fund) on the Form D for IASV Seed Ventures Fund II, LP, a $10M venture fund (Feb 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $100K–$300K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Feb 2026
Mark M. ThalerSolo GP · Berkeley, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Partner of the Manager of the General Partner of the Fund) on the Form D for IASV Seed Ventures Fund II, LP, a $10M venture fund (Feb 2026).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $100K–$300K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Dec 2025
Marcus BartramSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the Manager) on the Form D for Capra Ventures H1 LLC, a $9.2M venture fund (Dec 2025). Also a non-executive director at 2 startups that filed Form D.
Pre-seed to Series B · checks $100K–$300K
Cybersecurity - Active Dec 2025
Yash PatelSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the Manager) on the Form D for Capra Ventures H1 LLC, a $9.2M venture fund (Dec 2025). Also a non-executive director at 2 startups that filed Form D.
Pre-seed to Series B · checks $100K–$300K
B2B Software - Active Nov 2025
Benjamin Xavier OrthliebSolo GP · Tiburon, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Blue Moon Fund II, L.P., a $35M venture fund (Nov 2025).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $350K–$1.05M
AI & ML - Active Nov 2025
Romain Xavier SermanSolo GP · Tiburon, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Blue Moon Fund II, L.P., a $35M venture fund (Nov 2025).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $350K–$1.05M
AI & ML - Active Sep 2026
Patricia CostelloSolo GP · San Mateo, CA
Named as the only individual (Director of Managing Member of the Issuer) on the Form D for Portfolia 2026 SPV 5 LLC, a $983K venture SPV (Sep 2026) (28 vehicles on file: 4 funds, 24 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $50K–$150K
HealthcareClimate & EnergyFood & Agriculture - Active Sep 2026
Sunil PaiSyndicate lead · San Francisco, CA
Named as the only individual (Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for LMA-2, a series of ACOF Special Opportunities, LP, a $1.6M venture SPV (Sep 2026) (6 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $760K–$1.86M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Aug 2026
Nicholas GianosSyndicate lead · San Francisco, CA
Named as the only individual (Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for RSS-FV Fund I, a series of Fogline Ventures, LP, a $340K venture SPV (Aug 2026) (5 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $105K–$370K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Aug 2026
William L. WeismanSolo GP · Los Angeles, CA
Named as the only individual (Managing Director of GP of Issuer) on the Form D for KittyHawk Heavy MycoMedica 2026 SAFE LLC, a $2M venture SPV (Aug 2026) (11 vehicles on file: 1 fund, 10 SPVs). Also a non-executive director at 2 startups that filed Form D.
Pre-seed to Series A · checks $100K–$300K
Hardware & RoboticsAI & MLHealthcare - Active May 2026
Martin RudigierSyndicate lead · San Francisco, CA
Named as the only individual (promoter) on the Form D for Apex Fund III A Series of V360 Holdings LLC, a $2M venture SPV (May 2026) (15 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $345K–$2.01M
Hardware & Robotics - Active Apr 2026
Numan NumanbayraktarogluSyndicate lead · Petaluma, CA
Named as the only individual (promoter) on the Form D for 212 SC SPV A Series of V360 Holdings LLC, a $1M venture SPV (Apr 2026) (8 vehicles on file). Also a non-executive director at 1 startup that filed Form D.
Series A · checks $750K–$1.85M
AI & MLCybersecurity - Active Jul 2026
Jack DreifussSolo GP · Venice, CA
Named as the only individual (Manager) on the Form D for Impatient Ventures N SPV, LLC, a $6M venture SPV (Jul 2026) (3 vehicles on file: 1 fund, 2 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $6M–$10.2M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Feb 2026
Jeremy KranzSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as the only individual (Manager of the GP LLC) on the Form D for Sentinel Global Feeder FUND I LP, a $63.9M venture fund (Jul 2023) (2 vehicles on file). Also a non-executive director at 3 startups that filed Form D.
Pre-seed to Series A · checks $675K–$2M
Media, Gaming & CreatorDeveloper Tools - Active Aug 2026
Navid ShahrestaniSyndicate lead · Los Angeles, CA
Named as the only individual (Managing Partner of the Manager) on the Form D for Winterfell TA-SPV, LLC, a $645K venture SPV (Aug 2026) (3 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $645K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Sep 2026
Chad CardenasSolo GP · Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Named as the only individual (director) on the Form D for TSG Ventures XXXII, LLC, a $721K venture SPV (Sep 2026) (12 vehicles on file: 1 fund, 11 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $75K–$200K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Jun 2026
Faraj AalaeiSyndicate lead · Menlo Park, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Farajaalaei Altera LLC, a $1M venture SPV (Jun 2026) (4 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $300K–$1M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Jun 2026
Shahin HedayatSyndicate lead · Menlo Park, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for Farajaalaei Altera LLC, a $1M venture SPV (Jun 2026) (4 vehicles on file).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $300K–$1M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Jun 2026
Anjney MidhaSolo GP · Menlo Park, CA
Named as the only individual (Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer) on the Form D for AMP Foundry Fund I, L.P., a venture fund (May 2026) (2 vehicles on file). Also a non-executive director at 1 startup that filed Form D.
Growth
Deep Tech - Active Jul 2026
Michelle VolzSolo GP · Menlo Park, CA
Named as the only individual (Managing Director of the Manager) on the Form D for Pax Ventures Opportunities VI, LLC, a venture fund (Jul 2026) (7 vehicles on file: 2 funds, 5 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $500K–$1.5M
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Dec 2025
Sean MendySolo GP · Palo Alto, CA
Named as the only individual (President of the Issuer's Sole Member) on the Form D for Westbound AC / Angel Fund II, LLC, a venture fund (Dec 2025) (3 vehicles on file: 1 fund, 2 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Mar 2026
Vineet JainSolo GP · San Jose, CA
Named as the only individual (Managing Director of the Issuer) on the Form D for Wild Tree Ventures, a $50K venture SPV (Nov 2025) (2 vehicles on file: 1 fund, 1 SPV).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $50K
Sector focus not yet verified - Active Aug 2026
James PelligriniSolo GP · San Francisco, CA
Named as one of two individuals (Manager of General Partner of Issuer) on the Form D for GRC TWM Vertosa SPV1 LP, a venture fund (Aug 2026) (10 vehicles on file: 6 funds, 4 SPVs).
Pre-seed, Seed · checks $75K–$200K
Consumer
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