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title: "138 Deep Tech Investors in California (Nov 2026)"
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# 138 deep tech investors in California

We list 138 deep tech investors in California as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are San Francisco (37), Palo Alto (21) and Menlo Park (13).

- 138 investors
- 81 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $75M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 99 firms)
- 675 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 138 deep tech investors in California

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gft Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed, Series A | Deep Tech, AI, Marketing Tech, Media | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | $117M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/gft-ventures/ |
| Qubits Ventures | VC firm | Pasadena, CA | Seed | Deep Tech, Quantum, AI | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/qubits-ventures/ |
| Toyota Ventures | Corporate VC | Los Altos, CA | Seed, Series A | Deep Tech, AI, Energy, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $928M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/toyota-ventures/ |
| True Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Fintech, Consumer | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/true-ventures/ |
| Hallstone Ventures | VC firm | Hollywood, CA | Seed | Deep Tech, Space, Robotics, Media | New fund, Oct 2026 | $11M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/hallstone-ventures/ |
| Bison Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Deep Tech, AI, Healthtech, Energy | New fund, Oct 2026 | $160M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/bison-ventures/ |
| Khosla Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Deep Tech, AI, Consumer, B2B | New fund, Aug 2026 | $1.9B (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/khosla-ventures/ |
| Julian Capital: Deeptech Seed Fund | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, Energy, Healthtech, Climate Tech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $51M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/julian-capital-deeptech-seed-fund/ |
| Scrum Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Healthtech, Climate Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scrum-ventures/ |
| Earthshot Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Deep Tech, AI, Energy, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $77M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/earthshot-ventures/ |
| Autotech Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Deep Tech, Mobility, AI, Logistics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/third-mind/ |
| Center15 Capital | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Growth | Deep Tech, Space, AI, Defense Tech | New fund, Jan 2026 | $31M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/center15-capital/ |
| IceNine Capital | VC firm | San Diego, CA | Seed | Deep Tech, Space, Defense Tech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/icenine-capital/ |
| Kindred Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Crypto and Web3, Fintech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $230M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kindred-ventures/ |
| Geodesic | VC firm | Foster City, CA | Series B, Any stage | Deep Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/geodesic/ |
| Longrun Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed, Series A | Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Industrial Tech, AI | New deal, Sep 2026 | $22M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/longrun-capital/ |
| Phoenix Venture Partners | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Healthtech, Energy | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | $109M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/phoenix-venture-partners/ |
| Galileo Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Robotics, B2B | New fund, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/galileo-ventures/ |
| Matter Venture Partners | VC firm | Los Altos, CA |  | Deep Tech, AI, Robotics, Semiconductor | New fund, Sep 2026 | $450M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/matter-venture-partners/ |
| Liquid 2 Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series B, Growth | Deep Tech, AI, Mobility, SaaS | New fund, Aug 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/liquid-2-ventures/ |
| EV | VC firm | Santa Barbara, CA |  | Deep Tech, AI, B2B, Industrial Tech | Portfolio news, Nov 2026 | $171M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ev/ |
| Initialized | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Generalist, Fintech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $520M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/initialized/ |
| Founders Fund | VC firm | San Francisco, CA |  | Deep Tech, Space, Govtech, AI | New fund, Mar 2026 | $6.0B (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/founders-fund/ |
| Prist Capital | VC firm | Mill Valley, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, Mobility, Space, Proptech | New fund, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prist-capital/ |
| Mdsv Capital | Fund manager | San Francisco, CA | Growth | Deep Tech, AI, B2B, Defense Tech | New fund, Feb 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mdsv-capital/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 138 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 138 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states deep tech as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Place: head office in California.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 138 rows: stage 111, sector 138, fund size 121, website 138. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 128 rows, firm email on 44, LinkedIn page on 67, check size on 10.

## Questions
### How many deep tech investors in California are there?
We list 138 as of November 2026. 81 of the 138 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (37), Palo Alto (21) and Menlo Park (13).

### Which deep tech investors in California raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
63 of the 138 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Future Ventures (Oct 2026), Pear Ventures (Oct 2026) and Qubits Ventures (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of deep tech investors in California?
The median fund size on file for this list is $75M, across the 99 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 39 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact deep tech investors in California?
The paid file holds 675 named decision-makers across 128 of these 138 and a firm email for 44. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on deep tech investors in California come from?
All 138 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.