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title: "45 Media Investors in California (Nov 2026)"
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
rows: "45"
free_rows: "22"
source: "SEC filings"
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# 45 media investors in California

We list 45 media 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 (9), Palo Alto (6) and Menlo Park (4).

- 45 investors
- 25 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 32 firms)
- 195 named decision-makers on file

## First 22 of 45 media 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 | Media, AI, Marketing Tech, Robotics | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | $117M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/gft-ventures/ |
| Hallstone Ventures | VC firm | Hollywood, CA | Seed | Media, Space, Robotics, AI | New fund, Oct 2026 | $11M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/hallstone-ventures/ |
| 2AM Ventures | VC firm | La Habra, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Media | New fund, Sep 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/2am-ventures/ |
| Sazze Partners | VC firm | San Jose, CA | Pre-seed | Media, AI, SaaS, Consumer | New fund, Jun 2026 | $79M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sazze-partners/ |
| Electric Capital | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Media, Crypto and Web3, AI, Fintech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $532M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/electric-capital/ |
| Scrum Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | Media, AI, Healthtech, Climate Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scrum-ventures/ |
| Sequoia Capital | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Any stage | Media, Fintech, SaaS | New fund, Sep 2026 | $22.7B (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sequoia-capital/ |
| Menlo Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Media, AI, Robotics, Consumer | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/menlo-ventures/ |
| DFJ Growth | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Growth | Media, Robotics, Consumer, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $1.1B (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dfj-growth/ |
| ALIAVIA Ventures | VC firm | Laguna Beach, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Media, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, May 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/aliavia-ventures/ |
| AlphaEdison | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Seed | Media, Fintech, Healthtech, AI | New fund, Aug 2026 | $340M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/alphaedison/ |
| Waverley Capital | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA |  | Media, Gaming, Consumer, SaaS | New deal, Aug 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/waverley-capital/ |
| Seven Stars | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Media, AI, Healthtech, SaaS | New fund, Apr 2026 | $65M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/seven-stars/ |
| Scopusventures | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Media, AI, Edtech, Fintech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scopusventures/ |
| Portfolia | Fund manager | San Mateo, CA | Growth | Media, Healthtech, Fintech, Climate Tech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $6M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/portfolia/ |
| PLUS Collective | VC firm | Venice, CA | Growth | Media, Healthtech, AI, Consumer | New fund, Nov 2025 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/plus-collective/ |
| Slow Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | Media, Generalist, Fintech, Crypto and Web3 | New fund, Feb 2025 | $195M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/slow-ventures/ |
| Angelsdeck | VC firm | Sacramento, CA | Seed, Series A, Series B | Media, Fintech, AI, Healthtech | Portfolio news, Jan 2026 | $33M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/angelsdeck/ |
| Watertower Ventures | VC firm | Beverly Hills, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Media, AI, Consumer, Fintech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/watertower-ventures/ |
| Carbide Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Media, AI, B2B, SaaS |  | $272M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/carbide-ventures/ |
| Behind Genius Ventures | VC firm | San Diego, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Media, AI, Developer Tools, Future of Work | New fund, Jul 2026 | $2M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/behind-genius-ventures/ |
| Showcase Ventures | VC firm | Beverly Hills, CA | Seed | Media, Consumer | New fund, Jun 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/showcase-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 45 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 45 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 media and entertainment 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 45 rows: stage 38, sector 45, fund size 39, website 45. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 41 rows, firm email on 13, LinkedIn page on 26, check size on 1.

## Questions
### How many media investors in California are there?
We list 45 as of November 2026. 25 of the 45 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (9), Palo Alto (6) and Menlo Park (4).

### Which media investors in California raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
20 of the 45 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are DFJ Growth (Oct 2026), Hallstone Ventures (Oct 2026) and Scrum Ventures (Sep 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of media investors in California?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 32 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 13 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact media investors in California?
The paid file holds 195 named decision-makers across 41 of these 45 and a firm email for 13. 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 media investors in California come from?
All 45 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.