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title: "22 Pre-seed Investors in Los Angeles (Nov 2026)"
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# 22 pre-seed investors in Los Angeles

We list 22 pre-seed investors in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles (8), Santa Monica (3) and Malibu (2).

- 22 investors
- 7 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 17 firms)
- 92 named decision-makers on file

## First 11 of 22 pre-seed investors in Los Angeles

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slauson & Co | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Healthtech, Fintech, Logistics | New deal, Sep 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/slauson-co/ |
| Wonder Ventures | VC firm | Malibu, CA | Pre-seed | AI, Fintech, B2B, Consumer | New fund, Jul 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/wonder-ventures/ |
| Scopusventures | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Edtech, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scopusventures/ |
| Magnify Ventures | VC firm | Santa Monica, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Healthtech, AI, Consumer, Medtech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/magnify-ventures/ |
| Untapped Ventures | VC firm | Glendale, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Developer Tools, B2B, SaaS | New fund, Jun 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/untapped-ventures/ |
| Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health | VC firm | Pasadena, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Healthtech, AI, Medtech | New fund, Dec 2024 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/wavemaker-three-sixty-health/ |
| Watertower Ventures | VC firm | Beverly Hills, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Media, Consumer, Fintech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/watertower-ventures/ |
| Atas VC | VC firm | Santa Monica, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Energy, Space, Mobility | New fund, Apr 2025 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atas-vc/ |
| SmartGateVC | VC firm | Glendale, CA | Pre-seed | AI, Biotech, Healthtech, Edtech |  | $8M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/smartgatevc/ |
| Embark Ventures | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Robotics, Industrial Tech, Logistics | New fund, Jul 2023 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/embark-ventures/ |
| Act One Ventures | VC firm | Santa Monica, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, B2B, SaaS | Portfolio news, Feb 2025 | $72M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/act-one-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 22 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 22 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. Stage: the firm states that it invests at pre-seed. Place: head office in Los Angeles, matched on city and state.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (40: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), stage focus (15: all of it when pre-seed is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), 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 (20) and completeness of the public record (10). Stage and regional focus are our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 22 rows: stage 22, sector 22, fund size 19, website 22. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 22 rows, firm email on 4, LinkedIn page on 13, check size on 3.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed investors in Los Angeles are there?
We list 22 as of November 2026. 7 of the 22 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are Los Angeles (8), Santa Monica (3) and Malibu (2).

### Which pre-seed investors in Los Angeles raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
6 of the 22 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Magnify Ventures (Jul 2026), Wonder Ventures (Jul 2026) and Untapped Ventures (Jun 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of pre-seed investors in Los Angeles?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 17 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 5 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact pre-seed investors in Los Angeles?
The paid file holds 92 named decision-makers across 22 of these 22 and a firm email for 4. 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 pre-seed investors in Los Angeles come from?
All 22 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.