15 AR/VR Investors Based in Menlo Park

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Menlo Park-based founders connect with AR/VR-based investors that write checks into AR/VR companies. Here are 15 investors that match that criteria.

1) Antoine Moyroud

Fund: Lightspeed Venture Partners
Title: Partner
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Transportation, Travel

2) Danielle Jing

Fund: Pear VC
Title: Chief of Staff
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space

3) James Gibson

Fund: Rally Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech

4) Jay Drain Jr.

Fund: Andreessen Horowitz
Title: Partner, Crypto
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Fashion, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer

5) Jiarui Wang

Fund: DCM Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Transportation, Space, Travel, Other

6) Jourdain Bell

Fund: Alumni Ventures
Title: Sr. Community Manager
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cannabis, Internet of Things, Cosmetics, Art, Communications, Cloud, Fashion, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Web3, Hospitality, Recruiting, Government Tech, eSports, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Entertainment, Electronics, EdTech, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, Media, Chemicals, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Logistics, Legal, Internet of Things, Insurtech, DEI, Other, Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Quantum Computing, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting

7) Keith Bender

Fund: Pear VC
Title: Principal
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

8) Mae Zheng

Fund: TA Associates
Title: Associate
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Series B
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Cloud

9) Matthew Lu

Fund: Bullpen Capital
Title: Investor
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech

10) Megan Kelly

Fund: Threshold Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Transportation

11) Naren Ramaswamy

Fund: Alumni Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, Art, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Food and Beverage, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Consumer, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation, Social Impact, Sales Tech

12) Taylor Sargent

Fund: Airbus Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Electronics, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Robotics, Quantum Computing, Other Tech, Transportation, Space

13) Thomas Englis

Fund: Clearvision Ventures
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Robotics, Transportation

14) Tobi Coker

Fund: Felicis Ventures
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Marketplaces, Sales Tech

15) Tony Zhu

Fund: Airbus Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Electronics, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC