24 E-Commerce Investors Based in Santa Monica

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 Santa Monica-based founders connect with e-commerce-based investors that write checks into E-Commerce companies. Here are 24 investors that match that criteria.

1) Adele English

  • Fund: March Capital
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Fintech, eSports, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Robotics, Sales Tech

2) Brian Ames

  • Fund: Anthos Capital
  • Title: Managing Director
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Transportation

3) Danielle Zhang

  • Fund: Clocktower Technology Ventures
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech, Proptech

4) Eugene Yi

  • Fund: Mucker Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Cosmetics, Fashion, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Consumer, Food Services

5) Frederick Daso

  • Fund: Founder to Founder
  • Title: Founder & CEO
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, E-Commerce, Fintech, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Internet of Things, Insurtech, Other Tech, Transportation

6) Gil Demeter

7) Greg Stofman

  • Fund: Struck Capital
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

8) Harry Savage

9) Isabelle Persson

  • Fund: Expert Dojo
  • Title: Partner & Head of Investment
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Social Impact, Transportation, Travel, Other

10) James Day

  • Fund: TGM
  • Title: Entrepreneur In Residence
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Robotics

11) Joe Tsai

  • Fund: Mucker Capital
  • Title: Seed and Series A Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

12) Joshua Schlisserman

  • Fund: Series
  • Title: Chief Of Staff
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, 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, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

13) Kate Armstrong

  • Fund: Cobalt Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Food Services, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Travel

14) Lucas Pino

  • Fund: March Capital
  • Title: Venture Capital Associate
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Series B, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech, DEI, Internet of Things, Logistics, Legal, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Cannabis, Entertainment, Recruiting, Government Tech

15) Madeline Walsh

  • Fund: Anthos Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Art, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Food Services, Sex

16) Mark Grace

  • Fund: M13 Company
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Art, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, eSports, Consumer

17) Mark Landay

  • Fund: Dynamic Synergy Corporation
  • Title: Managing Director
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Cloud, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Recruiting, Fintech, Proptech, Robotics, Sales Tech

18) Molly O’Shea

  • Fund: Upfront Ventures
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech

19) Nick Kim

  • Fund: Upfront Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Sales Tech, Transportation

20) Sam Frankel

  • Fund: Cobalt Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, eSports, Recruiting, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Sex

21) Sam Teden

  • Fund: Anthos Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Media, Consumer, Enterprise

22) Tristan Berne

23) Tyler Churchill

  • Fund: Bonfire Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Enterprise, Proptech, Space, Transportation

24) Zenetta Burger

  • Fund: Anthos Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Santa Monica, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Media, Consumer, Enterprise

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