37 Future of Work Investors Based in Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles-based founders connect with future of work-based investors that write checks into Future of Work companies. Here are 37 investors that match that criteria.

1) Adam Ned

Fund: LvlUp Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, 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

2) Adam Wong

Fund: Starburst Aerospace
Title: Accelerator Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

3) Alifya Valiji

Fund: launch house
Title: Senior Program Manager, Metaverse
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Sales Tech

4) Ana Carolina Scalercio

Fund: Watertower Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Travel

5) Anisha Suterwala

Fund: B Capital
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Transportation, Other

6) Barbara Bickham

Fund: Trailyn VC
Title: Founder & Managing Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Logistics, Internet of Things, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Social Impact, Transportation

7) Calvin Portley

Fund: Dangerous Ventures
Title: Venture Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Electronics, Entertainment, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Internet of Things, Legal, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

8) Camden McRae

Fund: Nextwave X Partners
Title: Co-Founder
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Robotics, Space, Transportation

9) Christian Hostetter

Fund: Palisades Growth Capital
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Sex, Space, Transportation, Travel

10) David Mandel

Fund: Emerging Ventures
Title: Managing Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Travel

11) Dela Adedze

Fund: MaC Venture Capital
Title: Analyst
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Web3, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Legal, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Travel

12) Erik Chu

Fund: Mirae Asset Global Investments
Title: Venture and Growth Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Communications, Web3, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech

13) Harrison Horn

Fund: Bracket Capital
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series B
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, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

14) Helene Servillon

Fund: JourneyOne Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Marketplaces, Sex

15) J.J. List

Fund: n/a
Title: Angel
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Art, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact

16) Jacob Peters

Fund: House Capital
Title: Co-Founder and General Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Communications, Web3, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Consumer

17) Jake Casas

Fund: Silicon Beach Investment Group
Title: Co founder & Investor
Location: Los Angeles, 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, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

18) Janet Lee

Fund: TenOneTen Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, E-Commerce, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Proptech, Sales Tech, Transportation

19) Jesús Salas

Fund: Slauson & Co.
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech

20) Jonathan Moore

Fund: TCG
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Art, Cosmetics, Fashion, Web3, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, DEI, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Sex, Social Impact

21) Jordan Weiss

Fund: Plus Capital
Title: Head of Platform
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Web3, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Parenting, Other Tech, Enterprise, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Sex, Social Impact, Sales Tech, Travel

22) Julie Liu

Fund: Toba Capital
Title: Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

23) Ka Wai Ho

Fund: Alive Ventures
Title: Venture Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Art, Cosmetics, Fashion, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Legal, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Sex, Social Impact, Transportation, Travel, Other

24) Lawrence Jen

Fund: Anderson Angels
Title: Managing Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Travel, Transportation, Social Impact, Sex, Robotics, Food Services, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Media, Consumer, Marketplaces, Internet of Things, Marketing, AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, Fintech, DEI

25) Matt Francini

Fund: Toba Capital
Title: Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

26) Nkechi Iregbulem

Fund: 24VC
Title: Angel Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Fintech, Future of Work, Developer Tools, Insurtech, Marketplaces

27) Patrick Harmon

Fund: B Capital
Title: Principal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Recruiting, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech

28) Rafael Tavarez

Fund: Watertower Ventures
Title: Investor – Platforms & Sourcing
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Art, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Travel, Other

29) Rafael Tavarez

Fund: Watertower Ventures
Title: Investor – Platforms & Sourcing
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Fashion, Cosmetics, Art, Communications, Web3, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Travel, Other

30) Steven Roussey

Fund: Embarc Capital
Title: Managing Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Space, Sales Tech, Robotics, Quantum Computing, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, AI, AR/VR, Cybersecurity, Web3, Cloud, Clean Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Government Tech, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals

31) Stu Smith

Fund: Coughdrop Capital
Title: General Partner & Chief Compliance Officer
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation

32) Tatijana Janko

Fund: Fjor
Title: VC
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Insurtech, Logistics, Enterprise, Space

33) Thea Pham

Fund: OCV Partners
Title: Investment Associate
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, Fintech, Future of Work, Insurtech, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech

34) Wesley King

Fund: Coherent Capital
Title: Founder
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Internet of Things, Proptech, Social Impact, Transportation

35) Wilson Kyi

Fund: Basis Set
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Transportation, Travel

36) Wyeth Coulter

Fund: K5 Global Capital
Title: Investment Associate
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
Sectors: Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Manufacturing, Other Tech, Social Impact, AI, Quantum Computing

37) Yelena Shkolnik

Fund: Jump Capital
Title: Partner
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Legal, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media

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