5 AI Investors Based in San Mateo

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 San Mateo-based founders connect with AI-based investors that write checks into AI companies. Here are 5 investors that match that criteria.

1) Richard (Rickie) Koo

  • Fund: DNX Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: San Mateo, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

2) Rishi Armstrong

  • Fund: BluePointe Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: San Mateo, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Fintech, Entertainment, eSports, Insurtech, Other Tech, Enterprise, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Sales Tech

3) Shikhin Garg

  • Fund: Inventus Capital Partners
  • Title: Chief of Staff
  • Location: San Mateo, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Sales Tech, Social Impact

4) Suffiyan Malik

  • Fund: Draper University
  • Title: Head of Programs
  • Location: San Mateo, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Marketing, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Food and Beverage, Electronics, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

5) Tej Kanani

  • Fund: Sierra Ventures
  • Title: VC
  • Location: San Mateo, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, 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