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title: "768 Venture Capital Firms in the San Francisco Bay Area"
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# 768 venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay Area

We list 768 venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco (318), Palo Alto (117) and Menlo Park (85).

- 768 firms
- 369 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $53M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 540 firms)
- 2,631 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 768 venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay Area

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgepoint Capital | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Seed, Series A | Cybersecurity, Future of Work, AI, Defense Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $1.2B (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/forgepoint-capital/ |
| Accel | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Any stage | AI, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, SaaS | New deal, Oct 2026 | $4.0B (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/accel/ |
| Khosla Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Consumer, B2B, Fintech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $1.9B (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/khosla-ventures/ |
| Kleiner Perkins | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Fintech, Proptech, Mobility | New fund, Aug 2026 | $995M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/ |
| Sequoia Capital | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Any stage | Fintech, Media, SaaS | New fund, Sep 2026 | $22.7B (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sequoia-capital/ |
| Electric Capital | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Crypto and Web3, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $532M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/electric-capital/ |
| Toyota Ventures | Corporate VC | Los Altos, CA | Seed, Series A | AI, Energy, Climate Tech, Industrial Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $928M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/toyota-ventures/ |
| Felicis | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed, Series A | AI, Developer Tools, Healthtech, Cybersecurity | New deal, Oct 2026 | $900M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/felicis/ |
| Menlo Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Media, Robotics, Consumer | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/menlo-ventures/ |
| True Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Fintech, Deep Tech, Consumer | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/true-ventures/ |
| DFJ Growth | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Growth | Robotics, Consumer, SaaS, Media | New fund, Oct 2026 | $1.1B (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dfj-growth/ |
| Redpoint Omega | VC firm | Woodside, CA | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Fintech, Consumer, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $740M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/redpoint-omega/ |
| Craft Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Developer Tools, Data, SaaS | New fund, Sep 2026 | $712M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/craft-ventures/ |
| Geodesic | VC firm | Foster City, CA | Series B, Any stage | AI, Developer Tools, Fintech, B2B | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/geodesic/ |
| Tribe Capital | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Cybersecurity, Crypto and Web3, Generalist | New fund, Oct 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tribe-capital/ |
| DCVC | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA |  | Energy, Healthtech, AI, Biotech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dcvc/ |
| TCGX | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA |  | Biotech, Healthtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $600M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tcgx/ |
| Initialized | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Generalist, Fintech, Defense Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $520M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/initialized/ |
| At One Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed, Series A | Climate Tech, Agritech, Industrial Tech, AI | New deal, Sep 2026 | $375M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/at-one-ventures/ |
| Atomus Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Growth | AI, Logistics, Hardware | New fund, Sep 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atomus-ventures/ |
| Pear Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Fintech, Healthtech, Consumer | New fund, Oct 2026 | $410M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/pear-ventures/ |
| Flex Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | AI, Developer Tools, Generalist, SaaS | New deal, Aug 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/flex-capital/ |
| OpenAI Startup Fund | Corporate VC | San Francisco, CA | Seed | AI, Healthtech, Legal Tech, Edtech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $400M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/openai-startup-fund/ |
| DBL Investors | VC firm | San Francisco, CA |  | Climate Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, Impact | Portfolio news, Nov 2026 | $673M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dbl-investors/ |
| Quiet Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed | AI, SaaS, Fintech, Consumer | New fund, Nov 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/quiet-capital/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 768 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 546 of the 768 have a website we checked; the other 222 rest on the filing or register entry alone. 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. This list holds VC firms, fund managers and corporate venture arms; accelerators and angel networks are in their own lists. Place: head office in the San Francisco Bay Area, matched on city and state.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (50: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), size of the fund on file on a log scale (35) and completeness of the public record (15). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 768 rows: stage 415, sector 484, fund size 673, website 546. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 675 rows, firm email on 154, LinkedIn page on 248, check size on 40.

## Questions
### How many VC firms are in the San Francisco Bay Area?
We list 768 as of November 2026. 369 of the 768 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. By type: VC firm (755), Fund manager (8) and Corporate VC (5).

### Which cities in the San Francisco Bay Area have the most VC firms?
San Francisco (318), Palo Alto (117) and Menlo Park (85).

### Which the San Francisco Bay Area VC funds filed with the SEC in the last 12 months?
308 of the 768 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Quiet Capital (Nov 2026), 01A (Nov 2026) and Nova (Nov 2026).

### What stages do venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay Area back?
Of the 415 with a stage on file, seed (321), pre-seed (162) and Series A (112). A firm can back more than one stage, and 353 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay Area come from and how often is it updated?
All 768 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.

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Yes. The file holds all 768 rows in Excel and CSV, with 2,631 named decision-makers and 154 firm emails, for $197 one-time as part of US Complete. 25 rows are free on this page.