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Private equity firms in California

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

771
Private equity firms in California
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
12
Other types here
100 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 Norwest Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
2 TCV Menlo Park, United States 555 234 231 60
3 Meritech Capital Partners Palo Alto, United States 365 147 142 12
4 Morgenthaler Ventures Menlo Park, United States 363 66 109 8
5 Sutter Hill Ventures Palo Alto, United States 352 108 110 28
6 K5 Global San Francisco, United States 336 6 38 2
7 Jim Joseph Foundation San Francisco, United States 304 214 0 4
8 Vivo Capital Palo Alto, United States 272 68 139 25
9 TPG San Francisco, United States 270 125 118 581
10 ICONIQ Growth San Francisco, United States 258 106 49 0
11 Franklin Templeton San Mateo, United States 251 57 82 0
12 Foresite Capital San Francisco, United States 223 54 95 21
13 Cota Capital San Francisco, United States 223 53 37 20
14 Eclipse Palo Alto, United States 218 122 22 24
15 Redmile Group San Francisco, United States 210 56 101 0
16 Dragoneer Investment Group San Francisco, United States 203 63 58 35
17 Lowercase Capital San Francisco, United States 195 10 70 0
18 Greenoaks San Francisco, United States 189 91 18 18
19 Samsara BioCapital Palo Alto, United States 181 28 79 22
20 AngelList San Francisco, United States 176 17 24 1
21 Fin Capital San Francisco, United States 172 45 18 17
22 DFJ Growth San Mateo, United States 168 42 45 16
23 Silver Lake Menlo Park, United States 163 82 79 57
24 Ares Management Los Angeles, United States 161 93 51 826
25 FTV Capital San Francisco, United States 154 118 68 65
26 Founders Future San Francisco, United States 144 24 6 7
27 Spectrum Equity San Francisco, United States 143 77 57 40
28 Bond San Francisco, United States 141 47 11 15
29 EcoR1 Capital San Francisco, United States 139 20 89 5
30 TCG Los Angeles, United States 135 50 26 17
31 TPG Growth San Francisco, United States 132 66 58 581
32 Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners Palo Alto, United States 131 64 58 13
33 Accel-KKR Menlo Park, United States 123 69 56 52
34 Capricorn Investment Group Palo Alto, United States 123 32 23 24
35 Northgate Capital Danville, United States 123 27 53 11
36 ICONIQ Capital San Francisco, United States 118 51 18 104
37 Farallon Capital Management San Francisco, United States 114 25 61 114
38 Riverwood Capital Menlo Park, United States 112 79 36 33
39 Sunstone Management Irvine, United States 105 6 4 7
40 Francisco Partners San Francisco, United States 98 65 52 70
41 CircleUp San Francisco, United States 94 25 18 1
42 Burrill & Company San Francisco, United States 93 18 28 0
43 Sixth Street San Francisco, United States 91 67 33 240
44 Woodline Partners San Francisco, United States 83 4 51 27
45 Serent Capital San Francisco, United States 80 40 28 50
46 SharesPost Investment Management Menlo Park, United States 80 6 57 0
47 Triangle Peak Partners Palo Alto, United States 79 23 30 1
48 Offline Ventures Mill Valley, United States 75 14 4 10
49 TPG Biotech San Francisco, United States 73 23 27 581
50 K1 Investment Management Manhattan Beach, United States 72 59 24 48
51 The Rise Fund San Francisco, United States 72 48 15 0
52 Bedrock Los Angeles, United States 70 23 4 1
53 Clearlake Capital Group Santa Monica, United States 69 28 46 70
54 Cadenza Ventures San Francisco, United States 67 13 4 10
55 NewView Capital Burlingame, United States 67 12 11 0
56 PeakSpan Capital Burlingame, United States 66 56 11 17
57 Capital Group Los Angeles, United States 66 22 49 903
58 VMG Partners San Francisco, United States 63 42 13 26
59 Housatonic Partners San Francisco, United States 63 11 19 9
60 Continue Capital San Francisco, United States 59 2 2 0
61 Kayne Anderson Growth Capital Los Angeles, United States 58 44 23 117
62 Zeno Partners San Francisco, United States 58 1 4 6
63 Alexandria Real Estate Equities Pasadena, United States 57 2 18 98
64 Counterpart Advisors Manhattan Beach, United States 57 0 21 0
65 Sageview Capital Palo Alto, United States 56 43 15 13
66 HealthQuest Capital Redwood City, United States 56 33 18 19
67 Montage Capital Cupertino, United States 55 6 25 0
68 Fall Line Capital San Mateo, United States 53 14 5 9
69 Bowman Capital San Mateo, United States 51 24 39 0
70 Mainsail Partners San Francisco, United States 49 41 18 33
71 Silver Lake Waterman Menlo Park, United States 47 21 11 57
72 3L Capital Los Angeles, United States 47 20 9 2
73 TRITON FUNDS LLC San Diego, United States 47 16 38 0
74 Questa Capital Management San Francisco, United States 46 29 1 5
75 WestSummit Capital Menlo Park, United States 45 15 16 9
76 Manhattan West Los Angeles, United States 45 3 9 11
77 HCAP Partners San Diego, United States 44 34 8 0
78 Telegraph Hill Partners San Francisco, United States 44 31 15 0
79 Madrone Capital Partners Menlo Park, United States 44 12 11 0
80 H&Q Asia Pacific Palo Alto, United States 43 15 18 0
81 Tarsadia Investments Newport Beach, United States 43 11 9 4
82 Advance Venture Partners San Francisco, United States 42 27 11 4
83 GroundForce Capital Mill Valley, United States 41 24 9 5
84 Partnership Capital Growth Investors San Francisco, United States 41 2 12 2
85 TVC Capital San Diego, United States 40 33 19 3
86 Evolution Media Los Angeles, United States 40 17 15 1
87 Aliment Capital Los Angeles, United States 40 16 6 2
88 Bison Capital Asset Management Santa Monica, United States 40 15 18 7
89 Shanda Group Menlo Park, United States 40 13 3 1
90 Centana Growth Partners Palo Alto, United States 39 30 9 7
91 NightDragon San Francisco, United States 39 18 7 11
92 Angeleno Group Los Angeles, United States 39 13 12 9
93 Think Investments San Francisco, United States 39 13 8 0
94 Altamont Capital Partners Palo Alto, United States 38 24 10 39
95 Shamrock Capital Advisors Los Angeles, United States 37 29 12 25
96 Clearvision Ventures Menlo Park, United States 37 4 8 5
97 One Planet Group Walnut Creek, United States 37 2 10 0
98 Virgo Investment Group Redwood Shores, United States 36 19 8 8
99 Strand Equity Partners Los Angeles, United States 36 14 10 5
100 DivcoWest San Francisco, United States 35 2 5 45

Table 1. Private equity firms in California, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 771.

Investment stages

Among these 771
Private equity investors506 Early stage investors354 Late stage investors266 Venture investors193 Seed investors177 Debt investors78 Post IPO investors54 Secondary market investors31

Other investors in California

Angel investors4,488 Venture capital firms3,118 Investment partners1,706 Micro VC funds350 Startup accelerators306 Angel groups214 Corporate venture capital184 Startup incubators148 Family offices136 Venture debt funds62 Hedge funds58 Syndicates56

Private equity firms elsewhere

New York967 England544 Texas351 Beijing264 Illinois255 Florida225 Ile-de-France213 Massachusetts207 Shanghai202 Central Region173 Ontario165 Connecticut158 Hong Kong Island158 Seoul-t'ukpyolsi143 Guangdong134 Maharashtra114 Pennsylvania101 Colorado89 New South Wales83 NA - South Africa81 Noord-Holland81 Bayern80 Georgia80 Dubai74
Cite: FundingWatcher, 771 private equity firms in California, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/private-equity-firms/california-united-states/