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Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsUnited States11-50 Employees
Cove Fund is a family of seed-stage venture capital funds backing promising new ventures in Southern California. Headquartered at The Cove within UC Irvine’s Applied Innovation hub, our funds are based in a dynamic, centrally located community of entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors that anchors the region’s startup ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology and life science companies with the potential to address large markets through highly differentiated products or services. Our focus is on startups that can achieve meaningful value-creating inflection points with their seed capital. - Cove Fund I (launched 2015): $6M invested across 21 companies (fully deployed) - Cove Fund II (launched 2018): $14M fund with 21 portfolio companies; actively supporting follow-on rounds - Cove Fund III (launched 2021): $24M fund currently investing; 14 companies funded to date If you’re a Southern California startup seeking early-stage capital — or an investor interested in joining as a limited partner — we’d love to hear from you: www.covefund.com/contact