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Venture capitalMill Valley · 1 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
CAL Innovation is a venture fund manager based in Mill Valley. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently CAL Innovation Fund I, L.P. ($25M offering) filed November 2021.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 31 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Biotech ×6Healthtech ×6Medical Devices ×5Digital Health ×4Cybersecurity ×3Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×12Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×53 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×6University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×8Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×3Humanities ×3Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Google ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 13 dated
Enabling personalized education worldwide.
Bri Wilburn(Founder)inMamoun Debbagh(Founder)in
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcCalifornia Innovation FundDeVCDorm Room
Blings provides a video personalization platform that dynamically updates content in real-time by pulling data from customer CRM and database systems, ensuring each viewer sees customized video experiences.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundHanaco Venture CapitalVertex Ventures IsraelVertex Ventures
Miist develops inhaled microparticle therapeutics that deliver medicine to the bloodstream in 30 seconds, targeting conditions like migraine, pain, and anxiety where rapid onset is critical.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesAlameda, US
Eric Ezerins(Cofounder, Head of Technology)inDalton Signor(Cofounder, CEO)inRandy Krebs(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Schuster(Chief Technology Officer)inEvan Alfano(Director)
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundEntrepreneur FirstFREEFLOWThe Innovation SpaceRefactor Capital
CatenaBio develops precision conjugation technology using native amino acids to enable biotherapeutic fusions of small molecules, nucleic acids, enzymes, and cells.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBerkeley, US
Marco Lobba(Founder)inMatthew Francis(Founder)inGeo Guillen
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundCivilization Ventures Management, LlcCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)FREEFLOWIaso VenturesJude Gomila+14 more
Cooler Heads develops scalp cooling technology to prevent hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
HealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Kate Dilligan(Founder & CEO)in
BoardMaria Gonzalez-Blanch(Director)inMICHAEL SCHOTZINGER(Director)inLIZ TODIA(Director)LIZ ZAMBORY(Director)inJASON PESTERFIELD(Director)in
Co-investorsAd Astra VenturesAloft VCAstiaBacchus Venture CapitalCalifornia Innovation FundGolden Seeds+6 more
A Berkeley spinout developing a new generation of medicines for the brain and other hard-to-treat tissues using breakthrough science from UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.
BiotechBerkeley, US
Ross Wilson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dana Foss(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardJaromir Tesar(Director)
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation Fund
EdVisorly is an AI-based enrollment platform for higher education institutions, used to manage admissions and enrollment operations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Manny S.(Founder)inManny Smith(Founder)Christine Wyatt(Chief Operating Officer)inLandon Lewis(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundDorm RoomMotley Fool VenturesPotencia VenturesSilicon ValleyBlack Operator
Eko develops FDA-cleared digital stethoscopes and AI-powered software that enables healthcare professionals to detect and diagnose cardiovascular disease with greater accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Connor Landgraf(Co-Founder and CEO)inTyler CrouchinJason Bellet(Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer)in
Co-investorsQuesta CapitalHighland Capital PartnersArtis VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcCalifornia Innovation FundDigiTx Partners LLC+14 more
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EngageBio develops DNA-based medicines using proprietary non-viral delivery technology to achieve extended therapeutic expression from a single dose with low manufacturing complexity.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Will Olsen(Founder)inKathryn Kwant
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundMetaplanetSciFoundersVentureSouqWorldQuant VenturesY Combinator+9 more
LILT provides a multilingual AI platform that uses agentic AI models combined with expert human verification to translate and localize enterprise content such as product materials, technical documentation, and marketing campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
John DeNero(Founder)inSpence Green(Founder)in
BoardWilliam Coughran(Director)Mark Rostick(Director)in
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundClear VenturesIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalKube VCRedpoint Ventures+3 more
Resemble develops generative voice models and synthetic speech technology, alongside deepfake detection capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Zohaib Ahmed(Founder)inSaqib Muhammad(Founder)in
Co-investorsBerkeley FrontierBetaworksBright Pixel CapitalCalifornia Innovation FundComcast VenturesGlobal Brain+13 more
SixMap provides a cyber defense platform that discovers digital assets across IPv4 and IPv6 using its 6Gen computational mapping algorithm and continuously scans all ports on each host to identify exposures.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwarePasadena, US
Jason Kaplan(Chief Executive Officer)inGregory Levesque(Director)Austin Murdock(Chairman, Chief Scientist, and Founder)inWilliam Jr. Murdock(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Ackerman(Director)inMichael Janke(Director)in
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundDataTribeIAG Capital Partners
Space Kinetic develops technology to enable frequent, low-cost maneuvering and operations for spacecraft and space systems.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Scott Ziegler(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackswing VenturesBalerion Space VenturesCalifornia Innovation FundIndustrious VenturesUP PartnersCerraCap Ventures
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Stylus Medicine develops in vivo genetic medicines using engineered recombinases, with initial focus on creating CAR-T therapies delivered via lipid nanoparticles for oncology, autoimmune, and genetic diseases.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Michael C. Bassik, Ph.D.(Scientific Founder)Emile Nuwaysir, Ph.D.(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inJason Fontenot, Ph.D.(Chief Scientific Officer)Ami Bhatt(Founder)Lacramioara Bintu(Founder)Michael Bassik(Founder)
Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesCalifornia Innovation FundKhosla VenturesNeva Sgr.RA CapitalTachyon Ventures+1 more
Synvivia engineers molecules designed to reprogram cells.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Gabriel Lopez(CEO)in
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundCreative VenturesMetaplanetThundermark CapitalY CombinatorFor Good Ventures+3 more
TransCrypts is a blockchain-based platform for verifying and sharing employment, health and educational credentials.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNewark, US
Zain Zaidi(Founder)inZain Z(Founder)Ali Zaheer(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlumni VenturesAtland VenturesBeyond CapitalCalifornia Innovation FundFaction+13 more
Vivere is a product development partner that helps brands, influencers, and companies ideate, create, manufacture, and distribute consumer product lines across categories including beauty, wellness and health, baby, pet care, and home and garden.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessHamburg, DE
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGFf Venture CapitalGeneral CatalystRockaway VenturesBerkeley FrontierPillar VC+2 more
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Windfall provides a people intelligence and AI platform that generates insights on individuals to enrich customer and constituent data for targeting, engagement, and fundraising.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSales Tech
Arup Banerjee(Founder)Cory Tucker(Founder)Dan Stevens(Founder)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesBullpen CapitalClocktower VenturesHomebrew
Your360 AI runs interview-based 360-degree feedback programs where an AI coach conducts voice conversations with employees and their feedback providers, then synthesizes the results into coaching themes and a prioritized growth plan.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSan Francisco, US
Jared Seth Goralnick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sergio Kaszczyszyn(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRenata Elisabeth Bell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundCapital Factory
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CalyxCatenaEncellinFreewireGC AIKyteMammothModelwiseProsperSelva TherapeuticsSequinYeast Bay Bio
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEngage Bio · biospace.com · May 20, 2026
Resemble AI · thesaasnews.com · Dec 9, 2025
TransCrypts · globenewswire.com · Oct 8, 2025
Space Kinetic · finsmes.com · Aug 19, 2025
SixMap · fintech.global · Apr 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has CAL Innovation made?
- CAL Innovation has 31 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- Where is CAL Innovation located?
- CAL Innovation is headquartered in Mill Valley, US.
- Who does CAL Innovation co-invest with?
- CAL Innovation most often shares deals with California Innovation Fund, Gaingels, Dorm Room, among 96 tracked co-investors.