Irvine · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Investment thesis
Cove Fund is a seed-stage venture capital fund focused on powering innovation in Southern California. It invests in early-stage technology and life science ventures that show potential to address large markets with highly differentiated products and services, and that can reach significant value-creating inflection points with their seed funding. The fund is headquartered at 'The Cove' at UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, a gathering place for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors in the Southern California startup ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×5IoT ×4Medical Devices ×4B2B Marketplaces ×2Biotech ×2Cleantech ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×9
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCo-investorsUntapped VenturesTenOneTen Ventures
Newport Beach, US
Darren Thomas(Founder)Margaret Cunningham(Founder)
Co-investorsGFT VenturesNOMO Ventures
BLNG provides AI-powered design and production tools for the jewelry industry, enabling designers to create photorealistic renderings from sketches or prompts and generate marketing-ready visual content.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketing Tech
Co-investorsStrange Ventures
CARI Health develops a clinical testing platform that delivers rapid methadone concentration and metabolic data to clinicians at the point of care, enabling personalized dosing for opioid use disorder treatment.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Patrik Schmidle(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGioia Messinger(Director)Charles Patton(Director)
Carro (GoVyrl, Inc.) operates a cloud-hosted application platform, running on AWS, that handles personal and company data for its users.
B2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Jason Goldberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonCorazon CapitalEvolution VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesK5 VenturesKli Capital+4 more
CELITECH provides a global connectivity platform (eSIM/mobile data technology) that travel-related companies use to offer international connectivity to their customers.
IoTSaaSTravel & HospitalityLos Angeles, US
AL(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsNew York Angels
ECFX provides ECFX Notice, an enterprise notice management system that automatically processes federal and state electronic court filing (ECF) notices, storing documents with a firm's naming conventions and integrating with case management, DMS, and billing software.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSVenice, US
Dan O'Day(Founder)inNelson Alejandro Quintero(Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director)Daniel Michael O'Day, Jr.(Chief Executive Officer and Director)William D. Burch(Chief Revenue Officer and Director)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGrowth Street PartnersLegalTech
Exokeryx develops microfluidic tools for automated isolation and analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs) for research applications.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsSilicon Catalyst
Goanna Ag provides on-farm data collection and irrigation management tools that help growers schedule irrigation, improve water-use efficiency, and increase crop yields.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechIoTSan Diego, US
Tom Dowling(Chief Operating Officer & Founder)Patrick Henry(Executive Officer, Director)Roy Moore(Director)Farooq Anjum(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsElevation VenturesLongley Capital
iCardio.ai develops artificial intelligence software to automate the interpretation and analysis of echocardiogram ultrasound imaging for cardiologists.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US
Joseph Sokol(Founder)inRoman Sandler(Founder)in
Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcTechstars
Melio develops rapid diagnostic technology for bloodborne infections in neonatal care using microfluidics and machine learning, delivering results significantly faster than traditional blood cultures.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsLexi VenturesLongeVC
Occuspace builds AI-enabled sensors that scan for wireless signals to provide real-time, anonymous occupancy and space utilization data without cameras or personally identifiable information.
AI & Machine LearningIoTPropTech
Nic Halverson(Founder)inLinus Grasel(Founder)in
Co-investorsShadow VenturesHamilton VenturesLewis & Clark Ventures
Occuspace develops AI-enabled sensors that detect occupancy and space utilization through wireless signal scanning, without cameras or personal data collection.
AI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsHamilton VenturesLewis & Clark VenturesOkapi Venture Capital
Co-investorsAsimov Ventures
SigmaSight provides AI-powered analytics and negotiation tools for litigation defense teams.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
Co-investorsDoon Capital
Time Machine builds and operates AI-powered training systems for organizations, combining adaptive learning infrastructure with enablement experts to extract knowledge, design simulations, and operationalize workforce development.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Ike Kavas(Co-Founder & CEO)inCameron O(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz
VECKTA operates an onsite energy intelligence platform and marketplace that helps commercial and industrial organizations assess, configure, procure, and contract solar and storage systems.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergySan Diego, US
Gareth Evans(Founder)inFelipe Sarubbi(Founder)in
Co-investorsTech Square VenturesVoLo Earth Ventures
Visaic provides an AI-powered platform for sports leagues, clubs, federations, and conferences to stream content, engage audiences, and monetize through direct-to-consumer services including live games, pay-per-view events, and digital distribution.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Xilo provides customizable insurance software with dedicated support for agents and brokers to manage their operations without significant workflow changes.
InsurTechSaaS
Eli Zaragoza(Co-founder)Jon Corrin(CEO)
Co-investorsAct One VenturesAllied Venture PartnersForefront VentureNew Stack VenturesValuestream Ventures
Zesty.io is a headless and hybrid CMS platform with drag-and-drop interface and AI-assisted features for managing content.
SaaSSan Diego, US
Gerard Widmer(Executive Officer, Director)Hem Suri(Director)Randy Apuzzo(Executive Officer, Director)David Hagewood(Director)
BoardMitch Patridge(Director)in
Co-investorsClearVision Equity
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCarro · manilatimes.net · Oct 30, 2025
Occuspace · techcompanynews.com · Mar 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cove Fund made?
- Cove Fund has 20 tracked investments.
- What stage does Cove Fund invest at?
- Cove Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Cove Fund's typical check size?
- Cove Fund typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What sectors does Cove Fund focus on?
- Cove Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Cove Fund located?
- Cove Fund is headquartered in Irvine, US.
- Does Cove Fund lead rounds?
- Yes, Cove Fund leads investment rounds.
- Who does Cove Fund co-invest with?
- Cove Fund most often shares deals with 100Km Ventures Llc, Strange Ventures, Tech Square Ventures, among 35 tracked co-investors.
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