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Gold House Ventures

AcceleratorActively deploying

Covina · Pre-Seed–Series A · 68 people tracked

Also known as GOLD HOUSE VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC

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Investment thesis

Gold House operates as a platform where culture shapes global opportunity, spanning cultural experiences, entertainment, and entrepreneurship. Its entrepreneurship pillar, Gold House Ventures, is positioned as a cultural capital venture fund paired with leading accelerators for Asian Pacific founders and a prominent founder network. The organization aims to elevate collective power, expand pathways for underrepresented leaders and creatives, and turn community and cultural momentum into investment and opportunity. It operates with the heart of a nonprofit and the reach of a world-class enterprise across programs, funds, events, and membership.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $1M
HQ
Covina, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Private fund assets
$29.9M
VC funds
1
Portfolio companies
57

Team · 68 people

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Anjula Acharia· Founder & CEO, 5 Junction Records & A Series Investments/Management
Eric Kim· Founder & Managing Partner, Goodwater Capital
Kevin Lin· CEO, Metatheory & General Partner, LifeLike Capital & Co-Founder, Twitch

Board member; co-founder of Twitch and GP at LifeLike Capital.

Lynne Chou· Founder & Managing Partner, Define Ventures
Nina Yang Bongiovi· Founder, Significant Productions
Patrick Lee· CEO, Fanverse & Co-Founder, Rotten Tomatoes
Ramneek Gupta· Founder & Managing Partner, PruVen Capital
Abhijay Prakash· President, Blumhouse
Agnes Chu· CEO, Firecracker Media Group

Board member and CEO of Firecracker Media Group.

Albert Cheng· Vice President, Head of Prime Video U.S.
Anderson Le· Artistic Director, Hawaii International Film Festival
Andy Kim· CFO, Participant Media
Ben Chu· Finance & Operations
Bennett Pozil· Head of Corporate Banking, East West Bank
Bobby Singh· EVP, MACRO
Brian Nemes· Narrative Change | Entertainment & Media
Cara Cusumano· Festival Director, Tribeca Film Festival
Caroline Delfin· Executive Officein
Chiharu Iijima· Accountingin
Christine Yi· Narrative Change | Creative Equity Fundin
Cindy Guo· Marketing
Daniel Dae Kim· Actor, Producer, CEO, 3AD Media & Commissioner, White House Initiative on AANHPIs

Board member; actor and producer, CEO of 3AD Media.

Daniel Park· Narrative Change | Cultural Consultingin
Daniel Suh· Economic Empowerment | Gold House Venturesin
Eurie Kim· Managing Partner, Forerunner Ventures
Helen Lin· Global Chief Digital Officer, Publicis Groupe & Chair, American Advertising Federation
Indu Damodar· Business Development
Jeff Wu· Hospitality
Jeffrey Delfin· Eventsin
Jeremy Tran· Executive Office
John Cheng· Head of Film & Television, 3AD
Jon M. Chu· Filmmaker
Jonathan Wang· Producer
Joseph Kim· Social Media
Kat Yu· Executive Office
Kim Yutani· Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival
Kirstin Carag· VP, Focus Features
Linda Chu· Eventsin
Maggie Hsu· Hospitality
Maiqi Qin· Futuresin
Prabal Gurung· Creative Director, Prabal Gurung & Vice Chairman, Council of Fashion Designers of America
Roc Su· Narrative Change | Cultural Consultingin
Roselyn Dimaano· Narrative Change | Entertainment & Mediain
Sanjay Sharma· CEO, Marginal MediaWorks & Chairman, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainmentin
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy· Journalist & Filmmaker
Shiva Rajaraman· CTO, Beast Industries
Surya Garg· Membership & Network Operationsin
Tiffany Chao· Narrative Change | Entertainment & Media
Viral Patel· CEO, Blackstone Private Equity Strategies

What they invest in

from 41 of 57 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×13FoodTech ×13SaaS ×13Consumer ×12Direct to Consumer ×11Enterprise Software ×9E-commerce ×8Fintech ×7

HQs:United States×26Indonesia×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 5 portfolio companies

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Portfolio companies · 57 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like

By year:2024 · 12023 · 12 dated

AeroVectaerovect.comin𝕏

Forerunner is a website template and creative engine designed for brands and creators to build portfolios, agency sites, and project launches with polished design systems and flexible components.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSilicon Valley, US

Raymond Wang(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersNava VenturesOutsidersScribble VenturesXfundGraphene Ventures

Afar Foods, Inc.afarfoods.com

A healthy snacking brand producing savory, crispy bars with globally-inspired flavors, high protein, and low sugar.

Gene Zhu(Founder)in

Co-investorsBK-XL

Aksalmoncoaksalmonco.com
AmorSuiamorsui.comin𝕏Sep 2024

AmorSui manufactures reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to be more durable, sustainable, and inclusive than traditional disposable options.

Circular EconomyClimate TechFintechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodNew MaterialsPhiladelphia, US

Beau Wangtrakuldee(Founder)

Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesRevUp CapitalTechstarsThe MBA Fund

Aniseanisehealth.coin

Anise Health offers culturally-responsive online therapy and health coaching designed for the Asian American community, matching adults with licensed therapists and certified coaches trained in cultural sensitivity.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Alice Zhang(Co-Founder & CEO)inNisha Desai(Co-Founder & COO)Randy Wong(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersDelight VenturesHow Women InvestKicker VenturesLotus Venture Partners37 Angels+1 more

Binance US Exchangebinance.usin𝕏

Binance.US is a regulated U.S. cryptocurrency exchange that lets consumers buy, trade, and earn on a range of digital assets with low fees.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsCVP NoLimitNo Limit Holdings (NLH)Standard CryptoFlucas VenturesFoundation CapitalRRE Ventures

Blossomblossom.coin𝕏

Blossom is a lightweight project management and workflow tool for software development teams, based on Kanban principles for continuous delivery.

Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsAccelCorrelation VenturesHeadlineOperator PartnersTA VenturesVillage Global

Boomerangthanksboomerang.com

Boomerang is a Miami-based lost-and-found platform that uses AI to help businesses identify and return items to customers.

Skyler Logsdon(Founder)in

Co-investors305 VenturesEvolution VenturesLightShed VenturesMonta Vista CapitalSeventySix CapitalUnanimous Capital+1 more

Calicocalicoai.com

Calico provides intelligent software systems for apparel brands' product teams, helping them manage product development, specs, and manufacturing across a network of vetted factories.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Khalid Khatib(Founder)inKathleen C.(Founder)in

Co-investorsMaple VCHyphen Capital

Chopchopchopchop.cc

ChopChop makes instant street noodles inspired by Asian street food classics from cities such as Hong Kong, Taipei, and Houston, made from scratch without MSG.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Chowbuschowbus.com

Chowbus provides technology solutions designed for restaurants, with current focus on U.S.-based establishments.

FoodTechSaaSChicago, US

Suyu Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Linxin Wen(Executive Officer, Director)inHoward Bhyun(Executive Officer)Qi Zhao(Executive Officer)Pu Chen(Executive Officer)

BoardHarley Miller(Director)in

Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersFikaLeft Lane CapitalStarting LineAltos VenturesHyde Park Angels

coherethecohere.comin𝕏

Cohere provides sourcing and discovery tools for retail-ready brands, helping buyers identify emerging brands across categories before they gain mainstream attention.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureRetail TechPasadena, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Craveupcraveup.com

Crave Up is an all-in-one online ordering platform for food and beverage businesses, offering custom-branded storefronts, order management, integrated POS, QR code ordering, customer loyalty, and automated marketing.

E-commerceFoodTechSaaS

Cymbalcymbal.xyzAcquired

Cymbal built an AI-powered, human-readable blockchain explorer for Ethereum, Solana and Base; its team was acquired by Yahoo in 2025.

Menlo Park, US

Brandon Price(Founder)inEric Feng(Founder)Larry Chen(Founder)Nick Chang(Founder)Shabih Rizvi(Founder)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesEniac VenturesIlluminati CapitalFirst Round CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Patron+1 more

Datasaurdatasaur.aiin𝕏

Datasaur provides AI data infrastructure that enables organizations to deploy AI systems while protecting sensitive data and maintaining privacy.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ivan Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsInitialized CapitalJ17 CapitalY CombinatorTenOneTen Ventures

Earnjarvisearnjarvis.com
Eatmilaeatmila.com

MìLà produces frozen Chinese food products—dumplings and ready-to-heat meals—sold directly to consumers for home preparation.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSumner, US

CalebJen

Co-investorsImaginary Venture Capital

Finchtryfinch.comin𝕏

Finch provides an API platform for applications to securely access employer and employee data with explicit consent, serving businesses that need workforce data integration.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jeremy Zhang(Founder)inAnsel Parikh(Founder)in

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesFiDi VenturesHomebrewMenlo VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersQED Investors+4 more

Fly By Jingflybyjing.comin𝕏

Fly By Jing produces Sichuan sourced condiments and noodles, along with a cookbook featuring recipes using chili crisp and related ingredients.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLos Angeles, US

JingJing Gao(Founder)in

Co-investorsPalm Tree Crew InvestmentsTechstarsPrelude Growth Partners

Foliofoliotravel.comin

Folio creates digital guidebooks for vacation rental hosts to share with guests before arrival.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US

Co-investorsConstruct CapitalTechstarsThrive Capital

Getnoodiegetnoodie.com
Gyftinggyfting.co
Helcimhelcim.comin𝕏

Helcim is a payment processing platform for small businesses, offering in-person, online, and phone card payments plus ACH, invoicing, payment links, and 40+ integrations.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

Nic Beique(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelerate FundClocktower VenturesVesey Ventures

Immiimmieats.com

immi produces ready-to-eat ramen products with high-quality ingredients designed to address nutritional and health concerns.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

KevinKevin Lee(Founder)inKevin Chanthasiriphan(Founder)

Co-investorsCollaborative FundOnevc Venture Partners LlcPalm Tree Crew InvestmentsSiddhi CapitalTouch CapitalAnimal Capital+1 more

Jelciejelcie.com𝕏
Kolkatachaikolkatachai.co

Ayan Sanyal(Founder)inAni Sanyal(Founder)in

Medsetgomedsetgo.com

Shrey Kapoor(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarly Light Ventures

Mercasomercaso.com

Mercaso is an online wholesale delivery service supplying convenience items, groceries, and household goods from major brands to small business owners.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsJAZZ Venture Partners

Milathexcj.com

Co-investorsHyphen Capital

Munchroomsmunchrooms.com

Munchrooms makes mushroom-based snacks sold in flavors such as Original 5-Spice, Hot & Spicy Chili Pepper, Cracked Black Pepper, and Smoked Teriyaki.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Muselymusely.com𝕏

Musely is a telehealth service that connects patients with online doctor visits and delivers personalized, freshly compounded prescription skincare treatments (such as for dark spots) directly to their door.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech

Ethan Gui(Founder)in

Co-investorsDCM VenturesigniteXL VentureTSVC

Nectarmynectar.com

Nectar Allergy & Asthma is an allergy care platform offering testing, diagnosis, and treatment for food and environmental allergies, asthma, and eczema, including at-home testing kits and custom sublingual immunotherapy drops.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechNew York City, US

Hersh Patel(Founder)

Co-investorsHarmony PartnersObvious VenturesTrust FundGV (Google Ventures)Menlo VenturesMercury Fund+1 more

Nitranitra.comin𝕏

Nitra provides a card, lending, and back-office platform built specifically for independent medical practices including ophthalmology, dental, aesthetics, and fertility clinics.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechNew York, US

Tim Hwang(CEO)

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.AppWorks VenturesDunamu & PartnersExpaFoundersX VenturesHyphen Capital+7 more

Onestripechaionestripechai.com
Osmindosmind.orgin𝕏

Osmind is a public benefit corporation developing technology and research infrastructure to accelerate evidence-based mental health treatments, including therapies like ketamine, and to improve patient access to care.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US

Lucia Huang(Founder)inJimmy Qian(Founder)in

Co-investorsAble PartnersMVP VenturesY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesGeneral Catalyst

Partake Foodspartakefoods.com

Partake Foods makes allergy-friendly cookies and snacks designed for people with dietary restrictions including common allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish.

Direct to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Denise Woodard(Sole manager.)

Co-investorsBackstage CapitalCleveland AvenueFourward VenturesPortfoliaWellness VenturesZintinus+5 more

Plantstoryplantstory.app

Palmstreet operates a live shopping platform where collectors buy and sell items such as plants through live streams or traditional marketplace listings.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Pluangpluang.comin𝕏

Pluang is a mobile investment app that allows users to invest in US stocks, ETFs, options, Indonesian stocks, mutual funds, cryptocurrencies, and gold.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Melvin Sumapungin

Co-investorsAccelMantis CapitalOpenspace VenturesSquare Peg CapitalMUFG Innovation Partners

Read Articlebob.ai

Bejoy Narayana(Founder)in

Co-investorsHourglass Venture Partners

Ruck Intergalacticruckdelivery.com

Co-investorsService Provider Capital

Sanzo Brandsdrinksanzo.comDec 2023

Sanzo makes sparkling beverages featuring Asian fruit flavors such as calamansi, lychee, and yuzu, made with real ingredients and without added sugar.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Alessandro Roco(Executive Officer, Director)Sandro Roco(Founder)Frank Zampardi(Director)Pat Robinson(Director)Takeshi Nakanishi(Director)Vanessa Dew(Director)

Co-investorsEast West Ventures EWVFlucas VenturesHyphen CapitalMARKHAM VALLEY VENTURESOutbound Ventures

Sayweeesayweee.comin𝕏

Weee! is a grocery delivery company that recruits drivers to deliver groceries to customers, operating a fleet of vans and distribution centers.

AdTechConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAmino CapitalGoodwater CapitaliFly.vcPLUS CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund

Seashellseashell.com

Co-investorsCogitent VenturesCoinbase Ventures

Shadeshade.incin

Shade is a cloud media storage and management platform for creative teams, offering AI-powered search (by face, transcript, or scene), automated metadata tagging, file streaming, and review and approval workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsConstruct CapitalSignalFireBling CapitalContraryGeneral CatalystKhosla Ventures

Shippershipper.idin𝕏

Shipper provides end-to-end logistics solutions and digital infrastructure for e-commerce and businesses in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, including freight forwarding, fulfillment, and supply chain financing.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainJakarta, ID

Budi Handoko(Founder)inPhil Opamuratawongse(Founder)in

BoardArjun Chopra(Director)inYinglan Tan(Director)inBanafsheh Fathieh(Director)

Co-investorsAC VenturesAlter GlobalCapria VenturesFloodgateIndogen CapitalInsignia Ventures Partners+2 more

Sidecardatasidecardata.comin

Sidecar provides AI agents backed by a versioned "context layer" that models a company's data warehouse, dbt, lineage, and usage, enabling automated documentation, monitoring, query optimization, and cleanup of the data stack.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsRecall Capital

SkyLinktryskylink.cominAcquired

SkyLink is an AI-powered chat-based corporate travel booking platform that enables users to book flights and hotels in seconds through conversational interfaces while automatically applying company travel policies and preferences.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US

Atyab Bhatti(Founder)inKush Maheshwari(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesMDSV CAPITALRoot and Shoot VenturesY Combinator

Speakeasyspeakeasy.comin𝕏

Speakeasy provides an enterprise control plane for AI that lets companies securely manage and distribute MCP servers, skills, and AI assistants with fine-grained permissions, threat detection, and observability.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Simon Yu(Founder)inSagar Batchu(Founder)in

Co-investorsFPVFirestreak VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Quiet CapitalStoryHouse

Supersuperapp.idin

SuperApp is a mobile shopping platform that enables users to browse, purchase, and receive deliveries through a single app.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSurabaya, ID

Michael Rendy Tanuwidjaja(Founder)inSteven Wongsoredjo(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Y CombinatorAlpha JWC VenturesSBVATNBAuraTPG

Symphonysymphony.comin𝕏

Symphony provides secure, compliance-oriented communication tools for financial services, including enterprise messaging (with WhatsApp, SMS and Microsoft Teams integration), the Cloud9 cloud-native trader voice system, a counterparty directory, and analytics.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Ben Chrnelichin

Co-investorsMerus CapitalMaverick VenturesMUFG Innovation Partners

Symphonysymphony.to

Symphony provides a roster of named AI agents that handle music business operations—advertising, release management, fan intelligence, and royalty/business affairs—for recording artists, independent musicians, labels, and distributors.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Murtaza Ali(Founder)in

Tastenotetastenote.app

Outpost runs weekly rotating restaurant pop-ups at neighborhood coffee shops and bars, bringing curated NYC restaurants to local outposts with takeout, delivery, and dine-in options.

ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesNew York, US

Co-investorsBling Capital

Tochisnackstochisnacks.com
Umamicartumamicart.com𝕏acquired by Shef · Feb 2024

Umami Cart is an online grocery service focused on Asian foods, offering ingredients and products alongside recipe content such as guides to Korean noodle dishes.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechNew York, US

Andrea Xu(Co-Founder & CEO)inWill Nichols(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsPICUS CAPITALReshapeStarting LineFJ LabsM13

VIVIDLYgovividly.comin𝕏

Vividly provides trade promotion management and trade deduction software for consumer brands, helping optimize spend strategy, forecast volume, and recover disputed deductions through AI-powered analytics and reconciliation.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsVerity Venture Partners

Westxeastwestxeast.com

West x East designs and sells custom womenswear and menswear along with silk accessories such as scarves.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsChloe Capital

Workstreamworkstream.usin𝕏

Workstream provides technology and services for the global deskless economy, serving the 2.7 billion workers and business owners in this segment.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Desmond Lim(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsNotable CapitalBasis Set VenturesBond Capital ManagementFounders FundGaingelsHyphen Capital+8 more

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Gold House Ventures made?
Gold House Ventures has 32 tracked investments.
What stage does Gold House Ventures invest at?
Gold House Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Gold House Ventures's typical check size?
Gold House Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What sectors does Gold House Ventures focus on?
Gold House Ventures focuses on B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Gold House Ventures located?
Gold House Ventures is headquartered in Covina, US.
Does Gold House Ventures lead rounds?
Gold House Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Gold House Ventures co-invest with?
Gold House Ventures most often shares deals with Hyphen Capital, Coinbase Ventures, MARKHAM VALLEY VENTURES, among 57 tracked co-investors.

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