Rustic Canyon Partners
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Seed–Late Stage · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Rustic Canyon Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies across various sectors. The firm focuses on entrepreneurs developing innovative business models and commercialization strategies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 12, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 2 of 13 portfolio companiesSaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cloud Computing ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · showing 11 of 13
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2015 · 12012 · 12 dated
Seattle, US
Gena Cook(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Rubin(Director)John Amos(Director)in
Board seatTom UntermanDavid Travers· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Oct 2018
Ellie is a data modeling platform that lets business domain experts and data teams create conceptual ER diagrams (a semantic layer) using text, diagrams, or a GenAI chatbot, and convert them into logical and physical data models and SQL databases.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsNewionCrowberry CapitalBlumberg CapitalTrinity Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Cyrano SciencesEM4Foodlink OnlineHomeGainHyperQualityLeads360Serious EnergySiliconSystemsTransonic Combustion
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1Cyrano Sciencesacq. by Smiths Detection (Smiths Group plc)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic Canyon/Fontis PartnersLPs: Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System | 2005 | — | -5.0% | 1.54x | 1.54x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rustic Canyon Partners made?
- Rustic Canyon Partners has 13 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Rustic Canyon Partners invest at?
- Rustic Canyon Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
- What is Rustic Canyon Partners's typical check size?
- Rustic Canyon Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Rustic Canyon Partners focus on?
- Rustic Canyon Partners focuses on Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Rustic Canyon Partners located?
- Rustic Canyon Partners is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
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