Real, verified funding sources for blockchain founders in California: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
General partners: Adam Goldberg, Alok Vasudev
General partners: P. Bart Stephens, W. Bradford Stephens, Spencer Bradford Bogart
General partners: Arjun Sethi
General partners: Arjun Sethi, Jake Ellowitz
General partners: Anand N/A Iyer
General partners: Adam Draper
General partners: Arjun Sethi, Boris Revsin
General partners: Effie Epstein, Guy Oseary, Ashton Kutcher
General partners: Alok Vasudev, Adam Goldberg
Contrary Capital
Pear VC Accelerator
Techstars Los Angeles
Neo Scholar Program
📍 San Ramon, CA
📍 Stanford, CA
📍 Los Angeles, CA
📍 Berkeley, CA
📍 San Jose, CA
📍 Palo Alto, CA
Blockchain falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
Air Force -- Research Lab
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
Yes — 9 funds headquartered in California have "Blockchain" (or a close synonym) in their legal name, based on SEC Form D filings. This is a name match, not a verified thesis, so it understates true local investor interest.
8 accelerator programs open to California-based blockchain founders are in our database, including programs based in California and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in California are in our database, ranked by member count with blockchain-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
53 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where blockchain falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.