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Orange County venture capital & startups
Orange County defense and software — Anduril, DZYNE, Mach Industries, Bonfire, Tebra, WM Technology; Cove Fund, TCA, Visionary Ventures.
OC is dual-use defense manufacturing (Anduril Costa Mesa, DZYNE Irvine, Mach Huntington Beach), games (Bonfire Irvine), healthtech (Tebra), cannabis marketplace (WM Technology), and ophthalmology VC (Visionary Ventures Newport Beach). Not Los Angeles County.
Aliases: orange county, irvine, newport beach, costa mesa, anaheim, huntington beach. Exclude LA County.
Venture firms in Orange County
Matched from fund headquarters in our directory (alias-based). Dual-HQ firms may appear in more than one city.
| Firm | HQ (directory) | Leads |
|---|---|---|
| Cove Fund | — | |
| TCA Venture Group | — | |
| Visionary Ventures | — | |
| Andreessen Horowitz | — | |
| Founders Fund | — | |
| Lux Capital | — | |
| Thrive Capital | — |
Startups we cover in Orange County
Matched from startup hq fields. Many profiles still lack HQ — curated lists
in editorial notes fill gaps when verified.
| Startup | One-liner | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril | — | |
| DZYNE Technologies | — | |
| Mach Industries | — | |
| Bonfire Studios | — | |
| Tebra | — | |
| WM Technology (Weedmaps) | — |
Coverage gaps
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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals / RxSight (public)
Visionary portfolio successes — public medtech comps worth cross-linking, not full startup re-profiles
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Octane Boost Venture Fund
OC medtech micro-VC — future /fund/ page when we expand ophthalmology depth
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Intellian Technologies Irvine mfg
Satellite comms manufacturing expansion — future /startup/ if we verify sustained OC HQ
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