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Halogen Ventures
Halogen Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund investing in consumer technology companies led by women. It is a Los Angeles based firm focused on...
Halogen Ventures
Halogen Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund investing in consumer technology companies led by women. It is a Los Angeles based firm focused on early stage consumer technology and strategic B2B software companies with a female in the founding team. The firm backs female-led and co-ed teams and has invested in over 100 portfolio companies.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2016
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Santa Monica
Corporate office
Pacific Palisades, CA, United States
Principals
Jesse Draper
Founding Partner
Brian Macinnes
Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Mandelbaum
Partner
Ashley Balla
Partner
Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi
Principal
Jolie Goldberg
Chief of Staff
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Does Halogen participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Halogen invests directly into companies and does not market itself as a fund-of-funds. Its capital deployment is exclusively through direct equity stakes in early-stage startups. There is no public record of the firm committing capital to external venture funds.
How does Halogen Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
Deal flow derives from Draper's family network — her father Tim Draper is a prominent venture capitalist — combined with her personal brand in consumer technology and entertainment. The firm's thesis around female consumers creates an inbound pipeline of founders who identify with that lens, augmented by relationships within the Los Angeles and broader California early-stage ecosystem.
Which sectors does Halogen Ventures explicitly avoid?
Halogen does not publish a formal exclusion list, but its investment record shows almost no exposure to deep-tech hardware, defense, B2B infrastructure, or biotech therapeutics. The firm's consumer orientation and early-stage focus make capital-intensive, long-gestation industries inconsistent with its check size and liquidity preferences.
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