What we do

Karlin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles. We are value-add partners helping entrepreneurs who take contrarian approaches to create impactful solutions to big, interesting problems. Karlin Ventures is an affiliate of Karlin Asset Management, a private investment firm managing over $1.4 billion of unleveraged equity capital.

Speed

Given that we have only one LP, we are extraordinarily nimble and responsive. We make quick investment decisions, and typically get back to entrepreneurs within 1 – 2 weeks.

Commitment

We are long-term partners with the resources to support our portfolio companies in their subsequent funding rounds. In addition, as entrepreneurs ourselves, we want to see every company succeed and go out of our way to offer needed support in any way we can.

Connections

We have deep connections through our larger investment fund and its affiliates, such as the 20 Million Minds Foundation. Also, we maintain close relationships with the leading private investment funds, venture funds, and other early stage investors in Southern California and Silicon Valley, and are always willing to syndicate investment opportunities with them.

Our Investment Criteria:

 

SECTORS:
Focus on education technology, digital media, healthcare, financial services and consumer goods but are open to exciting ideas in other verticals.
 

FUNDING:
Typical investments range from $100,000 to $1,500,000. Prefer co-investor roles and will participate in follow-on rounds.
 

GEOGRAPHY:
U.S.-based companies, preferably on the West Coast
 

BUSINESS MODEL:
Proof-of-concept in place (post-revenue or with secured contracts). Requiring less than $5,000,000 and three years to reach break-even point.

If this sounds like your company, we would love to learn more about you.