Best Hedge Funds Companies in California, United States
The 84 best Hedge Funds companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Marcato Capital Management.
Ranked: Best Hedge Funds companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcato Capital Management Diversified investment management firm | $666M | 114 mo ago | Series D | Mick Guire Founder | 2002 | — | — |
| 2 | Hedonova Hedge funds focused on alternative assets | $18M | 49 mo ago | Series A | Alexander C Chief Executive Officer | 2020 | — | — |
| 3 | Block Bits Macro-strategy focused hedge fund | $2M | 101 mo ago | Deadpooled | Japheth Dillman Founder & Managing Director | 2017 | — | — |
| 4 | Canyon Partners Diversified investment management firm and private equity strategies based hedge fund | $705K | 92 mo ago | Early Stage | Joshua Friedman Co-Founder | 1990 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 5 | Farallon Capital Management Hedge fund focused on multiple strategies | $125K | 113 mo ago | Early Stage | Vikram Bagaria CEO & Managing Director | 1986 | WebflowAzurejQuery+5 | — |
| 6 | BlockSmart Capital Long/short equity strategy focused hedge fund & Cryptocurrency investment management company | — | 92 mo ago | Seed | Michael Victoria Partner | 2017 | — | — |
| 7 | 118 West Capital Management Hedge fund focused on long and short equity strategies | — | — | Unfunded | Harshan Jeyakumar Founder | 2016 | — | — |
| 8 | Acquisition Group Venture capital fund focused on multiple sectors | — | — | Unfunded | Carlo Orshani Founder & Partner | 1993 | — | — |
Top 6 Hedge Funds companies in California
#1
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 30 employees$18.4Mraised▾
Hedge funds focused on alternative assets. It makes investments in a variety of asset sectors, including emerging market real estate, NFTs, art, and more. Hedenova Fund is listed as an exempt Delaware LLC. It has been active in numerous countries all over the world. Additionally, it chooses specialized venture capital and private equity firms and invests as Limited Partners.
- May 2022Series A$18.4M
#2
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2002 · 16 employees$666.2Mraised▾
Diversified investment management firm
- Dec 2016Series D$666.2M
#3
Deadpooled · San Francisco, California · founded 2017$1.6Mraised▾
Macro-strategy focused hedge fund
- Jan 2018Seed$1.6M
#4
Early Stage · Los Angeles, California · founded 1990 · 202 employees$705Kraised▾
Diversified investment management firm and private equity strategies based hedge fund
- Oct 2018Unattributed$705K
#5
Early Stage · San Francisco, California · founded 1986 · 259 employees$125Kraised▾
Hedge fund focused on multiple strategies
- Jan 2017Unattributed$125K
#6
Seed · Millbrae, California · founded 2017—raised▾
BlockSmart Capital is a cryptocurrency investment management company. It provides cryptocurrency investment funds for investors. It invests in various cryptocurrency and altcoins via its long & short term investment strategies.
- Oct 2018Seed—
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