VC Portfolio Diversity Report

PledgeLA sponsors annual, anonymized reports that measure access to capital in the Los Angeles venture capital ecosystem. Our partner research team at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs carefully analyzes public investment data to create one of the most comprehensive year-over-year reports on venture capital investments in the nation.

Explore the Report

Use the Tableau window below to explore this year’s findings and dive deeper into founder and investor data. Simply can hover over any bar graph for additional detail on each metric.

Executive Summary

Check out a highlight of our key findings here: 

What We Track

Our partner research team at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs conducts an annual, proprietary analysis of public investment data from Pitchbook. Our annual reports include the following metrics:

Venture Portfolio Diversity

  • Race/Ethnicity of Founder/Co-Founder
  • Gender of Founder/Co-Founder
  • Company Location

Founders Access to Capital

  • Median Check Size

Venture Firm Data

  • Assets Under Management
  • Round Size 
  • Investment Pattern by Type