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Global HQ
Los Angeles, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Consumer Technology
  • Marketplaces
  • Direct-to-Consumer
  • Family Tech
  • Health and Wellness
  • Consumer Products
About
Halogen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm focused on backing female-founded consumer technology companies. Their focus spans consumer platforms, DTC brands, family and caregiving tech, and wellness across the United States. The firm supports female founders from pre-seed through Series A.
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Investment Thesis

Halogen Ventures is a pre-seed to Series A venture capital firm deploying capital across consumer technology, marketplaces, direct-to-consumer brands, family tech, and health and wellness. They invest in female-founded and female-led consumer companies, with a preference for products serving the household purchasing decisions women disproportionately control. The firm differentiates itself through a consumer-native, media-forward platform and high-visibility founder brand that generates proprietary deal flow among female entrepreneurs.
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Founded in 2017 by Jesse Draper (Founder & General Partner), fourth-generation venture capitalist (Draper family lineage), former host of "The Valley Girl Show." Fund II ($21M) closed 2021. Focused on early-stage consumer technologies with a female founder. Portfolio includes The Skimm, Squad, Eloquii (acquired by Walmart), Preemadonna, Sunday Riley, and Carbon38.

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Jesse Draper-Founding Partner

Ashley Balla

Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum

Jessica Robertson

Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi

Carla Nikitaidis

Portfolio

Trust & Will

Flex

Babylist

AllVoices

LiveTinted

Brella

HopSkipDrive

Tea Drops

theSkimm

Metropolis

ELOQUII

This is L

Squad

Teal Health

Vivoo

MightyFly

Rasa Legal

Skyfire

Vibrant Planet

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