Mission Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Diego, California. Its primary mission is to create strong returns by identifying and supporting promising early-stage ventures in Southern California’s emerging markets. By combining value-added capital with active guidance, it partners with entrepreneurs to address growth challenges and scale operations. At present, Mission Ventures is not accepting new business plans, reflecting its priority on existing portfolio companies as they move through critical development stages.
The firm typically participates in two to six funding rounds each year, most often at seed or Series A stages, with individual investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Its portfolio spans technology sectors such as analytics, data platforms, collaboration software, advanced manufacturing and general energy. Beyond financial support, the team contributes management experience and strategic advice to help companies refine their business models and accelerate market entry. This investment approach supports ventures in high-growth sectors where early backing can be decisive.
Mission Ventures maintains a clear interest in clean and renewable energy as well as electric vehicles. Its broad energy orientation makes battery technology startups a natural fit. To date, the firm’s only confirmed investment in this field is Enevate, a developer of silicon-dominant lithium-ion cells that enable five-minute charging, high energy density, improved safety, and reliable performance in low temperatures.
