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Crescent Fund
AddedFeb 17, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Crescent Fund

Crescent Fund

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Crescent Fund: A student-led venture fund fostering innovation and capital access for SoCal startups.

Location
Costa Mesa, CA, US
Founded
2020
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Crescent Fund is a student-run venture fund focused on fostering innovation and capital access for startups in Southern California. The fund primarily invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, with a particular emphasis on student-founded startups or those with at least one founding member who is a SoCal student, dropout, or recent graduate.

Notable portfolio companies include Kinetic, Kona, and 123 Baby Box. Crescent Fund's investment philosophy centers on supporting startups with unique go-to-market abilities and tapping into the creative talent pool from Southern California's top engineering and liberal arts colleges. The fund aims to bridge the gap in venture capital accessibility for student entrepreneurs in the region.

Crescent Fund - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments7
Current Portfolio Count6
Total Portfolio Exits0

Top Investment Stages

Pre-Seed5 (71.4%)
Seed2 (28.6%)

Stage Mix

Pre-Seed 71%Seed 29%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

123 Baby Box logo

123 Baby Box

222 logo

222

Kinetic logo

Kinetic

Kona logo

Kona

Middlemen logo

Middlemen

Lolly logo

Lolly

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Crescent Fund - Classification

Also Known As
  • California Crescent Fund Capital Management I, LLC
NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
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NAICS
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end