Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures (MSIV) is a regional venture capital fund focused on the North Bay Area’s Marin and Sonoma counties. MSIV primarily invests in local entrepreneurs, aiming to stimulate job creation and economic growth within the community. The firm typically participates in Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, with investments ranging from early-stage to more developed companies.
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Between 2010 and 2019, at least 331 startup companies were founded across Marin + Sonoma, and 95 received $1 million or more in equity financing.
On March 26, MSIV held its fifth annual Mentorship Mixer at Assembly in Mill Valley for its North Bay Founder Network and Executive Network.
MSIV's 2026 North Bay NEXT conference brought together more than 350 leaders from the local startup community for a day of networking and presentations.
MSIV announces its investment in Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, a Novato-based clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
MSIV portfolio company Sageful AI was acquired by Practicing Excellence to accelerate scalable behavior change across healthcare.
Zachary Kushel leads MSIV's efforts investing venture capital in Marin + Sonoma startups. Elizabeth Murphy serves as VP Community and Jordan Kivelstadt, Craig Nelson, Beth Stelluto, Mike Lewis, and Brett Martinez serve as Advisors.
For startup and tech founders in Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Larkspur, Corte Madera, San Rafael, Novato, Petaluma, Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Healdsburg, & Sonoma.
MSIV says it is building the Marin + Sonoma startup ecosystem and connects local startup founders and entrepreneurs with advisors, venture capital, and angel investors.
The page identifies Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures Management, LLC as the company.