
Investments
35Portfolio Exits
1Funds
4About The Cove Fund
The Cove Fund was established in 2015 to provide startup funding for promising new ventures that emerge in Orange County, California with a special focus on technology and life science companies originating from the UC Irvine and its faculty, students, staff and alumni.
Latest The Cove Fund News
Sep 26, 2023
The round was led by Okapi Venture Capital and joined by Cove Fund, Shadow Ventures, and Hamilton Ventures. Occuspace is bringing new intelligence to the physical world. By capturing how many people are in a space, Occuspace helps businesses more accurately understand, control, and improve the way their spaces are being used to enhance the visitor experience and increase efficiencies and cost savings. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.
The Cove Fund Investments
35 Investments
The Cove Fund has made 35 investments. Their latest investment was in Occuspace as part of their Seed VC on August 8, 2023.

The Cove Fund Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/24/2023 | Seed VC | Occuspace | $3.6M | Yes | 3 | |
7/7/2023 | Series A - II | GroGuru | $2.25M | Yes | 2 | |
6/27/2023 | Seed VC - II | VECKTA | No | 1 | ||
6/21/2023 | Seed VC - II | |||||
1/10/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 8/24/2023 | 7/7/2023 | 6/27/2023 | 6/21/2023 | 1/10/2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series A - II | Seed VC - II | Seed VC - II | Seed VC |
Company | Occuspace | GroGuru | VECKTA | ||
Amount | $3.6M | $2.25M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The Cove Fund Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
The Cove Fund has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Capillary Biomedical on July 21, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/21/2022 | Acquired | 2 |
Date | 7/21/2022 |
---|---|
Exit | Acquired |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Acquirer | |
Sources | 2 |
The Cove Fund Fund History
4 Fund Histories
The Cove Fund has 4 funds, including The Cove Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/15/2018 | The Cove Fund II | $12M | 3 | ||
1/31/2018 | Cove Fund II LLC | ||||
12/31/2015 | OC Cove Fund I LLC | ||||
Cove Fund III |
Closing Date | 2/15/2018 | 1/31/2018 | 12/31/2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | The Cove Fund II | Cove Fund II LLC | OC Cove Fund I LLC | Cove Fund III |
Fund Type | ||||
Status | ||||
Amount | $12M | |||
Sources | 3 |
The Cove Fund Team
1 Team Member
The Cove Fund has 1 team member, including current Managing Partner, Paul Voois.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Voois | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Paul Voois |
---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Managing Partner |
Status | Current |
Compare The Cove Fund to Competitors
SignalRank is a systematic investor in the private markets sector. The company's main service is to support seed managers in maintaining their equity positions in their top portfolio companies. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Supernova Invest is a venture capital firm. It finances and supports start-ups in areas of life sciences, energy and environment, industry, microelectronics, and digital. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Paris, France.

SignalFire uses an investment platform that leverages large-scale technology infrastructure, institutional capital, and its network of product, engineering, and strategic advisors to support entrepreneurs in building breakout companies. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Franciso, California.
Loading...