Gold House Ventures
Los Angeles, California · Invests in North America; US; Asia · Website
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We invest in industry-shifting startups led by best-in-class multicultural founders. We partner with the next generation of Asian Pacific operators turned founders and welcome investors advancing culture and heritage through an affinity-based, returns-driven model.
Likely not a fit for
Traditional venture that ignores founder diversity; extractive models without community benefit
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Advisor
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
4 contacts on file
Portfolio
America’s largest online Asian supermarket, providing access to a wide range of Asian groceries and products.
Fly By Jing offers premium Chinese chili sauces and condiments inspired by the flavors of Chengdu, aiming to bring authentic Sichuan cuisine to home cooks.
Chowbus is a restaurant technology platform that provides a comprehensive Point of Sale (POS) system and operational excellence suite tailored for modern restaurants. Founded by two international students, Chowbus aims to empower restaurants, particularly those serving Asian cuisine, by offering tools that simplify operations, enhance customer experience, and drive growth.
Finch is a connectivity platform that enables you to connect to hundreds of employment systems through a unified API, focusing on payroll and HR integrations.
Speakeasy is a platform for developing APIs, offering tools for SDKs, Terraform, and MCP servers. It focuses on making API development easier for developers.
SkyLink is an AI corporate travel agent that automates travel preferences and ensures policy compliance.
Anise Health provides culturally-responsive online mental health care tailored to the Asian community, offering personalized interventions that acknowledge cultural context and address intersectional needs.
Musely offers prescription skincare treatments online, focusing on various skin concerns such as dark spots, aging, and hair growth. The company provides a range of topical and oral treatments, supported by online consultations with licensed doctors.
Nectar offers a variety of products including mattresses, bedding, and employee recognition software, focusing on enhancing sleep quality and workplace culture.
MedSetGo simplifies healthcare by integrating AI with human support to streamline referrals, bookings, and service delivery across the care continuum.
Datasaur is a data labeling platform for NLP, offering private LLMs and data annotation tools. It helps machine learning teams manage their labeling needs efficiently.
Shade provides intelligent file streaming, review and approval, automated metadata, and AI search for media teams, all in one platform.
Recent activity
- Jan 2026
Corgi
Seed · Lead
- Sep 2025
MedSetGo
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
Ruck
Seed · Participated
Gold House Ventures in the news
pulse2.com
Helcim Raises C$53 Million Series C At C$250 Million Valuation As ARR Tops C$150 Million
10 days ago
01net.it
Helcim Raises $53 Million Series C With Participation From Curql Fund
11 days ago
Business Wire
Helcim Raises $53 Million Series C With Participation From Curql Fund
11 days ago
HedgeCo.Net
Helcim Closed a C$53 Million Series C at a C$250 Million Mark, BDC Leading:
12 days ago
FinSMEs
Helcim Raises $53M CAD in Series C Funding
14 days ago
betakit.com
Helcim raises $53 million amid shakeup in Canadian payments
17 days ago
The Hollywood Reporter
The Power Broker Behind ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and ‘Parasite’ Wants to Build a Hollywood Studio for Asian Stories
1 month ago
Variety
Gold House Launches Gold House Studios, Unveiling Slate Led by ‘The Boys’ Star Karen Fukuhara (EXCLUSIVE)
1 month ago
FinSMEs
Clouted Raises $7M in Seed Funding
3 months ago
Tech in Asia
US marketing tech startup Clouted raises $7m seed
3 months ago
Indiatimes
Clouted raises $7 mn seed funding led by Slow Ventures
3 months ago
TechCrunch
Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
3 months ago
NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
NYCEDC Unveils Selection of 60 Early-Stage Startups to Participate in Fifth Cohort of the Founder Fellowship
6 months ago
Fortune
Former insurance exec raises $33 million fund for New York-based Crystal Venture Partners as AI transforms the industry
11 months ago
Forbes
Gold House And Nasdaq Convene Power Players To Celebrate The 2025 Gold Power Summit And A100 Honorees
May 2025
NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
NYCEDC Unveils Selection of 75 Early-Stage Startups to Participate in Fourth Cohort of the Founder Fellowship
Mar 2025
Femtech Insider
Mental Health Platform for Asian Americans Anise Health Raises $3M Seed Round
Dec 2024
sundance.org
Sundance Institute and Gold House Announce Second Cohort of “One House Filmmakers Fund,” Made Possible With Funding From The East West Bank Foundation
Oct 2024
Wilson Sonsini
SF Tech Week 2024
Oct 2024
Newswire.com
Gold House's 2nd Annual Gold Gala Sees Stars, New Ventures, and 'Gold Bridge'
May 2023
Binance
Binance Labs to Participate in the $30 million Debut Fund of Gold House
Jul 2022
GlobeNewswire
Gold House Launches $30M Venture Capital Fund to Invest in Asian & Pacific Islander Founders
Apr 2022
CNBC
Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent
Apr 2022
Axios
New $30 million venture fund launches to support Asian and Pacific Islander founders
Apr 2022
ADWEEK
Gold House Debuts $30 Million Fund to Boost AAPI Leadership
Apr 2022
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