Westbound Equity Partners

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

March, 2024

AUM

$100 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Africa

ESG Focus

People of color and other minorities
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Westbound Equity Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2019. The firm is led by a team of four professionals and focuses on investing in ventures led by or solving for underrepresented people of color. Westbound Equity Partners differentiates itself by deeply partnering with founders to accelerate their company visions.

The firm invests in a variety of sectors including B2B, B2C, fintech, cleantech, edtech, healthtech, SaaS, and media. They typically invest in early to late-stage companies and have a portfolio of 55 active investments. Westbound Equity Partners manages funds such as Westbound Fund II with an AUM of $100 million.

Notable investments include Esusu - a platform bridging the racial wealth gap, Planet FWD - an AI-powered decarbonization platform, Syndio - a workplace equity analytics platform, Sierra - a conversational AI platform, and Mon Ami - a SaaS technology for aging and disability services.

Industry

CleanTech Media and Entertainment Business Services (B2B) Education Edtech Fintech Healthcare Services Internet and Web Services Marketing and Advertising Real Estate SaaS Software AI HealthTech Biotechnology Technology

Westbound Equity Partners Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Westbound Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Biotechnology
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$100 M
March 2024

Contacts

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Sean Mendy Partner
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FAQs about Westbound Equity Partners

Westbound Equity Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series B, Series A, Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $5-10 m.
Westbound Equity Partners is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Westbound Equity Partners was founded in 2024.
Westbound Equity Partners invests in companies and startups in CleanTech, Media and Entertainment, Business Services (B2B), Education, Edtech, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Internet and Web Services, Marketing and Advertising, Real Estate, SaaS, Software, AI, HealthTech, Biotechnology, Technology.
Westbound Equity Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Africa.
Westbound Equity Partners invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Westbound Equity Partners usually invests $5-10 m on average.
Westbound Equity Partners has around $100m assets under management.
Westbound Equity Partners last fund was created/launched in 2024-03-15
Westbound Equity Partners invests and supports People of color and other minorities startups and founders.
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