K5 Ventures is an early stage venture fund that partners with and invests in technology-driven businesses led by impact and growth focused founding teams. It invests in early-stage technology companies with impactful ideas to solve complex challenges. The K5 team uses a hands-on investment approach, as well as seed funding to achieve key, product market fit milestones. K5 then helps portfolio companies reach later stages of funding required for scale. K5 Ventures' go-to-market program first started as K5 Launch in 2010. Backed by a southern California venture fund, K5's founding team set out to accelerate early stage companies and contribute to the region's emergence as a tech hub. K5 continues its focus on product launch with early stage companies to achieve product market fit required for later stages of venture capital funding and long-term, sustainable growth. K5 Ventures provides resources and capital to early stage technology startups in southern California, Silicon Valley, and China. It is run by successful entrepreneurs and investors who have a passion for building startups.