Pacific Tide

Pacific Tide Fund I  ·  In Formation

A small fund built around conviction, not volume.

Fund I is the first expression of the Pacific Tide approach: a handpicked portfolio at Seed and Series A, expert diligence on every founder and every business, and a fund managed for consistent performance rather than lottery outcomes.

Stage

Seed and Series A

Portfolio

Concentrated and deliberately small

Geography

Southern California core, national reach

01 — How we invest

From thousands of companies to the handful we choose.

  1. I

    Sourcing

    Deal flow comes from the network Dave de Csepel has built over years at the center of Southern California's early-stage ecosystem: angel organizations, universities and design schools, founder referrals, and co-investors. Most of what we see arrives before it is on the market.

  2. II

    Screening

    Every company must clear the same bar: a demonstrated capacity for scaled growth. We look for unit economics that improve with volume, a market wide enough to absorb the company, and a team built to execute. Traction is the entry ticket, not the decision.

  3. III

    Expert diligence

    Domain specialists, operators, and technical reviewers pressure-test the thesis. We study the entrepreneur as deeply as the business: judgment under pressure, command of the problem, and the honesty to say what is not working yet.

  4. IV

    After the investment

    A small portfolio means every founder gets real partner attention: hiring, customer introductions, preparation for the next round, and candid counsel when things get hard.

02 — Request information

Investors who would like to learn more can introduce themselves here.

Details about Fund I are shared privately with qualified investors. This page is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and it is not investment advice.

Submitting this form simply introduces you to us. Dave will follow up personally to arrange a conversation and learn about your circumstances and objectives. Any offering is made only through definitive offering documents, and only to qualified investors with whom the General Partner has an established relationship.

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Any offering is conducted privately under Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, without general solicitation. Non-U.S. investors are responsible for compliance with the laws of their own jurisdiction, including foreign exchange and outbound investment rules.