Claremont Ventures

Claremont Creek Ventures is an Oakland, California-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2005 by entrepreneurs Nat Goldhaber, John Steuart, and Randy Hawks. The firm manages more than $300 million across two funds and has backed over 40 companies. CCV concentrates on digital solutions with the potential to transform large, essential industries — particularly healthcare and energy — that have historically been slow to adopt emerging technologies such as mobility platforms, big data analytics, edge intelligence, and user-centric design. The firm leads the earliest investment rounds, typically committing $1 million to $10 million per company, and has deployed capital across 42 investments. Notable portfolio companies include Clean Power Finance, which pioneered solar financing; EcoATM, which built the automated electronic recycling kiosk network; and Natera, the genomic testing company that listed on NASDAQ. This track record across IPOs, acquisitions, and category-defining companies reflects CCV's focus on sectors where technology penetration remains incomplete. Claremont Creek practices what it calls Lifecycle Venturing — building relationships with entrepreneurs before or alongside early funding and preferring to be present when business concepts are still actively evolving. The team of six brings deep entrepreneurial and operating experience to each partnership, offering hands-on engagement at the stage when strategic input has the greatest leverage on long-term outcomes.