Anthem Venture Partners is a Santa Monica-based fund that deliberately focuses on Southern California companies and seeks "under-the-radar" opportunities while avoiding crowded sectors, making contrarian deal selection a core part of their strategy. Despite having only 7 team members, they maintain a hands-on approach by almost always leading or co-leading rounds and taking board seats, and have achieved an unusually high ratio of meaningful exits with 60+ portfolio companies including 2 unicorns, 2 IPOs, and 30+ acquisitions.