Markham Valley Ventures

Markham Valley Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm and AAPI-focused early-stage fund led by actor Simu Liu, backing founders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It positions itself as a mission-driven brand within venture capital. The firm's sector focus spans entertainment and media, sports IP, consumer products, and technology, aligning with its mission to build toward a better future for Asian America through both capital and cultural platforming. Notable investments include MainFunc, Nitra, and Generation Lab, spanning business/productivity software, financial services, and healthcare-adjacent laboratory services—reflecting a broad, opportunistic approach within its AAPI-founder mandate. Markham Valley's investment approach blends capital with cultural advocacy, using Liu's platform to spotlight AAPI representation in entertainment and business. Its criteria favor founders from the AAPI community building companies across consumer, media, tech, and sports-adjacent sectors.