Align Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingMiami · Pre-Seed–Growth · 19 people tracked
Also known as ALIGN VENTURES SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY GP SPV I, LLC
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Investment thesis
Align invests with early-stage conviction, frequently providing the first venture check to help founders reach product-market fit, then supporting them across the capital stack with follow-on capital, secondary liquidity, and co-investment access. Its focus starts with consumer brands but extends to culture-shaping technologies such as AI and robotics. Beyond capital, the firm takes board seats, offers hands-on operating guidance, and applies disciplined risk management and governance. Central to its model is a decade-plus network of founders, creators, operators, investors, and acquirers that collectively adds value to portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 19 people
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What they invest in
from 21 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×8Consumer ×6Enterprise Software ×6Healthtech ×4Retail Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Direct to Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×17Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesWhat their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×4Computer Science ×3Business & Management ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Marketron ×2Oracle Corporation ×2University of Washington ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 132025 · 22024 · 116 dated
California Naturals makes affordable personal care products for washing and conditioning hair and body using natural ingredients, available to customers globally.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Shelby Wild(Founder)inOwen Wilson(Chief Shampoo Officer)Eric Ryan(Director)
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Board seatGrant Hosking· per SEC Form D · $19M raise · filed May 2026
Co-investorsAble PartnersElizabeth Street VenturesMidnight
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)inLee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
Board seatGrant Hosking· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESAurum Venture PartnersBeyond CapitalBold Capital PartnersBVVCCoatue Management+25 more
Contrary is a venture capital firm that publishes research and analysis on emerging technologies and market trends.
Sector Agnostic
Eric Tarczynski(Founder, Managing Partner)
Co-investorsHumba VenturesInflection VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBoost VCChevron Technology VenturesCrossbeam Venture Partners+6 more
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Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henry Ward(Co-founder)inManu Kumar(Co-founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investorsA*Amity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAnthemis VentureDraper AssociatesEnsemble VC+36 more
Coterie provides commercial insurance for small, new, and home-based businesses, delivered through a quoting and binding platform that gives agents and brokers instant bindable quotes.
FintechInsurTechSaaSAppleton, US
David McFarland(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllianz XAllos VenturesAlpha EdisonFrontier Venture CapitalIntercept VenturesRiverPark Ventures+3 more
Indigov provides a constituent relations platform that helps government officials and agencies manage and respond to incoming communications from constituents across multiple digital channels.
GovTechWashington, US
Alexander Kouts(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors8VCVU Venture PartnersTusk Venture PartnersValor Equity Partners
Nurture Life prepares freshly made meals and snacks for children, delivered ready to serve, targeting busy parents seeking nutritious alternatives to processed foods.
ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechChicago, US
Steven Minisini(Executive Officer, Director)inJennifer Chow(Executive Officer, Director)inZach DeAngelo(Director)Ben Johnson(Director)Tim Favia(Director)
BoardMichael Steib(Director)in
Co-investorsFernbrook Capital ManagementIrishAngelsMelitas Ventures LlcService Provider CapitalTwo Culture CapitalWinklevoss Capital
RADAR is an RFID-based hardware and software platform that enables real-time inventory tracking and location accuracy in retail stores.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTRetail TechNew York City, US
Spencer Hewett(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersPROOFY CombinatorNimble PartnersSound Ventures
Retail.me provides operational digitalization software for consumer packaged goods manufacturers and grocery retailers in the food and beverage sector.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsSTS Ventures GmbHNimble Partners
Samba.ai is a customer data platform for retail and ecommerce brands that unifies customer data and automates personalized marketing interactions across channels using AI and machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
David Vyskočil(CEO)in
Co-investorsRockaway VenturesDraper AssociatesHorizon Technology FinanceUnion Grove Venture Partners
Provider of television analytics and cross-screen advertising.
Ashwin Navin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAlvir Navin(Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalGFR FundLauder PartnersMind the Seed - MTS FundSand Hill AngelsDraper Associates+2 more
Scout builds AI agents that automate rule-based processes for enterprise teams, integrating with existing systems to handle operational tasks like QC verification, compliance audits, document processing, and RFP completion while maintaining full audit trails and human oversight.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsDrive CapitalBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Scout provides continuous integration and deployment tools built for machine learning teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Pranav Sekhar(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Scout develops portable molecular diagnostic testing devices that deliver lab-grade accuracy in under 30 minutes for point-of-care use.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Alex Jiao(Cofounder and CEO)inCameron Ball(Founder)in
Co-investorsSpacecadet VenturesY CombinatorBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Scout produces personalized audio news summaries in podcast format, delivering industry and interest-based updates to users during commutes and exercise.
ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Rohan Arora(Founder)inVenkat Krishnan(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Scout is an AI-native reporting and analytics platform designed for CPG (consumer packaged goods) sales teams, automating the conversion of POS and syndicated data into dashboards, reports, and narratives for retail negotiations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sasha Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Scout for Schools provides enrollment automation software for schools, using AI to extract and verify student documents and streamline the onboarding process.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSNew York City, US
Noah Fichter(Founder & CEO)inMax Bertfield(Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC PartnersRethink Capital Partners
Scout is a veterinary software app that replaces paper forms with digital dental charting, patient vitals monitoring, and automatic weight-based drug dose calculations.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Northeastern University is a research institution founded in 1898 that emphasizes experiential learning and high-impact research across a global network of campuses and employer partnerships.
EdTechBoston, US
Joseph E. Aoun(President)
Co-investorsHuntington Angels NetworkBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners
Scout develops Fury, a multimodal foundation model for defense robotics that lets operators command fleets of heterogeneous ground, air, sea, and space robots via natural language and coordinate them autonomously.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Colby Adcock(Founder)inCollin Otis(Founder)in
Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesBVVCDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC PartnersHabitat Partners+6 more
Star Strips + Salicylic Acid is a pore-clearing nose strip product that removes blackheads and unclogs pores using salicylic acid and aloe vera, designed for weekly use on the nose.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Julie Schott(Founder)inBrian Bordainick(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersBBG VenturesFourward VenturesGingerbread CapitalSugar Capital
Terzo AI centralizes and processes enterprise documents from cloud storage, ERPs, and procurement systems, extracting metadata and providing analytics insights for finance, procurement, and legal teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Al Giocondi(Founder)inBrandon Card(Founder)inPradeep Thangavel(Founder)in
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Great Oaks Venture CapitalInnovation Global CapitalNJF Capital
The Absorption Company makes pharmaceutical-grade dietary supplements formulated with a proprietary technology aimed at improving how the body absorbs nutrients.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Ezekiel Bronfman(Cofounder)inNathan Medow(Cofounder)
Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesThe Family Fund
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Automaton, Inc.NanosVet, Inc.JinxNext HealthSilo
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Carta · techcrunch.com · Sep 16, 2026
Scout · bracknellnews.co.uk · Sep 15, 2026
Retail · 1west.com · Aug 26, 2026
Coterie · quotesweep.com · Jul 7, 2026
Scout · tipranks.com · Jun 27, 2026
Scout · tipranks.com · Jun 27, 2026
Scout · tipranks.com · Jun 27, 2026
Scout · tipranks.com · Jun 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Align Ventures made?
- Align Ventures has 28 tracked investments, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Align Ventures invest at?
- Align Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Align Ventures focus on?
- Align Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Align Ventures located?
- Align Ventures is headquartered in Miami, US.
- Does Align Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Align Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Align Ventures co-invest with?
- Align Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Drive Capital, among 36 tracked co-investors.
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