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Aligned Partners

Venture capital

San Francisco · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

Also known as Alignd Venture Partners™ · ALIGNED PARTNERS VENTURE SERVICES LLC

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Investment thesis

Aligned Partners is built on the idea that investor and entrepreneur interests should be aligned. The firm argues that founders often raise more capital than they actually need, and instead encourages portfolio companies to stay lean and capital-efficient across their lifecycle. Keeping capital requirements low, the firm contends, preserves founders' and employees' ownership and strategic freedom. Each partner brings over two decades of venture investing experience and has founded companies, positioning them to guide founders from startup through exit with commitment, discipline, and focus.

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Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$1M – $3M
HQ
San Francisco, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
AUM
$125M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
6

Team · 2 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 4 of 6 portfolio companies

Fintech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Biotech ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Cybersecurity ×1E-commerce ×1Retail Tech ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×6

Investments · 6 tracked

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By year:2025 · 12019 · 12018 · 12017 · 12014 · 15 dated

Quiversquivers.comin𝕏Mar 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Quivers is a SaaS company offering an omnichannel commerce platform that integrates with a brand's existing commerce ecosystem to drive demand, manage inventory, and support wholesale operations.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSSan Luis Obispo, US

Cecelia Lobdill(Executive Officer)Ruben Martin(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatJodi Sherman Jahic· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Apr 2018

Co-investorsRiverside Acceleration Capital

SA IgniteinMar 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Chicago, US

Thomas S. Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Galowich(Executive Officer, Director)Beth Houck(Vice President of Client Services)in

BoardRonald Galowich(Director)Bill Conroy(Director)

Board seatJodi Sherman Jahic· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Apr 2017

Zero Point Five Therapeuticszeropointfivetherapeutics.comApr 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

BiotechBaltimore, US

Joseph Amprey III(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJodi Jahic(Director)inBen Auspitz(Director)

Board seatJodi Sherman Jahic· per SEC Form D · $5.3M raise · filed Apr 2025

Co-investorsPortfoliaGE VenturesTEDCO

Koywekoywe.comin𝕏Series A

Koywe provides financial services and regulatory compliance solutions for companies across Latin America, with operations in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.

Crypto & Web3FintechMiami, US

Ignacio Detmer(Founder)inGuillermo Acuña(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalCaladanMaiora Rebel VenturesManutara VenturesNazcaRebel Fund+15 more

Zumigozumigo.cominAug 2014

Zumigo provides real-time mobile intelligence to detect and prevent digital identity fraud, covering onboarding, KYC compliance, account takeover, transaction verification, and passwordless authentication.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSan Jose, US

Chirag Bakshi(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Pinski(Executive Officer)inPartha Roy Chowdhury(Executive Officer)inJong Lee(Executive Officer)inMadhu Vudaliin

BoardSusan Mason(Director)

Co-investorsIntel Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

TallyX

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Aligned Partners made?
Aligned Partners has 6 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Aligned Partners invest at?
Aligned Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Aligned Partners's typical check size?
Aligned Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
What sectors does Aligned Partners focus on?
Aligned Partners focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Aligned Partners located?
Aligned Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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