Aspect Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as ASPECT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Aspect Ventures partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to help turn great ideas into transformative companies. The firm positions itself as a hands-on partner supporting founders across every stage of company building, from earliest inception through growth. Its portfolio spans cybersecurity and network security, IoT and device security, consumer fintech, workforce communication, career resources, and employee wellness, reflecting a broad interest in technology-driven businesses led by strong founding teams.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 40 of 60 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×20AI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×15Cybersecurity ×9Consumer ×6Marketplaces ×6Developer Tools ×4Future of Work ×4
HQs:United States×25Switzerland×1Spain×1Israel×1
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNew York, US
Alexandra Cavoulacos(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lindsay Maroney(Executive Officer)Kathryn Minshew(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Herrmannsen(Director)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D · $16M raise · filed Jun 2016
Palo Alto, US
Samir Addamine(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mark Bertelsen(Executive Officer)Mark Gorenberg(Director)Ivan Chong(Director)
Board seatJennifer Scott Fonstad· per SEC Form D · $10.8M raise · filed Jun 2023
Forescout provides cyber-physical systems security and network access control solutions for IoT, OT, and medical device environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedical DevicesPlano, US
Barry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)Rob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)Rob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)J.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)Edward Brown(Chief Legal Officer)Justin Foster(Chief Technology Officer)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Claire Tomkins(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Kimmel(Director)
Board seatLauren Kolodny· per SEC Form D
BiotechCambridge, US
Theresia Guow(Director)Sirshendu Roopom Banerjee(Executive Officer)Gabriel Kwong(Executive Officer)Stan Lapidus(Director)Amy Schulman(Director)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D · $46.7M raise · filed Jul 2021
San Jose, US
Iba Masood(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Kolodny(Director)Syed Ahmed(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatLauren Kolodny· per SEC Form D · $12.6M raise · filed Jul 2019
Palo Alto, US
Saurabh Mittal(Director)Kalpesh Kapadia(Executive Officer, Director)Theresia Gouw(Director)
Board seatTheresia Gouw· per SEC Form D · $13.4M raise · filed Jan 2018
Writer provides an enterprise AI platform with AI agents that execute tasks autonomously, handling marketing automation and content work for large organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
May Habib(Founder & CEO)in
Board seatJennifer Scott Fonstad· per SEC Form D · $200M raise · filed Nov 2024
BaubleBar designs and sells jewelry and accessories including beaded necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and personalized items, serving consumers who want affordable on-trend pieces.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Marisa Gardini(Director)Howard Socol(Director)Daniella Yacobovsky(Executive Officer, Director)Ellie Wheeler(Director)Amy Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
Tenable One OT Exposure is an AI-powered platform that discovers and manages security exposures in operational technology and cyber-physical systems, protecting critical infrastructure from digital and physical attack surfaces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Modern communication app for the workforce
Silverfort provides a unified identity security platform that protects all identities across cloud and on-premises environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL
Hed Kovetz(CEO, Co-Founder)Yaron Kassner(CTO, Co-Founder)Matan Fattal(Co-Founder)
Square is a platform providing integrated payroll, scheduling, team communication, and access management tools designed to help business teams coordinate and manage operations through a unified dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
TruSTAR provides intelligence management technology that automates data orchestration to centralize and normalize security intelligence across security operations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Menlo Park, US
Aditya Singh(Director)David Jevans(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Ryan(Director)
Aquasec provides open-source and commercial security scanning solutions, including Trivy, designed to detect vulnerabilities and maintain security posture in cloud-native applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Evident provides a platform to automate the exchange of risk data and optimize third-party risk management through due diligence and real-time monitoring of vendors, suppliers, service providers, and other third parties.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Dominic Williams(Founder)
Exabeam provides a security operations platform that ingests logs and telemetry from multiple point solutions, enriches data with behavioral analytics, and correlates alerts to deliver threat detection and investigation capabilities for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Domingo Mihovilovic(Executive Officer, Promoter)Nir Polak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sylvain Gil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Theresia Giouw(Director)Shlomo Kramer(Director)Matthew Howard(Director)
IoT and device security platform
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
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Judi Health provides a unified platform for administering medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision benefits on a single system, eliminating fragmented vendor approaches and enabling holistic claims processing and cost visibility.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
HotelTonight is an online marketplace offering discounted last-minute hotel bookings across thousands of properties in major cities and destinations worldwide.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Roger Lee(Director)Brian O'Malley(Director)Jared Simon(Director)Sam Shank(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Amy Bohutinsky(Director)Howard Love(Director)
Imperva provides cybersecurity solutions to protect customers from cyberattacks across applications, data, and identities during digital transformation.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Informed provides AI-powered employment and income verification solutions for lenders, using document intelligence and historical lending data to automate applicant verification, reduce fraud, and accelerate loan approvals.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechTiburon, US
Magdalena Yesil(Director)Justin Wickett(Executive Officer, Director)James Ramsey(Director)Jeremy Solomon(Director)
BoardSteve Krausz(Director)
OneTrust is an AI-ready governance platform that helps organizations prevent data misuse and manage compliance across their technology infrastructure through unified privacy, risk, data, and compliance workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Balena provides a platform and tools for developing, deploying, and managing fleets of IoT devices at scale, including cloud infrastructure, an open-source OS, and container engines for embedded systems.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsIoTGran Canaria, ES
Konstantinos Mouzakis(Co-CEO)Phil Wilson(Co-CEO)Chris Crocker-White(Co-CEO)
Later is a platform for influencer marketing, social media management, and creator commerce that helps brands plan content, run campaigns, and track performance alongside creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Lyle Stevens(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)Scott Sutton(Chief Executive Officer)
LearnVest is a financial education platform that provides articles and resources to help users build financial literacy and reach their financial goals through content on career growth, saving, debt repayment, and budgeting.
Fintech
Trulia is a real estate platform that enables users to browse homes for sale and rental apartments, explore neighborhood insights, and discover communities through resident reviews and local information.
MarketplacesPropTech
Bruker Spatial Biology develops high-fidelity spatial biology platforms and instruments for analyzing gene expression, proteins, and genomic structures across cells and tissues.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Ockam is an open-source library that enables developers to build secure communication channels with end-to-end encryption and mutual authentication across any network, cloud, or on-premises infrastructure.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
OhmConnect engages members to shift their electricity usage toward cleaner and cheaper times, helping them save money while supporting grid stability and renewable energy integration.
ConsumerEnergyIoTSaaSOakland, US
Pie Insurance is an insurtech company providing property and casualty insurance solutions.
InsurTechUnited States, US
John Swigart(Co-founder and CEO)inJoel Moxley(Director)Ian Sigalow(Director)Kip Oberting(Director)Dax Craig(Director)
Socrates.ai is an AI-powered virtual employee assistant that answers employee questions and helps with engagement, enablement, and services.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkWoodside, US
Randy Womack(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Beechuk(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)
Solv is a healthcare platform that connects consumers to convenient care providers like urgent care clinics and retail clinics through transparent pricing and online booking.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS
Heather Fernandez(CEO & Co-founder)Daniele Bertini(CTO & Co-founder)
Dialpad is an AI-powered communication platform that handles customer service, outbound sales, and autonomous agent workflows across voice, chat, SMS, and email channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rory O'Driscoll(Director)Johnny Chen(Executive Officer)Dan O'Connell(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Abraham(Director)
Tari is a cryptocurrency designed for fast, secure transactions with an emphasis on ease of use for mainstream audiences.
Crypto & Web3
The Muse is a career discovery and employer branding platform that helps job seekers research companies and careers, while enabling organizations to attract talent by showcasing authentic employee stories and company culture.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US
Kathryn Minshew(Founder/CEO)inAlex Cavoulacos(Founder/COO)inMelissa Quino McCreery(Founder)
The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment, allowing consumers to buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing, accessories, jewelry, watches, and home goods.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Slack is an AI-powered work platform that combines messaging, collaboration, and enterprise data to enable teams to automate processes and collaborate through an agentic work operating system integrated with Salesforce and other enterprise tools.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Chris Fralic(Director)Daniel Reich(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Scott Britton Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
UrbanSitter operates a marketplace platform where families book childcare, tutoring, pet sitting, housekeeping, and senior care services, while caregivers access flexible job opportunities with transparent pay and client reviews.
ConsumerFuture of WorkMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Lynn Perkins(Co-founder)Andrea Barrett(Co-founder)Vincent Caruso(Director)John Balen(Director)Jessica Steel(Executive Officer, Director)Cynthia Ringo(Director)
Vida Health delivers personalized, human-centered digital health care addressing both physical and mental health.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joe Murad(CEO)Mike Rolla
BoardRichard Frank
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Aspect Ventures invest at?
- Aspect Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Aspect Ventures focus on?
- Aspect Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Aspect Ventures located?
- Aspect Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Aspect Ventures lead rounds?
- Aspect Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamVenture Capital in 2019 with Theresia Gouw (Aspect Ventures) and Ann Miura-Ko (Floodgate) - YouTube
TechCrunch · Theresia Gouw
Venture Capital in 2019 with Theresia Gouw (Aspect Ventures) and Ann Miura-Ko (Floodgate) | TechCrunch
Theresia Gouw · techcrunch.com
Theresia Gouw - Venture Capitalist & Co-Founder, Aspect Ventures on Vimeo
AOL Studios · Theresia Gouw · vimeo.com
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