How many investments has Aurum made?

Aurum has 105 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.

What stage does Aurum invest at?

Aurum invests at the Seed stage.

What sectors does Aurum focus on?

Aurum focuses on Sector Agnostic.

Where is Aurum located?

Aurum is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.

Who does Aurum co-invest with?

Aurum most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, among 281 tracked co-investors.

Aurum

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Seed · 5 people tracked

Also known as AURUM PARTNERS LLC

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Investment thesis

Aurum Partners positions itself as founder-led investors and active build partners to founding teams, explicitly rejecting a passive investing approach. The firm is stage and industry agnostic, seeking opportunities where it can contribute differentiated value that extends well beyond capital alone.

Invests inSector AgnosticMenlo Park

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Seed

Menlo Park, US

Founded

2023

Private fund assets

$44.8M

VC funds

Tracked investments

106

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website

Brano Perkovich· Chief Investment Officer at the San Francisco 49ers and General Managing Partner at Aurum Partners LLC· Menlo Park, California, United Statesin

Brano Perkovich is Chief Investment Officer at the San Francisco 49ers and General Managing Partner at Aurum Partners LLC. He previously worked as a Technology, Media and Telecom investment banker in Menlo Park and London, advising technology clients on corporate financing and strategic transactions, and spent several years at the Boston Consulting Group advising Fortune 500 companies on corporate strategy and business development. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

Jed York· General Managing Partner

Jed York has been Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team since February 2010, after serving as Team President from 2008 and Vice President of Strategic Planning from 2005. He began his career as a financial analyst in the leveraged finance group at Guggenheim Partners in New York. He holds degrees in Finance and History from the University of Notre Dame.

Collin Meador· Partner - Seed

Collin Meador sources and executes seed-stage strategic investments across industries related to the assets of the York family, and contributes to the firm's sports technology strategy focused on player health and safety. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he played varsity football and earned Patriot League Honor Roll recognition.

Brittney Scott· Head of Operations

Brittney Scott leads operations at Aurum, where she has also worked across the firm's investment, value creation, and business teams. Before joining Aurum, she held roles with Google, Nickelodeon, and the LA Clippers. She holds a B.A. in Television, Film, Media Studies with a minor in Broadcast Journalism from California State University Los Angeles and is pursuing a master's in Marketing at the University of Southern California.

Miles Turner· Analyst

Miles Turner is an Analyst focused on diligence, sourcing, and execution of investment opportunities. He earned a Finance degree from the University of Portland, where he was a team captain and guard on the Portland Pilots NCAA Division 1 men's basketball team and was named the team's Most Valuable Player at the end of his junior season. He previously interned with Body Armor Sports Nutrition's Director of Marketing prior to the company's sale to Coca-Cola.

What they invest in

from 42 of 106 portfolio companies

Consumer ×16SaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×13AI & Machine Learning ×10Direct to Consumer ×8HR Tech ×7FoodTech ×5Gaming ×5

HQs:United States×30Australia×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 32 portfolio companies

47%

solo founders

15 of 32 mapped founding teams

59%

repeat founders

of 22 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×123 founders×34+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data

Stanford University ×2University of Cambridge ×2University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business ×2University of Southern California ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history

Stanford University ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4

1 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)

Investments · 106 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2020 · 2 2017 · 24 dated

Allbirdsallbirds.com 𝕏NASDAQ: BIRD

Allbirds is a footwear brand that makes shoes using natural and regenerative materials such as merino wool, with a focus on reducing product carbon footprints.

Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Timothy Brown(Director)Joseph Zwillinger(Director)Tim Brown(Founder)inRavi Thanawala(Director)Joe Vernachio(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Mitchell(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures Climate Expansion Venture Capital Great Oaks Venture Capital IPD Capital K2 Global Lerer Hippeau +9 more

Once Upon a Farmonceuponafarmorganics.comNYSE: OFRM

Once Upon a Farm makes organic, cold-pressure-protected snacks and meals for babies and children, sold in more than 22,000 stores across the US.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBerkeley, US

John Foraker(Co-founder (former Annie's CEO))Cassandra Curtis(Co-founder)Ari Raz(Co-founder)Jennifer Garner(Co-founder)Lawrence Waldman(Executive Officer)

BoardJared Jacobs(Director)in

Co-investorsBeechwood Capital S2G Investments CAVU Consumer Partners

PagerDutypagerduty.com in 𝕏NYSE: PD

PagerDuty provides a platform for incident response and operations management that enables teams across technical and business functions to respond to critical events in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)inDan Alexandru Solomon(Director)Jennifer Tejada(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Gatoff(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn O'Farrell(Director)Ethan Kurzweil(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Andreessen Horowitz Baseline Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Bling Capital Corazon Capital +14 more

Progynyprogyny.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: PGNY

Progyny provides employer-sponsored women's health and family-building benefits, covering preconception, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum, and menopause/midlife care through concierge support, digital tools, and a managed network of specialists.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechHR Tech

Gina Bartasi(Founder)in

Co-investorsKleiner Perkins Savano Capital Partners Union Grove Venture Partners

Streaming platform for amateur sports

Akshay Khanna, Roi More, Yariv Ron

ALLCITYallcitynetwork.com 𝕏

ALLCITY Network is a local sports media company that builds city-based teams of creators, analysts, and fans to produce daily, team-specific content across podcasts, YouTube, social, and newsletters.

AdTechMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech

Co-investorsBullpen Capital Causeway Partners Mastry Mosaic General Partnership, LLC

AllCity Network

Digital sport network focused on local sports

Denver, US

Co-investorsMatchstick Ventures

Andre Haddad

Anthony Perez

Arbaaz Khan, Deepak Mishra

Ariana Huffington

Ashot Iskandarian

AXS

Next-generation live entertainment ecommerce

BallerTVballertv.com 𝕏

BallerTV is a live and on-demand streaming service for youth and amateur sports, recording full-length games to capture footage for families and give student-athletes exposure for recruitment.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech

Robert Angarita(Co-CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member)inAaron Hawkey(Co-CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member)Sandeep Hingorani(EVP & Founding Team Member)

Co-investorsAlbum VC Bessemer Venture Partners Index Ventures Cerity Partners Ventures Chaac Ventures HCVC +2 more

BetterUpbetterup.com in 𝕏

BetterUp provides an AI-powered coaching and professional development platform that helps organizations support employee growth and wellbeing.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSAustin, US

Alexi Robichaux(Co-founder and CEO)inEduardo Medina(Co-founder and COO)

Co-investorsAfore Capital Carnrite Ventures Converge Crosslink Capital Evio VC Garage Capital +16 more

Blank Label

Online retailer for custom-made clothing

Boston Dynamics

Infrastructure layer for physical AI

Boulevardjoinblvd.com in

Boulevard is a cloud-based appointment scheduling and client management platform for beauty and wellness service businesses including spas, salons, barbershops, and medical spas.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSWellness & Fitness

Matt Danna(Founder)in

Co-investorsBonfire Ventures Gray Line Partners Index Ventures JMI Equity Ludlow Ventures Point72 Ventures +2 more

Brand

Brandon Spano

Carrot Fertilityget-carrot.com in 𝕏

Carrot is a global fertility and family-building platform that provides access to fertility care, maternity support, and family-building guidance for individuals and families.

FemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Asima Ahmad(Founder/CMO)inTammy Sun(Founder)in

Co-investorsAll Turtles Backstage Capital Core Venture Capital CRV (Charles River Ventures)Expansion Venture Capital F-Prime Capital +8 more

Chad Hurley, Nick Swinmurn & Ken Martin

Colin Zima

Custom Inkcustomink.com

Custom Ink is an e-commerce company that lets customers design and order customized apparel and gear online, offering group ordering with address collection and distribution to one or multiple locations.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsBAM Ventures Gen Capital SWaN & Legend Venture Partners Tensility Venture Partners

Dave Salvant & Songe LaRon

Delane Parnel

Delighted

Deputydeputy.com in 𝕏

Deputy is a workforce management software platform that helps businesses optimize shift scheduling, team coordination, and workplace operations.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSydney, AU

Steve

Co-investorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)OpenView Venture Partners Square Peg Capital

Don White & Randall Newmann

Doppeldoppel.com in 𝕏

Doppel is an AI-native platform that protects organizations from social engineering attacks, AI-powered impersonation, phishing, and fraud through threat detection, infrastructure disruption, and employee security awareness training.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCovina, US

Kevin Tian(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Madduluri(Executive Officer, Director)Bobby Ford(Chief Security Officer)

BoardZane Lackey(Director)inElliott Robinson(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Bessemer Venture Partners Script Capital Sozo Ventures 9Yards Capital NTT DOCOMO Ventures +6 more

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)draftkings.com in 𝕏

DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.

FintechGamingMarketplacesSector AgnosticSports TechBoston, US

Paul Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Kalish(Executive Officer, Director)Tige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)Timothy Dent(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAccomplice Atento Capital Boston Seed Capital Chamaeleon Connetic Ventures Data Point Capital +14 more

Drew Houston & Arash Ferdozi

Drift

Dropbox

Dyson

Making health and beauty simple for people of color

Eric Liedtke

Fan Duelfanduel.com 𝕏

FanDuel offers online sports betting and gaming entertainment products for sports fans across the U.S. and Canada, partnering with leagues, teams, and talent.

ConsumerGamingSports Tech

Nigel Eccles(Founder)inAmy Howein

Co-investorsAmplify.LA Ansa Capital Bettor Capital Bullpen Capital Comcast Ventures Felicis Ventures +11 more

Gamer Sensei

Competitive esports platform for high schools

Glen Powell, Sameer Mehta and Sean Kane

Goodlesgoodles.com 𝕏

Goodles produces snacks and gives away at least 1% of products sold to organizations addressing food insecurity, focusing on supporting children's nutrition and well-being.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSocial

Jen Zeszut(Founder)in

Co-investors1st Course Capital Alumni Ventures Basecamp Fund Cosmic Venture Partners Fourward Ventures Gingerbread Capital +2 more

GreenPark Sportsgreenparksports.com

Burlingame, US

Ken Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Fabian(Director)Chad Hurley(Director)Nick Swinmurn(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChris Farmer(Director)Sam Englebardt(Director)in

Co-investorsCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Flucas Ventures Strawberry Creek Ventures TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Founders Fund Gaingels +4 more

Guidepoint

Gustogusto.com in 𝕏

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

Co-investors137 Ventures A*Acrew Capital Akkadian Ventures Aspect Ventures Bling Capital +48 more

Happy Or Nothappy-or-not.com in

HappyOrNot builds the Smiley feedback terminal and related analytics tools that let businesses collect high-volume customer and employee feedback at the point of experience and turn it into AI-powered operational insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS

Heikki Väänänen(Founder, EVP Growth)inVille Levaniemi(Co-founder)Tim Waterton(CEO)inScott Erickson(EVP, Global Sales and U.S. Lead)inMauno Pasanen(VP of Product)in

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Northzone

Heikki Väänänen & Miika Mäkitalo

Jen Zeszut, Deb Luster

Jennifer Dulski

Jennifer Tejada

Josh Reeves

Junejuneoven.com in 𝕏

June makes a countertop smart oven that combines functions like convection, air frying, grilling, and slow cooking, using an internal HD camera and a "Food ID" recognition system to identify food and auto-select cooking programs.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsGen Capital RSE Ventures Marc Benioff Rainfall Ventures

Kevin Tian, Rahul Madduluri

Laceworklacework.com

Mountain View, US

Vikram Kapoor(Director)inSanjay Kalra(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Executive Officer, Director)David Hatfield(Director)Robert Dunn(Executive Officer)

BoardSamuel Pullara(Director)

Co-investorsBright Pixel Capital Engineering Capital Human Capital SINEWAVE VENTURES Webb Investment Network Altimeter Capital +1 more

Lisa Barnett, Angela Vranich & Michelle Mulle

Litmus

Next generation e-commerce platform for apparel and accessories

Little Spoonlittlespoon.com inJan 2020

Little Spoon is a direct-to-consumer subscription service delivering organic baby and toddler food, including infant formula, purees (Babyblends), finger foods, cereal, puffs, smoothies, and kids' meals and snacks.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Lisa Barnett(Director)Benjamin J. Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)Anna Sweeting(Director)Montse Suarez(Director)

BoardJohnathan Shulkin(Director)

Co-investorsKairos HQ Siddhi Capital Valor Equity Partners Winklevoss Capital Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc Jam Fund +1 more

Loop & Tieloopandtie.com in

Loop & Tie is a corporate gifting platform where senders pick a curated collection and recipients choose their preferred gift, redeemed with just an email address.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsMontage Capital

LottoGo

Third-party app and website that facilitates the purchase of official state lottery tickets online

Magic Leap

Interactive, voice-controlled entertainment for smart speakers and smartphones

Mark Katz, Mike Driscoll & Dave Christensen

Matt Van Horn & Nikhil Bhogal

Max Child

Max Roper, Jason Pratts & Kevin Anderson

MoviePass

Organic, non-GMO pantry staples

Nick Venson

Nigel Eccles, Lesley Eccles & Tom Griffiths

Omniomni.co in 𝕏

Omni is a business intelligence and analytics platform that combines dashboards, spreadsheet-style modeling, SQL, and an AI chat interface on top of a governed semantic layer.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Chris Merrick(Founder)in

Co-investorsICONIQ Snowflake Ventures South Quad Tamarisc Ventures Theory Ventures Craft Ventures +1 more

Online Lottery Ticket Platformjackpot.com in 𝕏

Jackpot.com operates a mobile app and website that let players buy and access national and state lottery games digitally, with services licensed in New York and New Jersey.

ConsumerGamingMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Akshay K. Khanna(Founder)inYariv Ron(Founder)in

Co-investors359 Capital AUDEO VENTURES Bettor Capital Darco Capital PROOF Raptor Group +3 more

Pecan

AI predictive analytics platform for business intelligence and operations teams.

AgTechNew York, US

Blue Road Co-Invest/Management GP, LLC(Managing Member)

Co-investorsNotable Capital

PlayVSplayvs.com in 𝕏

PlayVS operates scholastic and collegiate esports leagues and a gaming curriculum platform across North America, serving middle school, high school, and college students along with coaches, educators, and parents.

EdTechGamingSports Tech

Co-investors359 Capital Battery Ventures Coatue Management Crosscut Ventures MaC Venture Capital New Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

Prosperjoinprosper.co.uk

Prosper is a UK investment and pension platform offering diversified global funds with low, transparent fees and access to expert support on investments, tax, inheritance and mortgages.

FintechSaaS

Nick Perrett(Founder)in

Co-investorsMMC Ventures FUSE Knoll Ventures WTI

Rahul Vohra

RepairPal inNov 2017

All-in-one car repair shop management software

San Francisco, US

Art Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)Greg McGivney(Director)Michael Smith(Director)Alex Vetter(Director)Harold Logan(Director)David Whorton(Director)

Rising Teamrisingteam.com in

Rising Team offers an AI-based platform for leadership development, combining AI coaching, roleplay, and team experiences to improve manager and team performance.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

Co-investorsFemale Founders Four Acres Capital Roble Ventures Gingerbread Capital Supernode Ventures

Robert Angarita & Aaron Hawkey

Sara Rodell

Satisfi Labssatisfilabs.com in 𝕏

Satisfi Labs develops a conversational AI platform that uses natural language processing and large language models to enable guests and customers to access information and complete transactions through chat.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Randall Newman(Founder)in

Co-investorsComcast Ventures Florida Funders Level Equity Techstars Bigfoot Capital

Shift4shift4.com

Shopmonkeyshopmonkey.io in

Shopmonkey is an all-in-one shop management software designed for auto repair shops of all types, offering workflow management, customer communications, digital estimates and invoicing, payment processing, accounting, and marketing tools.

Enterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSan Jose, US

Ashot Iskandarian(Executive Officer, Director)Travis Brown(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners ICONIQ Index Ventures

Simon Hennes, Jens Teichert & Simon Webe

Simple Millssimplemills.com in

Simple Mills makes packaged foods using minimally processed, natural ingredients, positioning its products as healthful alternatives free of artificial ingredients.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechChicago, US

Katlin Smith(Founder)Lewis F Semones(Director)Shahzar Visram(Director)Hanjie Yu(Executive Officer)Katlin A Smith(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsHyde Park Angels Pallasite Ventures Vestar Capital Partners Winklevoss Capital

Smash Kitchensmashkitchen.com in

Smash Kitchen makes pantry food products formulated without GMOs, artificial flavors, sweeteners, dyes, high fructose corn syrup, or hydrogenated oils.

ConsumerFoodTech

Sameer Mehta(Founder)in

Co-investorsCosmic Venture Partners Lever VC

Sokinsokin.com in 𝕏

Sokin provides cross-border payment and treasury infrastructure for businesses, offering multi-currency accounts, SWIFT and local payment rails, and a 24/7 global instant payment network.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsVerance Capital

SpotOnspoton.com in 𝕏Mar 2020

SpotOn is a cloud-based restaurant management system and point-of-sale platform for restaurant operators, offering online ordering, reservations, labor management, and AI-powered financial analysis.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Doron Friedman(Executive Officer)Matthew Hyman(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Hyman(Executive Officer, Director)RJ Horsley(Executive Officer)

BoardChris Anderson(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Dragoneer Investment Group DST Global 01 Advisors Coatue Management Fourward Ventures +2 more

Square

Squire Technologiesgetsquire.com in 𝕏

Squire operates a two-sided platform where customers can book appointments with barbers while shop owners gain access to integrated booking, payment processing, inventory, and payroll tools to manage their operations.

ConsumerNew York City, US

Songe LaRon(Founder/CEO)inDave Salvant(Founder/President)in

Co-investors645 Ventures AltaIR Capital CRV (Charles River Ventures)Debut Capital ICONIQ Maccabee Ventures +6 more

Superhumansuperhuman.com in 𝕏

Superhuman provides an AI-native platform for marketing teams that integrates AI agents, email management, and collaborative documentation within existing workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS

Conrad Irwin(Founder)inRahul VohraVivek Sodera

Co-investors1809 Capital 500 Global 7BC Venture Capital Andreessen Horowitz Archer Capital Group Archer Venture Capital +24 more

Swag Golfswag.golf

Co-investorsAssembled Brands Verance Capital

Tammy Sun, Asima Ahmad & Juli Insinger

Team Bridgeteambridge.com in

Teambridge provides time-tracking and workforce-management software that captures mobile clock-ins, connects them to scheduled shifts, workers, and sites, and surfaces exceptions for review before payroll.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Arjun Vora(Founder)Tito Goldstein(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Artisanal Ventures Mayfield Fund

The Sill

Thrive Globalthriveglobal.com in 𝕏Nov 2017

Thrive Global provides a Microsoft Teams integration that embeds wellbeing tools, stress-reduction features, and science-backed habit-building microsteps directly into employee workflows.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Arianna Huffington(Founder & CEO)inDan Katz(Executive Officer)

BoardFred Harman(Director)Taylor Greene(Director)Mark Bertolini(Director)Abigail Levy(Director)

Co-investorsAdvancit Capital Black Jays Ventures BuiltUp Ventures Canvas Ventures Female Founders Greycroft +8 more

Ticketmaster

Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger

Tito Goldstein, Arjun Vora

Tristan Walker

Turo (RelayRides)turo.com in

Turo is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that allows individuals to rent vehicles from local car owners for trips and travel needs.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Shelby Clark(Founder)Andre Haddad(CEO)

Co-investors137 Ventures Allied Venture Partners August Capital Canaan Partners Cross Creek Advisors Expansion Venture Capital +15 more

UNLESS Collectiveunlesscollective.com

UNLESS Collective makes apparel and footwear from plant-based materials with no plastic, designed to be compostable or recyclable at end of life.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to Consumer

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central Llc igniteXL Venture

Upland

Digital operations management platform

Vimeo Live

Streaming platform for amateur sports

vivenuvivenu.com in 𝕏

vivenu is a white-label, API-first ticketing platform for live entertainment events, offering customizable checkout, analytics, on-site and online ticket sales, and payment terminals.

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSDarmstadt, DE

Simon Weber(Founder)Simon Hennes(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant Capital Balderton Capital redalpine

Volleyvolleythat.com 𝕏

Volley develops voice-controlled and interactive games for smart speakers and TV platforms, offering titles such as trivia, music quizzes, and bedtime stories.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

Max Child(Founder)James Wilsterman(Founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital Ventures Advancit Capital Bitkraft Esports Ventures Dream Machine Lightspeed Venture Partners NFX +7 more

Vroon Modgill

Walker & Cowalkerandcompany.com 𝕏

Bevel is a personal grooming brand that offers shave kits, beard and hair care products, and skin care items for men.

ConsumerDirect to Consumer

Tristan Walker

Co-investors500 Global Andreessen Horowitz MaC Venture Capital Next Legacy Partners Radicle Impact Upfront Ventures

Wise

Zapposzappos.com

Zappos is an online retailer selling shoes, sandals, and related footwear accessories from brands such as Crocs across men's, women's, and kids' categories.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Co-investorsAccelerator Ventures Base Venture Management, Inc.Brainstorm Ventures Glynn Capital Management Millennium New Horizons Millennium Technology Value Partners +1 more

Exits · 4

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AllbirdsNASDAQ: BIRDOnce Upon a FarmNYSE: OFRMPagerDutyNYSE: PDProgynyNASDAQ: PGNY

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Aurum made?: Aurum has 105 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Aurum invest at?: Aurum invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Aurum focus on?: Aurum focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Aurum located?: Aurum is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Who does Aurum co-invest with?: Aurum most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, among 281 tracked co-investors.

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