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Sound Media Ventures

Venture capital

Atlanta · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Sound Media Ventures invests in novel, scalable, and defensible technologies positioned in high-growth sectors, applying operating experience and a global network to source differentiated early-stage opportunities. Its initial focus was media and entertainment technology, later expanding into deep tech with strong conviction in generative and embodied (Physical) AI. Portfolio themes span humanoid and non-humanoid robotics plus enabling infrastructure, serving industries such as logistics, manufacturing, transportation, construction, agriculture, consumer, healthcare, defense, and space. Alongside direct investments, the firm operates a fund-of-funds entity that partners with early-stage fund managers, notably through an Israel innovation fund offering curated early-stage exposure.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$25M
Tracked investments
32
Unicorns
2

Team · 2 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 20 of 32 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9Media & Entertainment ×7Hardware ×6Robotics ×6Creator Economy ×5Gaming ×4SaaS ×4Consumer ×3

HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×2Germany×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies
69%
solo founders
9 of 13 mapped founding teams
69%
repeat founders
of 13 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history

Sesame Workshop ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 32 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12020 · 16 dated

Haply Robotics Inc.haply.coin𝕏May 2026

Haply develops force-feedback haptic devices and robotics workflow tools that let users physically feel digital, simulated, and robotic interactions through resistance, texture, pressure, and contact.

Deep TechHardwareRoboticsMontreal

Colin Gallacher(Director)inNicolas Gravel(Director)Yi Ding(Director)

Board seatShachar Oren· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesInnovative Solutions Canada

Apptronikapptronik.comin𝕏

Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Jeff Cardenas(CEO)inNicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)

Co-investorsAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+22 more

Audience Republicaudienceview.comin𝕏

AudienceView provides an all-in-one event ticketing and commerce platform for live-event organizations and venues, with tools for audience growth, revenue, and operations.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Eric White(Chief Executive Officer)inGord Dyer(Chief Financial Officer)inNancy Galaski(Chief People and AI Officer)inIgnacio Pombo(Chief Technical Officer)inSteve Baumgartner(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Boomyboomy.comJun 2022

Generative music AI company, launched LoopMagic with !llmind.

Berkeley, US

Alex Jae Mitchell(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Cohen Santorelli(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)First Check VenturesInertia Ventures

Brickitbrickit.app

Brickit is a mobile app that scans a pile of building bricks, identifies each piece using machine learning, and suggests things to build along with instructions.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechGaming

Leo(Founder)

Figure AIfigure.aiin𝕏Feb 2024

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)

Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESAurum Venture PartnersBeyond CapitalBold Capital PartnersBVVCCoatue Management+25 more

Incora Healthincorahealth.comin

Incora Health develops health and longevity technology focused on women's health, aiming to address the gap in tools designed specifically for women's bodies and cycles.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechWellness & Fitness

Theresa Gevaert(Founder)inLindsey Calcutt, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsFortySix Venture CapitalXRC

Loupeartloupeart.comin

Loupe Art operates a streaming platform for visual art, offering curated original artist content and ambient art and music channels across connected TVs, web, and commercial spaces.

AdTechConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSAtlanta, US

Cameron Clayton(Director)Michele Tobin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mike Flannery(Director)

BoardMarisa Warren(Director)in

Co-investorsGOAL VenturesGrit Capital PartnersPhoenix Capital VenturesALIAVIA Ventures

NEURA Roboticsneura-robotics.comin𝕏

NEURA Robotics develops cognitive robots equipped with AI and perception capabilities that learn and collaborate with humans in physical environments.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsMetzingen, DE

David Reger(CEO and Founder)in

Co-investorsGerman Startups GroupGrazia Equity GmbHHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalPRIMEPULSE SEQualcomm Ventures+5 more

Offbeatvertiqalstudios.comin

Vertiqal Studios owns and operates gaming and lifestyle social media channels, producing vertical video content for brands and creators.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Overplayoverplay.cominMay 2023

GameMaker platform integrated with Adobe Express.

Dan Projansky(Founder)inCaroline Strzalka(Founder)in

Co-investorsRed & Blue VenturesBand of AngelsGaingelsVillage Global

Personagetpersona.xyzinMay 2025 · $27M

A platform for qualitative research that recruits participants from a global panel or accepts brought-in participants and conducts AI-moderated interviews in 50+ languages.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS

Rick Song(Founder & CEO)inCharles Yeh(Founder)in

Co-investorsm]x[v CapitalEmbedded VenturesFathom FundFounders FundGOOSE CapitalIBK Capital+5 more

Persona AIpersonainc.aiin𝕏

Persona AI develops industrial humanoid robots for skilled physical tasks such as welding, grinding, inspection, fabrication, and maintenance in environments like shipyards, construction sites, and energy infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsBaseTwoBig Brain HoldingsK50 VenturesZero Infinity PartnersFathomIBK Capital

Resurgensresurgens.gg

Resurgens connects brands and agencies to gaming and esports audiences through a community-driven platform that includes live event production, livestreaming, gaming influencers, media, and original video game development.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentAtlanta, US

Co-investorsPhoenix Capital Ventures

RoundlyXroundlyx.comDefunct

RoundlyX offered a service that rounded up spare change to invest into cryptocurrency holdings held on users' chosen exchanges.

Crypto & Web3FintechRichmond, US

Alex Euler(Director)William Trible, III(Director)Andrew Elliott(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsChain ReactionAllied Venture PartnersBlockchain Founders FundGaingelsMCMA Ventures, LLCOrange DAO

Singitsingit.ioin

Singit is a language-learning app that teaches English through songs, using music listening and sing-along exercises to build vocabulary, pronunciation, and fluency.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech

Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesFusion VC

Sportsiconsportsicon.coin𝕏

Crypto & Web3GamingLondon, GB

Co-investorsTechstars

Teveltevel-tech.comin𝕏

Co-investorsAgFunder

The Donutthedonut.coin𝕏

The Donut is a news brand that delivers current events in a straightforward, jargon-free format designed to be engaging rather than anxiety-inducing.

Media & Entertainment

Tribe XRtribexr.comin𝕏Nov 2020

Tribe XR is a virtual reality platform where DJs can learn, practice, and perform DJing to a global audience.

Creator EconomyEdTechGamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Tommaso Impallomeni(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ozan Serim(Executive Officer, Director)Hunter Delattre(Director)Nathan Mee(Director)

Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalKube VCRoot and Shoot VenturesTechstars

Unibeamunibeam.com

Unibeam provides hardware-based authentication that uses the SIM, eSIM, or iSIM secure element in connected devices to verify identity cryptographically, binding each SIM to its device and mobile number.

CybersecurityIoTSaaSLondon, GB

Ran Ben(Founder)in

Co-investorsfresh.fundAnD VenturesNFX

Unstoppable Domainsunstoppabledomains.com

Web3 domain company; raised a $65M Series A.

Las Vegas, US

Matthew Gould(Executive Officer, Director)inBraden Pezeshki(Founder)in

Co-investorsDivergenceDraper AssociatesPantera CapitalRed Beard VenturesTokoinAlt Tab Capital Ltd+7 more

Veroboticsverobotics.comin𝕏

Vero Robotics builds robots for the exterior upkeep and cleaning of building facades, designed so a single operator can deploy multiple units.

HardwarePropTechRobotics

Ido G.(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesLMNT VenturesOurCrowd

Versusversusgame.com

Versus provides an interactive content platform that enables audiences to make predictions and express opinions about live and on-demand entertainment content like TV shows and sports.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

John Vitti(Founder & CEO)

Co-investors7BC Venture Capitalalphabet angelsBeresford VenturesBrightstone Venture CapitalEvolution VenturesMoonshots Capital+5 more

Other

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

CherryMusic AIDanceFightFigureIncoraLegitimatePress SportsSports

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Sound Media Ventures made?
Sound Media Ventures has 32 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Sound Media Ventures invest at?
Sound Media Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Sound Media Ventures focus on?
Sound Media Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, EdTech, Energy, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Space Tech.
Where is Sound Media Ventures located?
Sound Media Ventures is headquartered in Atlanta, US.
Does Sound Media Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Sound Media Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Sound Media Ventures co-invest with?
Sound Media Ventures most often shares deals with Draper Associates, Moonshots Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, among 87 tracked co-investors.

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