Sound Media Ventures
Venture capitalAtlanta · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
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.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 31 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Media & Entertainment ×7Hardware ×6Robotics ×6Creator Economy ×5Gaming ×4Consumer ×3EdTech ×3
HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×2Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×23 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 12020 · 14 dated
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
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
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)Gord Dyer(Chief Financial Officer)Nancy Galaski(Chief People and AI Officer)Ignacio Pombo(Chief Technical Officer)Steve Baumgartner(Chief Revenue Officer)
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
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)
Startup that won the MassChallenge Diamond Award.
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
Smart earring wearable delivering women's health insights such as cycle tracking, heart rate, and sleep.
Incora makes a wearable earring with in-ear sensors that tracks health metrics such as heart rate, sleep, and activity, using AI to deliver personalized insights tied to a user's menstrual cycle.
AI & Machine LearningFemTechWellness & Fitness
Theresa Gevaert(Founder)inLindsey Calcutt, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsFortySix Venture CapitalXRC
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)
Co-investorsGOAL VenturesGrit Capital PartnersPhoenix Capital VenturesALIAVIA Ventures
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-investorsGrazia Equity GmbHHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalPRIMEPULSE SEQualcomm VenturesVsquared Ventures+4 more
GameMaker platform integrated with Adobe Express.
Co-investorsRed & Blue Ventures
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
Social network for athletes and sports enthusiasts.
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
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 ReactionBlockchain Founders Fund
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
Co-investorsBlack Dragon
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
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)
Co-investorsfresh.fund
Web3 domain company; raised a $65M Series A.
Las Vegas, US
Matthew Gould(Executive Officer, Director)Braden Pezeshki(Founder)in
Co-investorsDivergenceDraper AssociatesPantera CapitalRed Beard VenturesTokoinBalaji Srinivasan+3 more
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 Associates
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesApptronik · barchart.com · Jun 23, 2026
NEURA Robotics · news.crunchbase.com · Jun 22, 2026
Unstoppable Domains · sullysblog.com · Mar 3, 2026
Persona AI · en.wowtale.net · Feb 5, 2026
Incora Health · scbiznews.com · Apr 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sound Media Ventures made?
- Sound Media Ventures has 31 tracked investments, including 1 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 85 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Recent posts highlight Sound Media Ventures' portfolio companies: Verobotics' façade robotics featured by Nvidia, Incora's smart-earring women's health wearable recognized by TIME, and an investment in Persona AI's industrial humanoid robots. AI summary
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