Sound Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSanta Monica · Seed–Series B
Also known as SOUND DEVELOPMENT, LLC · Sound Ventures AI · Sound Ventures Blockchain · Sound Ventures ES · Sound Ventures Vendr
Investment thesis
Invests in the technology sector.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
What they invest in
from 70 of 75 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×35SaaS ×24Enterprise Software ×22Fintech ×14Developer Tools ×10Healthtech ×10Consumer ×9E-commerce ×8
HQs:United States×55France×2Australia×1
Investments · 75 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 12023 · 32022 · 22021 · 12020 · 12016 · 12015 · 12014 · 116 dated
0x provides onchain routing and liquidity aggregation infrastructure for enterprise wallets, payments platforms, and exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Will Warren(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)inAmir Bandeali(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly Co-Founder & CTO))Alex Q. Xu(Co-Founder)Fulvia Morales(Director of Product (previously Group Product Manager))Stuart Law(Head of Operations)Theo Gonella(Group Product Manager)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesArchetypeBitDAOBlockchain CapitalBlockchain.com VenturesCoinbase Ventures+14 more
Affirm provides a point-of-sale financing platform that allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time, available online and in-store through its Affirm Card and browser extension integrations.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Max Levchin(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesCaffeinated CapitalClocktower VenturesCraft VenturesFelicis Ventures+13 more
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Co-founder & CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Co-founder & CSO)inJoe Gebbia(Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*Aglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmakor+57 more
BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US
Michael A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)Ed Reginelli(Executive Officer)
BoardJeff Brody(Director)inBrian Murray(Director)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsArkStream CapitalBlockchain CapitalCraft VenturesCyber CapitalDigital Currency GroupDRW Venture Capital+11 more
Duolingo offers app-based language learning through short, game-like lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using AI and language science to personalize the experience.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US
Severin Hacker(Director)Luis von Ahn(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inAndrew Moore(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsCapitalGDrive CapitalFelicis VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcK2 GlobalKleiner Perkins+6 more
EquipmentShare provides construction equipment rentals and fleet management technology for builders and contractors.
Construction TechIoTPropTechSaaSColumbia, US
Brad Siegler(Founder)inJeff Lowe(Founder)inJabbok Schlacks(CEO & Co-Founder)inWilliam Schlacks(Founder/President)inWilly Schlacks(Co-Founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmity VenturesDepth VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFundersClubG Squared+12 more
GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)
BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue Management+21 more
SentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Tomer Weingarten(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Everest GroupFoothill VenturesGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla Ventures+13 more
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*Across Capital PartnersAglae VenturesAkkadian Ventures+63 more
Warby Parker is a direct-to-consumer eyewear retailer offering prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts, and eye exams at affordable prices, with a home try-on service and flexible return policy.
Direct to ConsumerRetail Tech
Dave Gilboa(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesGrace Beauty CapitalICONIQK2 GlobalLerer Hippeau+7 more
Santa Monica, US
Joshua Rosenheck(Chief Product Officer)Diankha Linear(President and CEO)Courtney Saye(CFO)Robert Wolf(Director)
BoardAlice Vilma(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Board seatGuy Oseary· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed Sep 2023
Co-investorsMorgan Stanley
Walla Walla, US
Andrew Harding(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Stephen Amell(Director)J. Alexander Clary(Director)
Board seatAshton Kutcher· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed May 2021
EnergySeattle, US
Trevor Neilson(Executive Officer, Director)Mario De la Ossa(Executive Officer)Marc Chennault(Executive Officer)Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen(Director)Guillaume Lucci(Director)George Bonini(Executive Officer)
Board seatGuy Oseary· per SEC Form D · $13M raise · filed Feb 2023
3Y Health provides a practice management platform for healthcare clinics that handles backend operations including scheduling, billing, credentialing, insurance verification, payroll, and reporting.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsCold Start Ventures
Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.
FintechIrvine, US
Jeff Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Dru(Executive Officer)James Caccavo(Director)
BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesDeclaration Partners+12 more
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Howie Liu(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Ofstad(Co-Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Co-Founder and senior engineering leader)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)David Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC UpshotDCVC (Data Collective)+25 more
Alma provides buy-now-pay-later instalment payment solutions for e-commerce and physical retailers, letting shoppers split purchases into instalments online, in-store, or via payment links while merchants receive guaranteed upfront payouts.
E-commerceFintechRetail TechNeuilly-sur-Seine, FR
Louis Chatriot(Founder)inFintech Retail Tech Louis Chatriot(Founder)Guillaume Desloges(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionKima VenturesPICUS CAPITALRoosh VenturesBoxGroup+3 more
Alma provides practice management and insurance billing software solutions for behavioral health providers, helping them manage sessions and payments.
HealthtechMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US
Harry Ritter(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAble PartnersBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalOptum VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersTusk Venture Partners+2 more
Alma is an immigration law firm serving companies and individuals, pairing attorney-led case handling with a software platform that tracks visa and green card cases from filing to approval.
HR TechLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Shuo Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsBling CapitalMento vcMVP VenturesBoxGroupInsight PartnersRainfall Ventures+1 more
Alma is a payment platform that enables merchants in Europe to offer installment payment options to customers, both online and in-store.
FintechRetail TechSaaSFrance, FR
Co-investorsAglae VenturesWind VentureYolo InvestmentsBoxGroupInsight PartnersRainfall Ventures+1 more
Altruist is an AI-forward custodian and wealth platform for independent registered investment advisors, handling workflows from client onboarding to reporting on a single system.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSCulver City, US
Jason Wenk(Chief Executive Officer and Founder)inMazi Bahadori(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer)Harpreet Ahluwalia(Chief Product Officer)Amit Miglani(Chief Financial Officer)Piret Loone(General Counsel)Dan Petty(Chief Information Security Officer)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsDeclaration PartnersICONIQInsight PartnersSalesforce VenturesVenrockGIC+6 more
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)Chris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator+85 more
Antimetal builds an autonomous system that operates production infrastructure by continuously monitoring, diagnosing, and fixing issues across software systems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US
Shreyas Iyer(Founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsBuilder CapitalChapter OneHawk Hill VenturesIDEO CoLab Ventures
Apono provides an access management platform that replaces standing privileges by granting scoped, just-in-time access at runtime and automatically revoking it.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sara Teare(Founder)Rom Carmel(Founder)inOfir Stein(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors33NAccelBackbone AngelsMatrixMeron CapitalMindset Venture+9 more
Apptopia provides mobile app consumer data—app store intelligence and device-level panel data covering 3,500+ public tickers across 160+ countries—for use in quantitative investment research, backtesting, and machine learning models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Jonathan Kay(Founder)inEliran Sapir(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalABS Capital PartnersBlossom Street VenturesCSC UpshotExpansion Venture CapitalKima Ventures+6 more
Sam Partee(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesCanaan PartnersFactorial FundsInspired CapitalTorch Capital
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsBoxGroupFourward VenturesLudlow VenturesFJ Labs
Benchling provides a cloud-based R&D platform for life sciences, combining a collaborative electronic lab notebook, structured scientific data modeling, automated workflows, and AI tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sajith Wickramasekara(Founder/CEO)inAshutosh Singhal(Director)Ashu Singhal(Founder)in
BoardMiles Grimshaw(Director)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzArtisanal VenturesBalaji SrinivasanDraper AssociatesF-Prime Capital+12 more
Chainalysis provides investigative services and training programs for cryptocurrency compliance and risk mitigation.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US
Jonathan Levin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inMichael Gronager(Co-founder; former Chief Executive Officer and board-level leader)inJan Møller(Co-founder and scientific/engineering leader)inRakib Azad(Executive Officer)
BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)inSarah Tavel(Director)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelAdditionAlbionVCArchetypeBlackstoneBNY Mellon+25 more
Checkr provides background verification and fraud detection services for hiring, loan approvals, insurance, and tenant screening decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Yanisse(Founder/CEO)inJonathan Perichon(Founder)in
BoardAli Rowghani(Director)Richard Wong(Director)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelActivant CapitalCoatue ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Earl Grey CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+9 more
Conduit provides AI agents for hospitality brands that handle guest communication across email, WhatsApp, OTAs, social channels, and phone calls, and automate internal operations across a company's existing tools.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementUnpopular VenturesY CombinatorHack VCPi LabsAltos Ventures+8 more
Conduit provides an API for embedding USD accounts, payments, wallets, and FX into other companies' products, with near-instant end-customer onboarding and automated KYB/AML compliance.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Kirill Gertman(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesDiagramHelios Digital VenturesAltos VenturesBankless VenturesCoinbase Ventures+8 more
Day AI is an AI-native CRM that assembles and maintains customer records automatically from a company's communications, replacing manual data entry with generated, always-current context.
Michael Pici(Co-founder)inChristopher O'Donnell(Co-founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsInspired CapitalPermanent Capital VenturesPillar VCStage 2 CapitalConvictionGreenoaks+1 more
Ethic offers direct indexing and tax-smart portfolio management, providing customizable passive portfolios engineered for tax efficiency, factor exposures, and values alignment.
FintechImpact & Social GoodPropTechSaaSNew York, US
Doug Scott(CEO & Co-founder)Jay Lipman(Founder)inJohny Mair(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalBetter Tomorrow VenturesBlackhorn VenturesFarvatn VentureFifty YearsKima Ventures+6 more
FindAnomaly builds AI software that helps healthcare providers predict insurance claim denials in real time.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Jacob Shiff(Founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsLink VenturesMadrona Venture GroupRRE Ventures
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Ronen(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAndreessen Horowitz+37 more
Form Health offers clinician-led obesity and cardiometabolic care combining a physician-directed care team (physicians, advanced practice providers, and registered dietitians) with nutrition, behavioral health, physical activity guidance, and FDA-approved GLP-1 medications.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US
BoardLatif Peracha(Director)inEvan Richardson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJuliette Bolea(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsNextView VenturesSignalFireWittington VenturesM13
Formation Bio develops drugs through partnerships with health systems, academic medical centers, and research sites, focusing on clinical trials in dermatology, rheumatology, and cardiometabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtech
Ben Liu(CEO & Co-Founder)Linhao Zhang(Co-Founder)Benjamine Liu(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalSection 32Thrive CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesFPV+4 more
GC AI builds an AI platform for in-house legal teams, designed around company-specific playbooks, cross-functional stakeholders, and deal-specific risk tolerance.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Cecilia Ziniti(Co-founder & CEO)inBardia Pourvakil(Co-founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESNorthzoneScale Venture PartnersThe CouncilWorklife Ventures
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Celtic House Asia PartnersDisruptive Ventures+20 more
GOAT is an online marketplace for buying and selling sneakers, apparel, and collectibles from brands like Nike, adidas, and Air Jordan.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesCulver City, US
Edward Lu(Executive Officer, Director)Daishin Sugano(Executive Officer, Director)Eddy Lu(Founder)in
BoardGreg Bettinelli(Director)Josh Hannah(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelBonfire VenturesIndex VenturesK2 GlobalMastryMatrix+4 more
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
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+47 more
Helm.ai develops AI software for autonomous driving systems that enables automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to develop L2 through L4 autonomous vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesACVC PartnersAmplo VenturesFontinalis PartnersHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyOne Way Ventures
Homebound is a technology-enabled custom homebuilder that manages the building process end-to-end for homeowners, using software to make custom home construction simpler and more transparent.
Construction TechConsumerE-commercePropTech
Nikki Pechet(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAtomicFlucas VenturesForerunner VenturesTranspose Platform Management
Hugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsBrooklyn, US
Julien Chaumond(Executive Officer, Director)Clement Delange(Executive Officer, Director)Clément Delangue(Co-founder & CEO)inThomas Wolf(Co-founder & CSO)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAIX VenturesBetaworksCoatue ManagementConnetic VenturesFelicis Ventures+16 more
Inflection builds AI models that combine emotional and raw intelligence to create trustworthy AI agents for individuals and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Reid Hoffman(Co-Founder)inMustafa Suleyman(Co-founder & CEO)inKarén Simonyan(Co-Founder & former Chief Scientist)Sean White(Chief Executive Officer)inVibhu Mittal(Chief Technology Officer)Ted Shelton(Chief Operating Officer)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsChamaeleonCoreWeaveEric SchmidtGeneral PartnershipGreylock PartnersHorizons Ventures+5 more
Joy provides customizable wedding websites and planning tools for couples organizing their weddings.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vishal Joshi(Founder/CEO)inDorian Bach(Founder)inKaiwalya Kher(Founder/CTO)inDorian B(Founder)Vishal J(Founder)Vishal J.(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsFernbrook Capital ManagementForerunner VenturesHelium-3 VenturesKube VCMVP VenturesObvious Ventures+12 more
Knit is an AI-driven research agency that delivers consumer insights and research methodology through a researcher-led approach, enabling insights teams to conduct studies in a week or less rather than months.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSuffolk, US
Aneesh Dhawan(Co-Founder & CEO)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAtland VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcBrighter CapitalEndiya PartnersGFT VenturesTechstars+5 more
Knit builds clinical intelligence software for enterprise healthcare organizations, trained on clinical data and decisions to support model predictions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsAxilor VenturesEndiya PartnersGFT VenturesSilicon Road Ventures
Kodex provides a compliance management platform for handling law enforcement data requests and subpoenas.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechLegalTechBoston, US
Matt Donahue(Founder)inDanny Mendoza(Founder)inJose Mendoza(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzNarya CapitalPeak XV PartnersY CombinatorDeutsche BankGovtech Fund+3 more
Landbase provides an AI-agent platform for B2B revenue teams that finds, qualifies, scores, and enriches best-fit target accounts using company data, web data, and buying signals.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Emily Zhang(Co-Founder)inDaniel Saks(Co-founder & CEO)inRaheem Syed(Co-founder)inEmily Z(Founder)Hua Gao(Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist)inHua(Chief Data Scientist)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsA*Inovia CapitalPICUS CAPITAL
Magic develops frontier code models and AI systems to automate software engineering and AI research.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsCapitalGAmplify PartnersAtlassian VenturesSequoia Capital10x Founders
Misfits Market is an online grocery delivery service that rescues and delivers surplus produce and other food products that would otherwise be wasted due to cosmetic imperfections or supply chain inefficiencies.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechPhiladelphia</hq_country> <parameter name="hq_country">US
Abhi Ramesh(Founder and CEO)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelBlue CollectiveChapter OnePROOFSoftBank Vision FundValor Equity Partners
Nym automates the medical coding process for US healthcare providers by using AI to interpret clinical language and power revenue cycle management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Lori M. Jones(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))Julien Dubuis(Chief Commercial Officer (CCO))Yuval Yezersky(Chief Financial Officer (CFO))Ariela Levi Krumgals(SVP of Human Resources)Yaniv Shachar(SVP of Research & Development)Aya Weinstein(Vice President of Product)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersElliptic VenturesGandyr InvestmentsGV (Google Ventures)Samsung NextAddition
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Co-founder & CEO)Elon Musk(Co-founder & former Co-chair / board member)Greg Brockman(Co-founder & President)inIlya Sutskever(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)inWojciech Zaremba(Co-founder)inJohn Schulman(Co-founder (departed 2024))
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAnti+54 more
OpenGov builds a unified software platform that local and state governments use to manage operations including budgeting, permitting, infrastructure management, procurement, and tax collection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSMountain View, US
Zac Bookman(Co-founder)Nate Levine(Founder)Joseph Lonsdale(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Bookman(Executive Officer, Director)inAinslie Mayberry(Executive Officer)Mike Rosengarten(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanDraper AssociatesFounder CollectiveGlynn Capital Management+10 more
Papa is a platform that connects older adults and families with trained companion caregivers for in-home companionship and support services.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSocialWellness & FitnessMiami, US
Andrew Parker(Founder/CEO)inAlfredo Vaamonde(Co-Founder)inAndrew(CEO)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsComcast VenturesIntegra GroupeMagnify VenturesSoftBank Vision FundThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Y Combinator+2 more
Poshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial
Manish ChandraChetan PungaliyaGautam Golwala(Founder)inTracy Sun(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalIA Seed VenturesInventus Capital PartnersK2 GlobalKindred Ventures+7 more
PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU
Prof. Jeremy O'Brien(Co-founder & Executive Chairman)Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Prof. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Founder)inVictor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesC4 VenturesCold Start VenturesFounders FundFPVHARPER COURT VENTURES+23 more
rabbit builds the r1, a consumer AI hardware device powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning that can access and run AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareLos Angeles, US
Jesse Lyu(Founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyFermionJ17 Capital
RADAR is an RFID-based hardware and software platform that enables real-time inventory tracking and location accuracy in retail stores.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTRetail TechNew York City, US
Spencer Hewett(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAlign VenturesColle Capital PartnersPROOFY CombinatorNimble Partners
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN CapitalChamaeleon+40 more
Sound was a music platform for artists and collectors to mint and collect music onchain; the platform is now offline as of January 2026, with all collected music and metadata preserved on decentralized storage.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3
David Greenstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeCoinbase VenturesCollab+Currency+6 more
Speak is an AI-powered language learning platform that uses a proprietary curriculum to teach users conversational language through personalized lessons, practice exercises, and real-time interaction with a tutor.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechSocialSan Francisco, US
Andrew Hsu(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelAngel Collective Opportunity FundCollaborative FundFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGSV VenturesKhosla Ventures+6 more
Stability AI develops generative AI products for creating audio, image, video, and 3D content.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareLondon
Mohammad Emad Mostaque(Executive Officer, Director)Prem Akkaraju(CEO)inSean Parker(Executive Chairman)
BoardDana SettleinThomas LaffontJames P. O'Shaughnessy(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsGreycroftLightspeed Venture PartnersA.Capital VenturesBetaworksCoatue ManagementLemniscap+5 more
Titan is a wealth management firm that combines technology-driven investment solutions with human advisory services for individuals.
FintechSaaSNew York City, US
Clayton Gardner(Founder)inJoe Percoco(Founder)inClay Gardner(Co-CEO, Chief Investment Officer (Co-Founder))
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzB3 CapitalCoatue ManagementDreamers VCScribble Ventures+5 more
Tomorrow Health operates a managed marketplace platform for home-based healthcare services, connecting patients, clinicians, and health plans.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketplacesNew York, US
Vijay Kedar(Co-Founder and CEO)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFour Acres CapitalObvious VenturesBoxGroupRainfall Ventures
TruePill provides a digital pharmacy platform that enables healthcare organizations and pharmacies to launch branded, customized pharmacy services with insurance and payment processing capabilities.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Umar Afridi(Founder)inSid Viswanathan(Founder)inSiddarth Viswanathan(Director)
BoardEric Woersching(Director)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAmity VenturesCrunchFundFundersClubOptum VenturesTuesday CapitalY Combinator+3 more
GamingSeattle, US
Rahul Sood(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Karl Flores(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investors500 GlobalPantera CapitalAdvancit CapitalBINARY CAPITALIndicator Ventures
Warp is a software platform that automates operational tasks including payroll, tax compliance, and administrative work for fast-growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Ayush Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesY CombinatorBalaji SrinivasanHOF Capital
Warp provides an AI-agent-driven platform for payroll, tax compliance, benefits administration, HRIS, and IT management aimed at finance and HR teams at fast-growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsHOF CapitalHomebrew
wefox is a pan-European, underwriting-led insurance distribution platform that combines Managing General Agent (MGA) capabilities with digitally enabled distribution, using proprietary AI-supported technology to sell insurance to retail customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Fabian Wesemann(Co-founder)inJulian Teicke(Co-founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESD4 VenturesG SquaredGR CapitalHorizons VenturesIA Seed Ventures+14 more
World Labs builds foundational world models that perceive, generate, reason and interact with the 3D world using spatial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Fei-Fei Li(Co-founder & CEO)inJustin Johnson(Co-founder)inChristoph Lassner(Co-founder)inBen Mildenhall(Co-founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsFoundersXFoundersX VenturesGreycroft+12 more
XMTP is an open-source, decentralized messaging protocol that enables secure communication and payments between people and agents without intermediary control.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSocialWilmington, US
Matthew P. Galligan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane McSimov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Mac(Founder)in
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBetaworksCoinbase VenturesHAWKTAIL+4 more
You.com provides Web Search APIs that give AI agents and large language models access to real-time, cited web data, addressing training cutoffs and hallucinations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Richard Socher(CEO & Founder)inAlex Triplett(Chief Operating Officer)Saahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)Saurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)Alper Tekin(President of Search)Jing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)
PartnerAshton Kutcher· solo GP
Co-investorsAIX VenturesChamaeleonDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusionNorwest Venture Partners+17 more
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Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Sound Ventures invest at?
- Sound Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Sound Ventures focus on?
- Sound Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Sound Ventures located?
- Sound Ventures is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.
- Does Sound Ventures lead rounds?
- Sound Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Sound Ventures co-invest with?
- Sound Ventures most often shares deals with A.Capital Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, among 19 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamWatch CNBC's full interview with Sound Ventures' Ashton Kutcher and Effie Epstein
Ashton Kutcher · cnbc.com
Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures is devoting $240 million towards A.I.
CNBC Television · Ashton Kutcher
Making Sound Investments with Ashton Kutcher and Effie Epstein (Sound Ventures) | Disrupt SF 2018 | TechCrunch
Ashton Kutcher · techcrunch.com
Making Sound Investments with Ashton Kutcher and Effie Epstein (Sound Ventures)
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Ashton Kutcher And Guy Oseary's New Investments For Sound Ventures | Closing Bell | CNBC
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Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.
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Standard Capital leads Series A rounds in top post-product-market-fit startups through a fast application and interview process, taking a minimum 10% ownership without board seats and supporting founders via cohort-based group office hours in San Francisco.
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GV (Google Ventures)Greylock PartnersInsight PartnersMenlo VenturesSpark CapitalSoftBank Vision FundCrunchFundGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture PartnersCraft VenturesTechstarsRedpoint VenturesLong Journey VenturesFJ LabsDCVC (Data Collective)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)ACME CapitalBling CapitalThrive CapitalCapitalGInspired CapitalIndex VenturesFounder CollectiveFirst Round CapitalBoxGroupGreat Oaks Venture CapitalSlow VenturesForerunner VenturesMadrona Venture GroupObvious VenturesSherpalo VenturesPantera CapitalMatrixBessemer Venture PartnersDST GlobalTiger Global ManagementSusa VenturesSciFi VCInnovation EndeavorsLux CapitalSignalFireCaffeinated CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersAdditionCota CapitalPoint NineBlockchain CapitalKindred VenturesFuel CapitalAIX VenturesHaun VenturesDigital Currency GroupComcast VenturesThird Point VenturesTorch CapitalTusk Venture PartnersLocus VenturesSamsung NextBrighter CapitalLakeside CapitalUncork CapitalFoundation CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Union Square Ventures (USV)Canaan PartnersEniac VenturesStreamlined VenturesFirstMark CapitalLiquid VenturesNextView VenturesHCVCFreestyle CapitalFifth WallScale Venture PartnersAmplify PartnersSouth Park CommonsRed Swan VenturesRibbit CapitalLowercase CapitalHack VCNot Boring CapitalSocial LeveragePear VCM13Tq Ventures LlcTribe Capital FirstlookThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Next Play VenturesOutlander VCDreamers VCMaC Venture CapitalScribble VenturesWebb Investment NetworkRobot VenturesNFXOMERS VenturesMosaic VenturesCollaborative FundFuture Perfect VenturesHelium-3 VenturesAdverb VenturesAmbush CapitalBINARY CAPITALCherubic VenturesLudlow VenturesElefundFin CapitalNKM CapitalForm CapitalRoosh VenturesBullishIDEO CoLab VenturesAlumni VenturesBain Capital VenturesUnknown VenturesUberKrakenB Capital GroupTrue VenturesGradient VenturesQuiet CapitalGoat CapitalOffline VenturesAME Cloud VenturesPioneerPrecursor VenturesLookout VenturesKapor CapitalFloodgateBond Capital ManagementResolute VenturesStride VCUlu VenturesElectric CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundIA VenturesQED InvestorsTrinity VenturesAbstract VenturesNext47Foundry01 AdvisorsGusto2048 VenturesQueensBridge Venture PartnersWEEKENDCreandumBitkraft Esports VenturesTwo Sigma VenturesLightbankGSV AccelerationSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Awesome People VenturesBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcTenaya Capital23andMeLOI VentureMoxxie Ventures8-Bit CapitalBaseline VenturesCherry VenturesCoinFundHeartcore Capital2xNJavelin Venture PartnersUpside PartnershipFELIX CAPITALScience VenturesBrand Foundry VenturesFf Venture CapitalKohlberg Kravis RobertsShrug CapitalGiant Ventures Global Llpxfactor venturesCapital FactoryFormation GroupExpansive VenturesK2 GlobalK9 VenturesOwl VenturesIVCYes VCBasementPresence CapitalSeed Club VenturesPioneer Square LabsMakers FundMorado Venture PartnersScalar CapitalPresight CapitalThirty Five Ventures (35V)Lombardstreet VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.ImmeasurableParade VenturesPossible VenturesVerified CapitalVersion One VenturesAdjacent Ventures LlcCyfrinG20 VenturesThe Alchemy FundHC9 VenturesUnstoppable DomainsIncite.orgAlsop Louie PartnersBow CapitalNorthpond VenturesTA VenturesAlchemy VenturesWalden CatalystWestern Technology Investment8090 IndustriesQuantstampPenny Jar Capital VentureHelion Venture PartnersFinch CapitalAnimal CapitalStellation CapitalTimespan VenturesElectric AntTwelve BelowFrialeMechanism CapitalZelkova VenturesImaginary Venture CapitalPharos Capital GroupTheory Forge VenturesVSC VenturesFabric VCFootPrint CoalitionHubrix VenturesCasa Verde CapitalStruck CapitalGigafundMorgan Creek CapitalHonest GameGreenfield
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