# Dolby Family Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Dolby Family Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 37 investments on record, latest May 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Dolby Family Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Seed Series A Series B Media Art Audio

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 37 on record

Since the last cheque **523** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$29M** Cheque size, as they say **$300K – $3.0M** Rounds led **0 of 37** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 91%**

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## Dolby Family Ventures highlights

- 01 37 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.9M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Investing in early-stage companies solving the biggest science and engineering challenges since 2014. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $300K – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Media Art Audio
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **37 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **May** **[Salvia BioElectronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/salvia-bioelectronics)** Series B · NL · Thuja Capital **$60M** With 9 others
- **2023** 1 round
- **May** **[Genemod](https://millionrounds.com/company/genemod)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$4.5M** With 7 others
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[MedaRed](https://millionrounds.com/company/medared)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Phylagen](https://millionrounds.com/company/phylagen)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 9 others
- **2018** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ultrahaptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultrahaptics)** Series C · GB · Tech.eu **$45M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Mojo Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojo-vision)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Cortexyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortexyme)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$76M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Atomwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$45M** With 7 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **May** **[Ultraheptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultraheptics)** Series B · GB · FinSMEs **$23M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Echo](https://millionrounds.com/company/echo)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.5M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[DigiLens](https://millionrounds.com/company/digilens)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$22M** With 7 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Wickr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr)** **$34M** With 24 others
- **2015** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Eyefluence](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyefluence)** Series B · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[8i](https://millionrounds.com/company/8i)** Series A **$14M** With 16 others
- **Sept** **[Cognition Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$12M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Series A · US **$10M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[ZOZI](https://millionrounds.com/company/zozi)** Series C · US **$30M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Eargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/eargo)** Series A · US **$14M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Mousera](https://millionrounds.com/company/mousera)** Series A · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[New Matter](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-matter)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[goBalto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gobalto)** Series C · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[3Scan](https://millionrounds.com/company/3scan)** Series A · US **$6.7M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[PharmatrophiX](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharmatrophix)** Debt · US **$5.5M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Keyssa](https://millionrounds.com/company/keyssa)** Series C · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Seed · US **$5.2M** With 14 others
- **Jun** **[Wickr Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr-inc)** Series B · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[CytoVale](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytovale)** Series A · US **$4.3M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Beep Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/beep-networks)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Cognition Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Basis Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/basis-science)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$23M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Littlecast](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlecast)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Mixed Dimensions Inc. (MXD3D)](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixed-dimensions-inc-mxd3d)** Seed · US **$300K** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[ICON Aircraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/icon-aircraft)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$25M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[ZOZI](https://millionrounds.com/company/zozi)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 18 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Aug** **[ZOZI](https://millionrounds.com/company/zozi)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Aug** **[ZOZI](https://millionrounds.com/company/zozi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 9 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

AL **Andrew Lawrence Krowne** Manager; Member i Form ADV

DE **David E Dolby** Manager i Form ADV

SK **Sourav Kole** Member i Form ADV

We also hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$236M** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Dolby Family Ventures LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 313994

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**55** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[8i](https://millionrounds.com/company/8i)[Aetherbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/aether-bio)[Anthology](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthology)[Atmosic](https://millionrounds.com/company/atmosic)[Atomosspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomos-space)[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)[Bionautlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/bionaut-labs)[Calahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/cala-health)[Calicat](https://millionrounds.com/company/calicat)[Cerevance](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerevance)[Cognitivespace](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitive-space)[Cortexyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortexyme)[Cytovale](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytovale)[Delixtherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/delix-therapeutics)[Digilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/digilens)[Eargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/eargo)[Encleartherapies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enclear-therapies)[Envisagenics](https://millionrounds.com/company/envisagenics)[Exciva Gmbh Exciva](https://millionrounds.com/company/exciva)[Genemod](https://millionrounds.com/company/genemod)[Generalsense](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-sense)[Herophilus](https://millionrounds.com/company/herophilus)[Hyperfine](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperfine)[Iconaircraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/icon-aircraft)[Leolabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/leolabs)[Libratherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/libra-therapeutics)[Lightform](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightform)[Magnefy](https://millionrounds.com/company/magnefy)[Medcrypt](https://millionrounds.com/company/medcrypt)[Mojo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojo-vision)[Moltensaltsolutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/molten-salt-solutions)[Moove](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)[Neurobionics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurobionics)[Neurotherapia](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuro-therapia)[Newmatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-matter)[Nianticlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/niantic)[Numerionlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/numerion-labs)[Okapiorbits](https://millionrounds.com/company/okapi-orbits)[Paradromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradromics)[Phasefour](https://millionrounds.com/company/phase-four)[Quralis](https://millionrounds.com/company/quralis)[Regentcraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/regent-craft)[Salviabioelectronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/salvia-bioelectronics)[Sea-machines](https://millionrounds.com/company/sea-machines)[Sepiontechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sepion-technologies)[Soilaction](https://millionrounds.com/company/soil-action)[Source](https://millionrounds.com/company/source)[Tetradiscovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetra-discovery)[Therinibio](https://millionrounds.com/company/therini-bio)[Tripleblind](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripleblind)[Twelve](https://millionrounds.com/company/twelve)[Ubotica](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubotica)[Ultraleap](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultraleap)[Vandria](https://millionrounds.com/company/vandria)[Wickr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr) Acrigen All Alzeca Athira Authenticvision and 39 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Wickr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Jun 2021

**[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Oct 2017

**[Eyefluence](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyefluence)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Oct 2016

**[Basis Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/basis-science)** Bought by [Intel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel) **$100M** Mar 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$29M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.9M**

Led 0 of 37 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $300K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2025
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *12*
- Series B said *10*
- Seed said *7*
- Series C *4*
- Debt *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alsop Louie Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alsop-louie) 5
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 4
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 3
- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 3
- [Larry Bock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-bock) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Dolby Family Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Alsop Louie Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alsop-louie)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**DCVC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Larry Bock** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-bock)[**Rothenberg Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures)[**Tengxun Touzi** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi)[**ZIG Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zig-capital)[**AME Cloud Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)[**CME Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cme-group)[**Cornes** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cornes)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Dolby Family Ventures put money into.

[**Salvia BioElectronics** $60M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/salvia-bioelectronics)[**Genemod** $4.5M · May 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/genemod)[**Phylagen** $14M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/phylagen)[**Mojo Vision** $50M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojo-vision)[**Cortexyme** $76M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortexyme)[**Atomwise** $45M · Mar 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise)

## Quick answers about Dolby Family Ventures

### What does Dolby Family Ventures invest in?

Dolby Family Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Media, Art and Audio.

### How active is Dolby Family Ventures?

37 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2025.

### What has Dolby Family Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Salvia BioElectronics (Series B, May 2025), Genemod (Seed, May 2023) and MedaRed (Seed, Jul 2019).

### How big are Dolby Family Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $29M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $3.0M.

### Does Dolby Family Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 37 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Dolby Family Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

### Is Dolby Family Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2025.

### Who does Dolby Family Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alsop Louie Partners (5 rounds together), Lux Capital (4 rounds together) and 500 Global (3 rounds together).

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