# Listen: portfolio, investments and team > Listen is a vc firm based in United States. 13 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/listen-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Listen Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 13 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $45M, Oct 2026 VC firm Website unconfirmed Pre-seed Seed Series A Consumer Goods Consumer Brands Follow Listen and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Flisten-ventures) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record Since the last cheque **23** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Listen ## Listen highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Consumer Goods Consumer Brands - **Based in:** Chicago, United States - **Cold pitches:** Accepted A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=listen-ventures). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[Outro](https://millionrounds.com/company/outro)** Seed · US · MedCity News **$7.0M** With 8 others - **2022** 1 round - **Sept** **[Dame Products](https://millionrounds.com/company/dame-products)** Series A · US · Amboy Street **$7.0M** With 4 others - **2018** 1 round - **Mar** **[Interior Define](https://millionrounds.com/company/interior-define)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 3 others - **2015** 1 round - **Jan** **[Raise Marketplace](https://millionrounds.com/company/raise-marketplace)** Series B · US **$62M** With 4 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Packback](https://millionrounds.com/company/packback)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[BucketFeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/bucketfeet)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Raise Marketplace](https://millionrounds.com/company/raise-marketplace)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$18M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Tastebud](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastebud)** Seed · US **$750K** With 5 others - **Aug** **[StyleSeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/styleseek)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$750K** With 10 others - **2012** 1 round - **Mar** **[Tastebud](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastebud)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others - **2011** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[FanFueled](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanfueled)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Raise Marketplace](https://millionrounds.com/company/raise-marketplace)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$600K** With 2 others - **Apr** **[FanGo Software Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fango-software-systems)** Series A · US **$150K** With 2 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** JC **Jeffrey Cantalupo** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed JS **Joseph Silberman** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed RP **Rick P Desai** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed We also hold **12** 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 **$207M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Listen LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 298352 ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Tastebud](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastebud)** Bought by Raise Marketplace **Undisclosed** Aug 2015 **[FanGo Software Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fango-software-systems)** Bought by [GrubHub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grubhub-community-fund) **Undisclosed** Aug 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$45M** raised in Oct 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *8* - Series A said *3* - Series B said *2* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [JumpStart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart-ventures) 5 - [Dave Hoover](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-hoover) 3 - [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 2 - [Jeff Cantalupo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-cantalupo) 2 - [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) 2 - [Mike Collett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-collett) 2 **Pitching Listen?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Listen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**JumpStart Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart-ventures)[**Dave Hoover** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-hoover)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Jeff Cantalupo** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-cantalupo)[**Kapor Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital)[**Mike Collett** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-collett)[**The Pritzker Organization** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-pritzker-organization)[**Wayne Boulais** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayne-boulais) ## Recently backed The latest companies Listen put money into. [**Dame Products** $7.0M · Sept 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/dame-products)[**Interior Define** $15M · Mar 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/interior-define) ## Quick answers about Listen ### What does Listen invest in? Listen invests most often at Seed and Series A (85% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Goods, Consumer and Brands. ### How active is Listen? 13 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Listen invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Outro (Seed, Oct 2026), Dame Products (Series A, Sept 2022) and Interior Define (Series B, Mar 2018). ### How big are Listen's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.0M. ### Does Listen lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Listen invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Listen investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Listen invest alongside? Most often JumpStart Ventures (5 rounds together), Dave Hoover (3 rounds together) and Bessemer Venture Partners (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=listen-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=listen-ventures)