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Sound Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2026; 96 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $262M, Oct 2026VC firm

Series ASeedVentureArtificial IntelligenceFinancial Services

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31%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 96 on record
Since the last cheque183days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led2 of 96Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 87%
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Sound Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceFinancial Services
Based in
Laos
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first96 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. May
    PolsiaSeries A · US · Silicon Canals$30MWith 1 other
  3. May
    AnomalyVenture · US$17MWith 3 others
  4. Feb
    Day AISeries A · US$20MWith 6 others
  5. Jan
    WitnessAIVenture · US$58MWith 4 others
  6. 2025

    15 rounds

  7. Nov
    General Counsel AISeries B · US$60MWith 3 others
  8. Oct
    Helm.aiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. Oct
    Matters.AISeed · US$4.8MWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    VirtualiticsDebt · US$15MWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    KodexSeries A · US$21MWith 4 others
  12. Aug
    CryptoSlamVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Jul
    KnitSeries A · US$16MWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    LandbaseSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MLed
  15. Jun
    AntimetalSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$20MLed
  16. May
    General Counsel AISeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  17. Apr
    EthicGrowth · US · AlleyWatch$64MWith 8 others
  18. Apr
    Kind BatchSeed · US$3.7MWith 1 other
  19. Mar
    ConduitSeries A · US$30MWith 4 others
  20. Mar
    CivicVenture · US$25KWith 5 others
  21. Jan
    ReshopVenture · AU$17MWith 2 others
  22. 2024

    9 rounds

  23. Sept
    WOMBOSeed · CA$9.0MWith 3 others
  24. Jun
    Form HealthSeries B · US$38MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    RADARDebt · US$20MWith 2 others
  26. Apr
    EVAVenture$7.9MWith 4 others
  27. Mar
    NFTfiSeries A$6.0MWith 2 others
  28. Mar
    CoroSeries D · US$100MWith 3 others
  29. Mar
    NanonetsSeries B · US$29MWith 3 others
  30. Feb
    LearnLuxVenture · US$7.1MWith 5 others
  31. Jan
    ChoooseSeries B · NO$24MWith 1 other
  32. 2023

    8 rounds

  33. Dec
    SupraVenture · COUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. Aug
    MatterSeries A · CA$10MWith 2 others
  35. Aug
    MnemonicVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  36. Jul
    SoundSeries A · US$20MWith 7 others
  37. Jun
    Diadia Health, IncSeed · US$6.0MWith 5 others
  38. Apr
    CommunityVenture · US$25MWith 7 others
  39. Mar
    MetalinkSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  40. Jan
    POAPVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  41. 2022

    16 rounds

  42. Nov
    PearpopSeries A · US$18MWith 6 others
  43. Aug
    TarciSeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  44. Aug
    PagerSeed · US$6.1MWith 10 others
  45. Jul
    namelessVenture · USUndisclosedWith 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 registration3 named

AKAshton KutcherManaging Director of General PartnersiFiling they signed
EEEffie EpsteinManaging Director of General PartnersiFiling they signed
GOGuy OsearyManaging Director of General PartnersiFiling they signed

Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator13rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm7rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm6rounds together500 GlobalAngel5rounds togetherCoinbase VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm5rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm5rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC4rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm4rounds togetherAbstract VenturesVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sound Ventures put money into.

Polsia$30M · May 2026Anomaly$17M · May 2026Day AI$20M · Feb 2026WitnessAI$58M · Jan 2026Helm.aiOct 2025Matters.AI$4.8M · Oct 2025

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sound Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sound Ventures

What does Sound Ventures invest in?

Sound Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services.

How active is Sound Ventures?

96 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in May 2026.

What has Sound Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Polsia (Series A, May 2026), Anomaly (Venture, May 2026) and Day AI (Series A, Feb 2026).

How big are Sound Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does Sound Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 96 investments on record (2%).

Where does Sound Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and Canada (5%).

Is Sound Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sound Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (13 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (7 rounds together) and BoxGroup (7 rounds together).

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