# Sonny Vu, Founder Whisperer.

> Sonny Vu, Founder Whisperer.. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/sonny-vu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Salem, US · Partner

# Sonny Vu

Founder Whisperer. at [Alabaster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alabaster)

Latest rounds

- **DesireList** Seed · $3M Mar 2019

Backs *Internet*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Mar 2019
- **Filings:** 9 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 9 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Alabaster
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Alabaster** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alabaster)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3M
- **Active:** 2019

2019

- [DesireList](https://millionrounds.com/company/desirelist) *Seed* **$3M** *US* Mar 2019 Joined · +2 investors

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

Internet **1**

Alongside

- Don Thompson *1*
- John Brenkus *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Butlr](https://millionrounds.com/startup/butlr)
- [Cradlewise Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cradlewise)
- [OROS](https://millionrounds.com/startup/oros-2)
- [The Desire Company](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-desire-company)
- [zGlue](https://millionrounds.com/startup/zglue-inc)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Amalgam Rx, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Impact Biosystems, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Arevo, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Perfect Day, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Matrix Industries, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Silicium Energy, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Elemental Machines, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Misfit, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Misfit Wearables Corp** Executive Officer, Director on 3 filings · since 2011

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) · 31 Dec 2023 · 35 min Sonny Vu: Founding Misfit Wearables ($260M Fossil Acquisition), Vietnam American Roots and Navigating Tough Decisions - E362 With [Sonny Vu](https://millionrounds.com/person/sonny-vu) About this episode In this episode, Sonny Vu, Founder of Alabaster and former founder of Misfit Wearables, and Jeremy Au discuss three main themes: 1. Vietnam & America Roots: Sonny talked about growing up in the Midwest as his older brother’s sidekick and a Vietnamese immigrant who spoke Vietnamese to his American… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) · 31 Mar 2015 · 19 min Sonny Vu, Founder of Misfit With [Sonny Vu](https://millionrounds.com/person/sonny-vu) Mentions [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley) About this episode While in San Francisco, we had the chance to sit down and have a quick chat with Sonny and explore the origins of Misfit, his relationships with John Sculley and Noam Chomsky, and his vision for changing people's lives through amazing products. More on Sonny: Founder of Misfit, makers of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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