Sound Ventures
Overview
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative technologies and exceptional founders, with a focus on early-stage and category-defining artificial intelligence companies.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Mar 2026 | Growth Equity | Co-investor |
| Anthropic | May 2023 | Series C | Co-investor |
| Airbnb | Jul 2011 | Series B | Co-investor |
| Fal | Nov 2026 | Series F | Co-investor |
| GitLab Inc. | Jul 2015 | Seed | Lead |
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Key People
Effie Epstein
Managing Partner
Jillian Puente
Chief Marketing Officer & Operating Partner
Alex Heath
Partner
Kristin Reilly
Head of Investor Relations
Carter Comstock
Investor
Nicole Ripka
Investor
Zach Gronfein
Investor
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Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
FAQ
Where is Sound Ventures based?
Sound Ventures is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
When was Sound Ventures founded?
Sound Ventures was founded in 2015.
How many portfolio companies does Sound Ventures have?
Sound Ventures has 175 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.
What are some companies in Sound Ventures's portfolio?
Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include OpenAI, Anthropic, Airbnb, Fal, GitLab Inc..
What was Sound Ventures's most recent investment shown here?
Sound Ventures's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Fal in 2026.
What sectors does Sound Ventures focus on?
Sound Ventures focuses on Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Energy & Sustainability, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Energy & Sustainability, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Telecommunications & Networking, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce.
What company stages does Sound Ventures focus on?
Sound Ventures typically invests at the MultiStage stage.
What is Sound Ventures's AUM?
Sound Ventures's assets under management are estimated between $1.0B and $1.0B.