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Listen Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm

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Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Listen Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Consumer, Other, Food / AgTech. The firm has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
11 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Consumer, Other, Food / AgTech, Healthcare
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Brand and commerce-focused investor with deep insights into what consumer businesses need operationally as they scale.

How Listen Ventures invests

Listen Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Consumer, Other, Food / AgTech, Healthcare.

Listen Ventures has backed 11 companies in our records, including Listen Up (A), LP (CIK 0001877465), Listen Up (B), LP (CIK 0001894068), RateGravity, Inc. (CIK 0001685735).

Partners & Team

JF

Jeffrey Francisco

Partner

Commerce
Consumer
Retail

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Other
Food / AgTech
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

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Listen Up (A), LP (CIK 0001877465)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Listen Ventures

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Listen Up (B), LP (CIK 0001894068)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Listen Ventures

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RateGravity, Inc. (CIK 0001685735)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Listen Ventures

FA

Factor

Food and beverage; meal delivery·Seed; Listen later became the largest shareholder

Subscription delivery of fresh, chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals.

CA

Calm

Mental health; wellness; consumer software·Early-stage investment; exact round not stated

App offering meditation, sleep, mindfulness, and mental-wellness content.

CA

Catch Co.

Consumer products; outdoor recreation; e-commerce·Series A and subsequent funding; Listen led the December 2020 round

Digital sportfishing brand platform, including fishing products and subscription offerings.

DA

Dame

Femtech; sexual wellness; consumer products·Series A participation in 2022; Listen’s initial investment was earlier·Listen Ventures III

Sexual-wellness company producing products and content focused on women’s pleasure and health.

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Rise Gardens

Foodtech; hardware; consumer products·Series A participation in 2021·Listen Ventures III

Indoor, smart hydroponic gardening systems for growing produce at home.

TH

The Cumin Club

Food and beverage; meal kits; consumer packaged goods·Seed investment in 2021·Listen Ventures III

Just-add-water Indian meal brand offering convenient regional Indian meals and meal kits.

MI

Mine’d

Wellness; consumer software·Early-stage investment; exact round not stated·Listen Ventures III

Consumer platform focused on personal development and relationship-related content.

How to pitch Listen Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Consumer, Other, Food / AgTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jeffrey Francisco, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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