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Sound Ventures

VC
Los Angeles, CA

Sound Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Los Angeles, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-12

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on enabling transformative consumer experiences with voice-powered platforms and AI innovation at early stages.

How Sound Ventures invests

Sound Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in DeepTech, Hardware.

Sound Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1B in assets under management.

Sound Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Speechly, Cerebral AI.

Partners & Team

EE

Effie Epstein

General Partner

Early-/mid-stage technology platforms
Operating excellence
Scaling businesses
LB

Lexi Burbey

Investor

Consumer
Vertical software
Growth-stage investments
ZG

Zach Gronfein

Investor

Technology platforms
Emerging founders
Innovation
JB

Juliette Bolea

Investor

Early stage investing
Tech infrastructure
Platforms
LE

Liz Eavey

Head of Strategic Initiatives

Strategic partnerships
Go-to-market strategies
Program growth
GO

Guy Oseary

General Partner

Media
Entertainment
Content & tech intersections
AK

Ashton Kutcher

General Partner

Technology & culture
Platform shifts
Emerging tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

DeepTech
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SP

Speechly

Voice Technology
CE

Cerebral AI

Consumer AI SaaS
How to pitch Sound Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Effie Epstein, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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