Listen

2010

Founded

42

Investments

United States

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Listen Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jeff Cantalupo. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage consumer brands that challenge the status quo, focusing on areas such as mental health, femtech, and the future of food. Their investment strategy is concentrated, allowing them to provide significant support to a select number of portfolio companies.

Notable investments include Calm, Dame, Factor, and Interior Define. In January 2022, Listen Ventures raised $92 million across two new funds to continue supporting consumer-obsessed entrepreneurs.

Portfolio Companies

Calm, Dame, Factor, Interior Define, Public Goods, KiwiCo, Own Up, Slumberkins

Gepgraphic Focus

United States

Key Differentiators

Concentrated investment strategy, Creative capitalists team, Focus on consumer behavior shifts

Thypical Investment Size

Up to $5 million per company

Total Funds Raised

$92 million

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E-Commerce

SaaS

InsurTech

FinTech

PropTech

FemTech

Seed

Series A

Series B

United States