Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures is trying to raise another $150 million fund, according to paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Founded in 2015 by Kutcher and former talent scout Guy Oseary, the VC firm was created with $100 million from Liberty Media and helped propel Kutcher into one of Hollywood's most active and high-profile investors.
<p>The two previously headed a firm called A-Grade with billionaire Ron Burkle and were early investors in Uber Technologies. Burkle left and the two brought on Effie Epstein to form Sound Ventures. </p><p>Sound Ventures' last fund closed in 2018, also for $150 million. Since its inception, the firm has <a href="https://soundventures.com/portfolio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">invested in </a>Casper, Bird, Moovit, Robinhood, Gusto and Calm, among other startups. </p><p>Over the last decade, Kutcher has sunk more than $3 billion into startups and participated in 177 funding rounds over the past decade, according to<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ashton-kutcher-investing-tips-advice-silicon-valley-career" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Business Insider. </a></p><p>Most recently, the firm invested in transnational credit agency Nova Credit and Helm.ai, an AI platform for driverless cars.</p><p>Sound Ventures did not respond to a request for comment. </p>
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