Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher

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General Partner

Bio

Ashton Kutcher is an actor, investor, entrepreneur, producer and philanthropist.

Kutcher has been named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” as well as being honored by Vanity Fair ‘s “New Establishment List,” which identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigies and entrepreneurs. Twice, Kutcher was named one of Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities,” as well as one of Fast Company magazine’s “Most Creative People.”

Kutcher has been investing in technology for over a decade, both as an angel investor and a founding partner of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. His fund portfolio includes Airbnb, Uber, Flexport, Brex, Robinhood, Bird, Airtable and Affirm among others.

Kutcher is also the co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children (www.thorn.org). Thorn drives technology innovation to fight the sexual exploitation of children.

Kutcher currently stars in the Netflix original series, The Ranch. He also serves as Executive Producer. Until 2015, Kutcher starred in the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. The show ranked as the second most-watched comedy on all of network television. Kutcher first gained recognition as Michael Kelso on the Fox series That 70’s Show, and went on to star in a variety of box office hits on the big screen – including What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz, The Guardian with Kevin Costner, No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and the cult hit Dude, Where’s My Car.

Kutcher served as co-creator and producer of MTV's hit series, “Punk'd,” and The CW's reality series “Beauty and the Geek” and “True Beauty.” He has also produced films such as No Strings Attached, Killers and The Butterfly Effect. Additionally, Kutcher co-founded APlus, a digital media company devoted to spreading the message of positive journalism, a kind of storytelling that focuses on our shared humanity. In 2016, APlus was purchased by Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Sound Ventures

Sound Ventures

Founded

2015

Investment

199

Lead investment

15

Exits

20

Employees

1-10

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

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Profile Resume

Ashton Kutcher is the General Partner at Sound Ventures, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Ashton Kutcher has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Ashton Kutcher studied unknown unknown @ University of Iowa. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Ashton Kutcher has made 58 investments. Their Latest investment was Angel Round - QD-SOL on Jun 21, 2022

Number of investment

58

Number of exits

21

Personal investment

58

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Nov 22, 2021
MoonPay MoonPay
Series A - MoonPay
555.0M
Feb 16, 2022
NanoNets NanoNets
Series A - NanoNets
10.0M
Apr 07, 2022
The Fabricant The Fabricant
Series A - The Fabricant
14.0M
Jun 21, 2022
QD-SOL QD-SOL
Angel Round - QD-SOL
3.0M

Partner investment

43

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Apr 13, 2022
MoonPay MoonPay
Series A - MoonPay
MoonPay Sound Ventures
87.0M
Apr 20, 2022
Ink Ink
Pre Seed Round - Ink
Ink Sound Ventures
1.5M
Nov 29, 2022
Pearpop Pearpop
Series A - Pearpop
Pearpop Sound Ventures
18.0M
May 01, 2023
Stability AI Stability AI
Convertible Note - Stability AI
Stability AI Sound Ventures
25.0M

Exits

20

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