Align Ventures Early-Stage Fund II

United States
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About Align Ventures Early-Stage Fund II

Align Ventures closed an oversubscribed $125M Early-Stage Fund II (above a $100M target) to back consumer brands and culture-shaping tech across beauty, personal care, health, wellness, pet and home. Typically the first institutional check at $2M-$10M. Platform AUM over $2.5B as of June 2026.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Consumer & Commerce
Wellness & Lifestyle

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Founder raising first institutional check, consumer brand, culture impact focus

consumer brands
beauty & wellness
pet care
home & tech
culture-reshaping AI/robotics
first institutional check

Bullish Signals

Fund II closed $125M July 2026external
Portfolio exits: Coterie, Billie, Airbnb, Courseraexternal
Unicorn exits: Radar $1B+, Figure $39B, Scout $100M+external
Top decile fund performance, vintage ranked highlyexternal
Expanded team: 8 venture partners, deep benchexternal

Contrarian Signals

Shifting beyond consumer: AI, robotics focus notedexternal

Founder Do's

Raising first institutional round ($2M-$10M)
Build consumer brand: beauty, wellness, pet, home
Prove product-market fit before approaching
Have founder-operator credibility + vision

Founder Don'ts

Later-stage capital requests (they lead early)
Non-consumer or non-culture brands
Teams without founder-led momentum

Key GPs & Partners

BB
Ben Bryce
Founder & Managing Partner
consumer-operator15yr+ investorboard-heavy
GH
Grant Hosking
Managing Partner
banking-backgroundM&A expert
NC
Neel Chary
Partner, Growth Capital
growth-focusedmulti-asset
RA
Rodrigo Alvarez
Venture Partner
LATAM specialistcapital-raising
CG
Chris Gardner
Venture Partner
M&A specialiststifel-alum
GL
Greer Love
Venture Partner
sports-investorfounder
LL
Leif Lundaas
Venture Partner
multi-marketresearch-analyst
MS
Melanie Singh
Investor
beauty-expertestee-lauder-alum

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$125M
Saves0

Key People

Ben Bryce, Grant Hosking

Ben BryceFounder & Managing Partner
Grant HoskingManaging Partner
Neel CharyPartner, Growth Capital
Rodrigo AlvarezVenture Partner
Chris GardnerVenture Partner
Greer LoveVenture Partner
Leif LundaasVenture Partner
Melanie SinghInvestor

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