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Align Ventures Early-Stage Fund II

Geography
United States
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$125M
Focus
Consumer & Commerce and Wellness & Lifestyle
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N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

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 & culture
beauty, wellness, pet, home
AI/robotics reshaping culture
early institutional first check
energy & climate tech

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: 11 VPs + ops bench 2024-2026external
Portfolio momentum: Radar $170M, Radiant $165M 2025external

Contrarian Signals

Expanding into energy, AI, robotics beyond consumerexternal
Scaling infrastructure: added COO, CFO, ops team 2025-26external

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
Demonstrate cultural momentum & network leverage

Founder Don'ts

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

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$125M
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People

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
Matt RileyVenture Partner
Melanie SinghInvestor
Andrew FerreroVice President
Peyton RaunInvestor
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