Listen (Listen Ventures) is a consumer-focused venture capital firm founded in 2010 and based in Chicago. It partners with consumer-obsessed entrepreneurs building disruptive brands at the tipping point of behavior shifts, investing up to $5 million in early-stage companies.
44% of their portfolio is in Consumer. They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (44% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.8M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
14
Fund Size
$62M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
RD
Rick Desai
Managing Partner
EW
Ellen Wilcox
Investor, Head of Listening
JC
Jeff Cantalupo
Founder
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
16 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stilta | Seed | $10.5M | May 2026 |
 Good Bacteria | Unknown | $1.1M | Jan 2026 |
 Legato Audio, Inc | Unknown | $12M | Jan 2026 |
 Sigo Seguros | Series A | $10.5M | Sep 2024 |
 Dame | Series A | — | Sep 2022 |
| Sigo Seguros | Seed | — | Apr 2022 |
 Rise Gardens | Series A | $9M | Jul 2021 |
 OwnUp | Series A | $12M | Jan 2021 |
| Dame | Seed | $4M | Jan 2021 |
 Slumberkins | Seed | $2.8M | Dec 2019 |
 Miss Grass | Unknown | $4M | Jan 2019 |
 Public Goods | Seed | $100K | Jan 2016 |
| GGunslinger | Seed | $1.4M | — |
 Mine | Seed | $3.5M | — |
 Cafeteria | Growth | $3M | — |
 Interior Define | Series A | $8M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Remarkable Ventures2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Amboy Street Ventures2 shared
Joyance Partners2 shared
Flybridge Capital Partners2 shared
Amazon Alexa Fund1 shared
TELUS Global Ventures1 shared
True Ventures1 shared
Eclipse1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Link Ventures1 shared
Brand Foundry Ventures1 shared
SeaChange Fund1 shared
Zeal Capital Partners1 shared
gener8tor1 shared
Third Kind Venture Capital1 shared
firstminute capital1 shared
Casa Verde Capital1 shared
Advancit Capital1 shared
Muse Capital1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026