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. Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $7.0M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
$62M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
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
9 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 |
 Rise Gardens | Series A | $9M | Jul 2021 |
 Own Up | Series A | $12M | Jan 2021 |
 Slumberkins | Seed | $2.8M | Dec 2019 |
 Miss Grass | Unknown | $4M | Jan 2019 |
| GGunslinger | Seed | $1.4M | — |
Top Co-Investors
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
Remarkable Ventures1 shared
Third Kind Venture Capital1 shared
firstminute capital1 shared
Casa Verde Capital1 shared
Advancit Capital1 shared
Muse Capital1 shared
RiverPark Ventures1 shared
BrandProject1 shared
Andreessen Horowitz1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Lovable1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026