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SOUNDWaves is the sustainability-focused ESG investment vehicle of Sound Ventures, co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary. It invests in the next generation of clean, circular, and sustainable businesses, partnering with global brands and corporates on sustainable supply chain management.
50% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is series-a (62% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $12.4M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
PP
Paul Pautler
Managing Director
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Matter. | Series A | — | Aug 2023 |
 Matter. | Series A | $10M | Aug 2023 |
 Cruz Foam | Series A | $18M | Oct 2022 |
 Aether Diamonds | Series A | $18M | Mar 2022 |
 Cloud Paper | Seed | $5M | Feb 2022 |
| Cruz Foam | Seed | $2.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Chooose | Unknown | $15M | — |
| Cruz Foam | Series A | $18M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Regeneration.VC4 shared
Helena3 shared
One Small Planet2 shared
S2G Ventures2 shared
Time Ventures1 shared
Presight Capital1 shared
Bezos Expeditions1 shared
Greycroft1 shared
Muse Capital1 shared
Act One Ventures1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
TRIREC1 shared
Khosla Ventures1 shared
Social Impact Capital1 shared
Shell Ventures1 shared
Vinyl Capital1 shared
GenZero1 shared
Elemental Impact1 shared
Sony Innovation Fund1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026