INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
While many celebrities try to invest in the world of tech, very few do so successfully
Kutcher and Sound Ventures partner Effie Epstein at TC Disrupt SF in September.Kutcher first got into investing in 2011 with the launch of
The firm invested in big-name companies like DuoLingo, FlexPort, ProductHunt, Airbnb, and Uber
In 2014, Kutcher, alongside his longtime friend and partner Guy Oseary, started a new VC firm called Sound Ventures.Since launch, Sound
Ventures has made 53 investments and led six rounds of financing, with portfolio companies including Gusto, Vicarious, Robinhood, Lemonade,
and Acorns.And in 2017, Sound made another investment in the form of Effie Epstein
fiduciary responsibilities
She also has a multidisciplinary background which makes her a home run for venture
Prior to Marsh, she served as SVP of planning and head of Investor Relations at iHeartMedia, and before that she worked in business
Epstein also worked in investment banking in the energy sector and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.In other words, Epstein brings a
multi-disciplinary approach to Sound, which is venturing beyond consumer tech into financial services, insurance tech, enterprise, govtech
He spoke at Disrupt NY in 2013, right as the world was first hearing about Bitcoin
forward.Tickets to Disrupt SF are available here.
