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The Venture Codex

Overview

Consumer-focused venture capital firm backing future brands.

Founded

2010

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

21rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Outro
Oct 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
Legato
Aug 2026Participated
$12 MOther Equity
iAsk Ai
Oct 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
Sigo Seguros
Sep 2024Participated
$11 MSeries A
Sigo Seguros
Jul 2023Led
$5 MSeries A
Dame Products
Sep 2022Participated
$7 MSeries A
Black Buffalo
Aug 2022Led
$30 MSeries A
Fable
Jul 2022Led
$7 MSeries A
Sigo Seguros
Apr 2022Led
$5 MSeed
Felt
Jan 2022Led
$4 MSeed
Rise Gardens
Jul 2021Participated
$9 MSeries A
Own Up
Jan 2021Participated
$12 MOther Equity
Outro
Oct 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
Legato
Aug 2026Participated
$12 MOther Equity
iAsk Ai
Oct 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
Sigo Seguros
Sep 2024Participated
$11 MSeries A
Sigo Seguros
Jul 2023Led
$5 MSeries A
Dame Products
Sep 2022Participated
$7 MSeries A
Black Buffalo
Aug 2022Led
$30 MSeries A
Fable
Jul 2022Led
$7 MSeries A
Sigo Seguros
Apr 2022Led
$5 MSeed
Felt
Jan 2022Led
$4 MSeed
Rise Gardens
Jul 2021Participated
$9 MSeries A
Own Up
Jan 2021Participated
$12 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Listen Ventures: 21 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Listen Ventures: 21 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed44
Series A33
Series B02
Other Equity14

Monthly Deal Activity

Listen Ventures: 21 deals are recorded across 180 months.All available history.
Listen Ventures: 21 deals are recorded across 180 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '111
Dec '110
Jan '120
Feb '120
Mar '120
Apr '120
May '120
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Jan '151
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Jan '170
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Jan '190
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Sector Breakdown

Listen Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (9 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Listen Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (9 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Consumer & Lifestyle9
E-Commerce & Retail7
Fintech5
Networks, Cloud & Communication4
Health & Life Sciences4
Enterprise Software3
Real Estate & Construction2
Hardware & Robotics2
AI & Machine Learning2
Food & Agriculture2
Marketing & Advertising1
Media & Entertainment1
Gaming & eSports1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Listen Ventures: 21 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Listen Ventures: 21 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M7
$5M-$10M8
$10M-$25M4
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Listen Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (20 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Listen Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (20 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States20
Canada1
Listen Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Chingona Ventures sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Investment Strategy

Listen Ventures: Led accounts for 38% and participating for 62% of round participation.All available history.
Listen Ventures: Led accounts for 38% and participating for 62% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led838%
Participating1362%
Listen Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Listen Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead450%
Co-led450%

Team

Brent Fernandez

Partner, Head of Creative

Ellen Wilcox

Business Management

Jeff Cantalupo

Founder, Managing Partner

Rick Desai

Partner

Shawn Dennis

Venture Partner