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Align Ventures | Institution profile
Institution at a glance
Align Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. Its website says it is often a founder's first venture check and can provide follow-on capital, secondary liquidity, co-investment access, board participation and hands-on support. The firm invests in consumer brands and selected technologies such as CPG and robotics. Its public portfolio list is expressly illustrative and incomplete.
Source verification date: · Strategy, team experience and portfolio caveats are attributed to Align Ventures' website. Hark's USD 700 million figure is the total Series A amount, not Align's individual commitment. Published examples are not a complete portfolio or a statement of fund returns.
Recorded financing connections
- Hark2026-05-21 · Series A · USD 700,000,000
These are recorded participations, not a complete portfolio or performance score.
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Key facts
| Investment approach | Often an early or first venture check, with follow-on capital, secondary liquidity, board participation, hands-on guidance and a co-investment network. |
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| Focus areas | Consumer brands、CPG、Selected technologies、Robotics |
| Leadership experience | Ben Bryce — Founder and Managing Partner; 15+ years in consumer investing, fundraising and portfolio management, according to the firm.、Grant Hosking — Managing Partner; 15+ years across venture capital, investment banking, operations and private equity; Vice President and Director at Stifel from 2007 to 2018.、Neel Chary — Partner, Growth Capital; nearly 20 years across venture capital, investment banking, private equity and alternative investments, according to the firm. |
Organization background
The firm describes its team experience across consumer investing, fundraising, portfolio management, venture capital, investment banking, operations, private equity and growth capital. Published board and board-observer roles are individual biographies, not a complete portfolio list.
Public record
- Funding record: Hark · Series A · 2026-05-21 · participating investor. The disclosed USD 700 million is the round total; Align Ventures’ individual commitment was not disclosed. This is a selected record, not a complete portfolio.
Official contact details
- Official website: Align Ventures
- General inquiry form: General Inquiry
Sources
- 1. Align Ventures — Investment approach
At Align, our strategy is built on conviction at the earliest stages and support across the entire capital stack.
- 2. Align Ventures — Team
Ben brings over 15 years of consumer investing, capital raising, and portfolio management experience to the firm.
- 3. Align Ventures — Portfolio disclaimer
This list is provided for illustrative purposes only, is not complete.
- 4. Contact — Align Ventures
General Inquiry
- 5. Hark raises $700M in Series A at a $6B valuation — Intel Capital
Align Ventures