Listen Ventures

Listen Ventures is a venture capital firm in Chicago, founded in 2010. It partners with founders building consumer brands at moments when consumer behaviour is changing. Its approach centres on listening closely to consumers, and it describes itself as a partner rather than only a source of money.

What Listen Ventures offers

• Consumer brand investing: backs founders of new consumer brands.
• Hands-on partnership: works directly with founders beyond providing money.
• Drinks focus: its materials point to work in the drinks category.

Customers and markets

Its clients are consumer brand founders, and the firm invites those with a story to get in touch.

Key facts

• Based in: Chicago, USA
• Founded: 2010