VC firm
Listen VC
Also known as Listen, Listen Up, Listen Up (A), LP, Listen Up (B), LP, Listen Up A, Listen Up B
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Assets under management
- $207MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-26Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $25.8MForm ADV gross asset value, as of 2021Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 5
- Legal name
- LISTEN LLC
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About
Founded in 2010, Listen partners with founders to build disruptive brands at the tipping point of behavior shifts.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We invest in consumer-obsessed entrepreneurs changing the expectations of consumer. We help them build brands that consumers are obsessed with.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- Sources and invests in consumer obsessed entrepreneurs - we lead rounds at the most critical inflection point for building brand value
- Investing status notes
- Are you a founder with a story to tell?
Funds
- Listen Up (A), LP
- Vintage 2021Main fund
- Listen Up (B), LP
- Vintage 2021Main fund
- LISTEN VENTURES IV, LP
- Main fund
- LISTEN VENTURES III, LP
- Main fund
- LISTEN VENTURES II, LP
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- LISTEN LLC
- CRD number
- 298352 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-114080
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $207Mas of 2026-03-26
- Private funds reported
- 5
- Principal office
- CHICAGO, IL, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1877465, 1894068
Programs
- Podcast
- Podcast (opens in a new tab)
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