Align Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2018, specializing in early-stage consumer brands. The firm's total platform assets under management exceeded $2.5 billion as of June 2026.
Align invests as an early institutional lead in consumer brands and select culture-shaping technologies, focused on beauty, personal care, health, wellness, pet, and home.
Fund II plans to back 15-20 companies with initial checks of $2-10 million, typically taking board seats as the first institutional check. Align's Fund I (2019 vintage) ranks in the top decile on TVPI, Net IRR, and DPI among U.S. venture funds of that vintage, per Carta.
Align Ventures Early-Stage Fund II closed in July 2026, the firm's second vehicle following Fund I (2019 vintage).
Fund II closed at $125 million, oversubscribed above a $100 million target.
Initial checks range from $2 million to $10 million; the fund plans to back 15-20 companies with concentrated, board-level positions and follow-on capacity from within the same vehicle.
The firm manages more than $2.5 billion in total platform AUM as of June 2026, spanning early-stage consumer investing alongside growth vehicles, secondaries, and co-investment.
Fund II's raise was oversubscribed with support from existing and new LPs; specific LP composition is not publicly disclosed.
Leadership
Ben Bryce is Founder and Managing Partner, focused on consumer brand investing across beauty, personal care, health, and wellness. He brings more than 15 years of consumer investing, capital raising, and portfolio management experience, previously holding marketing roles at The Estée Lauder Companies, LVMH, and Vincent Longo; he sits on the boards of Coterie, Radar, Jinx, Nurture Life, Next Health, and Silo.
Grant Hosking is Managing Partner and Co-Founder, focused on consumer and technology investing. He served as Vice President and Director at Stifel's Investment Banking Group from 2007 to 2018 and sits on the boards of Figure and Scout.
Investment Strategy
Align builds deep conviction before investing and concentrates capital behind a small number of brands each year, typically as the first institutional check and board member. The team combines brand-operating and M&A experience, positioning portfolio companies for strategic acquisition by CPG incumbents.
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Ben Bryce — Founder and Managing Partner
Grant Hosking — Managing Partner and Co-Founder
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Greer Love — Venture Partner
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Chris Gardner — Partner
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Nik Kolluru — Chief Operating Officer
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