Ashton Kutcher, Effie Epstein, and Guy Oseary will disrupt 2024.

Last year, Sound Ventures, a 9-year-old, Beverly Hills, California firm led by general partners Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein, announced a new $1 million AI fund -265 we were betting on a large language model. companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face.

In fact, the plan was to invest in only six companies – a risky bet but potentially very profitable for the group’s vision of the future, where, thanks to the technical talent needed and the money needed to cover the costs of computing, the big winners in AI will succeed. be few and be great.

Since then Sound has raised more money for that fund. It looks like it’s sticking to its mission, judging by the few deals it’s unveiled publicly in 2024, and we’re excited to catch up with all three at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 to discuss their strategies — and the trends they’re following closely. now.

Kutcher has perhaps made the transition between the worlds of acting and investing more seamlessly than anyone else in Hollywood, starting his entrepreneurial journey in 2010 by launching A-Grade Investments with talent manager and business partner Guy Oseary, an early bet on Airbnb. and Uber have helped cement their reputation for finding the right deals at the right time.

The pair, who went on to found Sound Ventures in 2014, joined Epstein a few years later to complement their skills. Epstein previously led global strategy at a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Marsh. He also served as SVP of programming and head of investor relations at iHeartMedia, and before that, worked in business development at Clear.

Epstein also worked at an investment bank in the energy sector, bringing a diverse set of experiences and connections to the table.

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