# Aligned Ventures

> Aligned Ventures is a VC fund in Nyack backing Software, Pet and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nyack, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Aligned Ventures is a multifamily real estate firm that invests directly in value-add opportunities in MSAs with consistent rent growth and rising Real GDP.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$3.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Pet | 1 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Music | 1 | 20% |
| Veterinary | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 3 | 60% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MAIA Universe | Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity. | $1.1M |  | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Rex | Rex has built the next generation of veterinary care, transforming a traditional industry to better serve pet owners, pets, veterinarians, and staff. Its state-of-the-art app, in-clinic technology, and design-forward space foster meaningful relationships between doctors, pets, and their owners. |  | Seed | Mar 14, 2025 |  |
| Normain | Normain is the AI platform for deep knowledge work. Automate your complex analyses and reports directly on Sharepoint or Google Drive. Access your own data and public sources in one single platform. | $720K | Angel | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| Buddywise | Buddywise is a software platform that uses computer vision and machine learning to automate and improve industrial safety monitoring and workplace injury mitigation. | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 25, 2024 |  |
| Buddywise | Buddywise is a software platform that uses computer vision and machine learning to automate and improve industrial safety monitoring and workplace injury mitigation. | $1.2M | Seed | Oct 06, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DHS Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dhs-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fåntell AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f%C3%A5ntell-ab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greens Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greens-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Haub Legacy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haub-legacy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Aligned Ventures invest in?

Aligned Ventures invests primarily in Software, Pet and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Aligned Ventures's check size?

Aligned Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$3.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Aligned Ventures participates in.

### When did Aligned Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aligned Ventures closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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