Ashton Kutcher
Co-Founder @ A Plus
Los Angeles, United States
Ashton Kutcher is an actor, investor, entrepreneur, producer and philanthropist.Kutcher has been named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” as well as being honored by Vanity Fair ‘s “New Establishment List,” which identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigiesand entrepreneurs. Twice, Kutcher was named one of Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities,” as well as one of Fast Company magazine’s “Most Creative People.”Kutcher has been investing in technology for over a decade, both as an angel investor and a founding partner of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. His fund portfolio includes Airbnb, Uber, Flexport, Brex, Robinhood, Bird, Airtable and Affirm among others.Kutcher is also the co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children (www.thorn.org). Thorn drives technology innovation to fight the sexual exploitation of children.Kutcher currently stars in the Netflix original series, The Ranch. He also serves as Executive Producer. Until 2015, Kutcher starred in the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. The show ranked as the second most-watched comedy on all of network television. Kutcher first gained recognition as Michael Kelso on the Fox series That 70’s Show, and went on to star in a variety of box office hits on the big screen – including What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz, The Guardian with Kevin Costner, No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and the cult hit Dude, Where’s My Car.Kutcher served as co-creator and producer of MTV's hit series, “Punk'd,” and The CW's reality series “Beauty and the Geek” and “True Beauty.” He has also produced films such as No Strings Attached, Killers and The Butterfly Effect. Additionally, Kutcher co-founded APlus, a digital media company devoted to spreading the message of positive journalism, a kind of storytelling that focuses on our shared humanity. In 2016, APlus was purchased by Chicken Soup for the Soul.
- Total investments:
- 133
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Ashton Kutcher invests in
Stages Ashton Kutcher invests in
Countries Ashton Kutcher invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$7M
- Series A
- $6.9M–$30M
- Series B
- $12M–$125M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 24 (18%)
- E-Commerce 16 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 13 (10%)
- Apps 12 (9%)
- Mobile 12 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 36 (27%)
- Series A 35 (26%)
- Series B 16 (12%)
- Funding Round 8 (6%)
- Angel 7 (5%)
Country
- United States 92 (69%)
- Germany 4 (3%)
- Canada 3 (2%)
- United Kingdom 3 (2%)
- Israel 2 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Soho House
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Founded in London in 1995 as a private members’ club for people in the creative industries, Soho House & Co has since opened clubs across Europe and North America, as well as restaurants, cinemas, workspaces, spas, and bedrooms. | $100M / Post-IPO Equity / Jan 14, 2026 | |
WitnessAI
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WitnessAI is building the guardrails that make AI safe, productive, and usable. It allows enterprises to innovate and enjoy the power of generative AI, without losing control, privacy, or security. | $58M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 13, 2026 | |
General Counsel AI
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General Counsel AI is web-based legal AI copilot for in-house counsel | $60M / Series B / Nov 12, 2025 | |
XMTP
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XMTP is an open, crypto-native communication protocol that connects communities, applications, and users. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $20M / Series B / Jul 17, 2025 | |
Warp
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Warp is a payroll and compliance tool that makes it easy for founders to hire, onboard, and pay their employees. | $18M / Series A / Jun 18, 2025 | |
Landbase
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Landbase combines leading agentic AI with human expertise to intelligently automate your Go-To-Market | $30M / Series A / Jun 12, 2025 | |
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General Counsel AI
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General Counsel AI is web-based legal AI copilot for in-house counsel | $10M / Series A / May 29, 2025 | |
Arcade
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Arcade is a B2C platform that transforms the jewelry market through its prompt-to-product solution, allowing users to create unique designs using AI. The marketplace supports various user roles, enabling customers, designers, and influencers to engage and collaborate. | $25M / Series A / Mar 24, 2025 | |
Spicewell
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Spicewell develops and creates food seasoning products that includes various kinds of micronutrients. It uses modern science to infuse healthy and organic additions to food meals. Spicewell is based in California, USA. | $1M / Seed / Sep 26, 2024 | |
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Arcade
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Arcade is a B2C platform that transforms the jewelry market through its prompt-to-product solution, allowing users to create unique designs using AI. The marketplace supports various user roles, enabling customers, designers, and influencers to engage and collaborate. | $17M / Seed / Sep 20, 2024 | |
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Co-Investors
About A Plus
A Plus is a technology-based media company that delivers positive journalism to its readers. Its growth to tens of millions of monthly unique visitors has been powered by proprietary technology that underlies all aspects of content creation, optimization, and distribution. The organization aims to challenge the status quo in media by focusing itscontent mission on positivity and social change.The company was co-founded by entrepreneur and technology investor, Ashton Kutcher (Chairman of the Board), and software developers and entrepreneurs, Evan Beard (CEO) and Kendall Dabaghi (President). The site is growing rapidly and has an average of 30 million monthly readers. According to Quantcast, A Plus is currently a top 100 website in the United States.
A Plus Contacts
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Ashton Kutcher
Co-Founder
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Brad Westbrook
Chief Revenue Officer
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Evan Beard
Co-Founder & CEO
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Patrick Thomas
VP of Brand Strategy
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FAQ
What does Ashton Kutcher invest in?
Ashton Kutcher invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 133 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Ashton Kutcher's check size?
Ashton Kutcher typically joins rounds of $1M–$7M at Seed, $6.9M–$30M at Series A and $12M–$125M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ashton Kutcher participates in.
When did Ashton Kutcher last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ashton Kutcher closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 133 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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