# Kate Vale

> Kate Vale is a seed investor at ALIAVIA Ventures (Los Angeles) backing TV and Art. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ALIAVIA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aliavia-ventures)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavale/
- Website: https://aliavia.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katievale/

Kate Vale is a seed investor at ALIAVIA Ventures in Los Angeles focused on TV and Art. Kate Vale is the Co-Founder & General Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures. she attended Monash University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 20% |
| Art | 1 | 20% |
| Audio | 1 | 20% |
| Music | 1 | 20% |
| Web Apps | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loupe | Loupe is an art streaming platform and service on connected TV and the web with an integrated marketplace. The immersive visuals are available in and out of the home, ad-supported on living room TVs or with a commercial licence for public display, and allow users to purchase the artwork, including select prints and originals. Loupe launchedexclusively on Apple TV, where it is ranked as the top lifestyle app around the world, and now has 25+ channels of art available on Amazon Fire, Android TV, Pluto TV, Samsung, Comcast Xfinity, Xumo, and web streaming, with proprietary methods for user customization of the streams (patent pending). Loupe has 2 million monthly active users, 80X audience growth in 2020, and more platforms launching in 2021.The company reaches an upscale mass market in OTT and OOH industries, consumer electronics, smart TV, home theatre/home entertainment, interior design, the art market, music streaming, and hospitality. | $1M |  | Mar 23, 2023 |  |
| Loupe | Loupe is an art streaming platform and service on connected TV and the web with an integrated marketplace. The immersive visuals are available in and out of the home, ad-supported on living room TVs or with a commercial licence for public display, and allow users to purchase the artwork, including select prints and originals. Loupe launchedexclusively on Apple TV, where it is ranked as the top lifestyle app around the world, and now has 25+ channels of art available on Amazon Fire, Android TV, Pluto TV, Samsung, Comcast Xfinity, Xumo, and web streaming, with proprietary methods for user customization of the streams (patent pending). Loupe has 2 million monthly active users, 80X audience growth in 2020, and more platforms launching in 2021.The company reaches an upscale mass market in OTT and OOH industries, consumer electronics, smart TV, home theatre/home entertainment, interior design, the art market, music streaming, and hospitality. | $3M | Seed | Mar 22, 2023 |  |
| Vurbl | Vurbl is a creator-first, free streaming audio platform for all audio types, including user-generated audio, across 40 categories. Vurbl is revolutionizing the way people distribute and listen to audio-centric information across the web. |  | Seed | May 25, 2021 |  |
| Vurbl | Vurbl is a creator-first, free streaming audio platform for all audio types, including user-generated audio, across 40 categories. Vurbl is revolutionizing the way people distribute and listen to audio-centric information across the web. |  | Seed | Feb 19, 2021 |  |
| Vurbl | Vurbl is a creator-first, free streaming audio platform for all audio types, including user-generated audio, across 40 categories. Vurbl is revolutionizing the way people distribute and listen to audio-centric information across the web. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Sep 21, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlanta Technology Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlanta-technology-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CityRock Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cityrock-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Greyrock Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greyrock-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sound Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-media-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TEN13](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten13) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpha Edison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-edison) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ALIAVIA Ventures

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

ALIAVIA Ventures is a California-based firm focused on venture capital investing in U.S. and Australian-based female founders building world-changing enterprise and consumer tech companies. Their team is made up of operators and investors who have scaled tech businesses from $0 to $500 million through an IPO with a unique deal flow source and anextensive global network that supports high-potential female founders to deliver outsized long-term performance. Potential portfolio companies have at least one female founder with a significant equity position and a C-level role.

3 contacts available at ALIAVIA Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kate Vale | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-vale |
| Ben Macpherson | Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-macpherson |
| Marisa Warren | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marisa-warren |

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## FAQ

### What does Kate Vale invest in?

Kate Vale invests primarily in TV, Art and Audio startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kate Vale last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kate Vale closed in Mar 2023. 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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