# VoicePunch

> VoicePunch is a VC fund in Santa Monica backing Software and SaaS. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/VoicePunchVC
- Website: https://voicepunch.vc/

VoicePunch is a hub for founders who are enabling the next wave of voice technologies to connect with peers and investment partners. We invest in bringing together the voice tech community and support founders with capital, strategy, and access to network

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 58% |
| SaaS | 3 | 25% |
| Apps | 2 | 17% |
| Gaming | 2 | 17% |
| Travel | 2 | 17% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 67% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marc Ladin | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-ladin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outlier | Colorcast is a mobile app that brings live audio commentary to the masses. It is a developer of an audio-first platform designed to enhance live shared visual events with a diversity of choice in the audio commentary. Its platform connects streaming commentators to audiences of sports fanatics and event consumers that enable users to add a take onthe latest sports game, controversial political episode, live awards show, or any engaging event.Colorcast was established in 2019 and operates in Austin, Texas. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| Jumpspeak | Jumpspeak is an AI-powered language app that teaches people how to speak a new language through active immersion. Jumpspeak is a conversation-based app that prepares users for the real world. Users can select from 700+ fun, short, and practical Spanish conversation lessons created by language experts. Every time a user speaks, Jumpspeak's AIspeech recognition technology provides real-time, accurate speech feedback. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| Outlier | Colorcast is a mobile app that brings live audio commentary to the masses. It is a developer of an audio-first platform designed to enhance live shared visual events with a diversity of choice in the audio commentary. Its platform connects streaming commentators to audiences of sports fanatics and event consumers that enable users to add a take onthe latest sports game, controversial political episode, live awards show, or any engaging event.Colorcast was established in 2019 and operates in Austin, Texas. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| Blerp | Blerp is the fastest way to use audio to enhance a moment. Blerp solves audio search and shareability through NLP audio quote detection, ML powered classification, and indexed, transcribed, categorized sound bites and integrations with Livestreams, Messenger apps, and Voice Assistants. Blerp is the search engine for sound bites. | $1M | Seed | Aug 01, 2020 |  |
| Yada | Yada assists AirBnB hosts in managing at scale by automating 90% of messaging and conversations. Yada assists visitors in obtaining all of the assistance and information they want, while also assisting hosts in reducing their workload and time spent on readily automatable tasks. Their company is developing a conversational concierge with whomclients can converse in the same way they would with a real person. Yada also allows guests to rapidly provide input on a variety of topics that may otherwise fall through the cracks while submitting longer evaluations. They've assisted hosts in resolving several leaking pipe, boiler, mold, and water pressure issues, among other things. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 19, 2020 |  |
| Roby | Roby is a chat/voice-enabled software that handles all requests, automates repetitive tasks, eliminates miscommunication, and reduces resolution time to increase employee satisfaction. It works by simplifying and automating tasks such as employee QAs, room booking, facility requests, and IT support allowing you to focus on what really matters.Roby is a Techstars 2018 company. Its mission is to create an engaged, productive, and happy workplace for our customers by making their operation efficient, simple, and personalized. | $500K | Seed | Jun 01, 2020 |  |
| Roby | Roby is a chat/voice-enabled software that handles all requests, automates repetitive tasks, eliminates miscommunication, and reduces resolution time to increase employee satisfaction. It works by simplifying and automating tasks such as employee QAs, room booking, facility requests, and IT support allowing you to focus on what really matters.Roby is a Techstars 2018 company. Its mission is to create an engaged, productive, and happy workplace for our customers by making their operation efficient, simple, and personalized. | $150K | Convertible Note | Mar 11, 2020 |  |
| Labworks | Labworks is a Webby award-winning voice games studio based in London and Lithuania and we have a simple mission: to make Voice fun!Voice technology has the power to bring people together and we make games that do just that.We have produced many of the most popular and intuitive games for the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant and continue topush the boundaries of what these emerging voice-first platforms can do. | $647.9K | Seed | Feb 11, 2020 |  |
| Bamboo Learning | Bamboo Learning Based in Seattle, is an education-focused software and services company with a mission to become the most trusted guide to lifelong learning using voice-first devices and software. Bamboo Learning is focused on developing skills for Alexa and that enables children and adults to have fun learning and practicing different subjectswhile listening, viewing pictures, and using their voice. Bamboo Skills, including Bamboo Math and Bamboo Music, automatically get more challenging as children and adults master different levels. | $1.4M | Seed | Dec 05, 2019 |  |
| VAUX | VAUX is the future of streaming. Vaux has developed a new approach to lossy data compression by leveraging modern deep learning techniques. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 26, 2019 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amazon Alexa Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amazon-alexa-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Connetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connetic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hilltop Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hilltop-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Next Coast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-coast-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tribeca Early Stage Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tribeca-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does VoicePunch invest in?

VoicePunch invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact VoicePunch?

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### Who are the partners at VoicePunch?

The team at VoicePunch includes Marc Ladin (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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