Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller
Ashton Kutcher is leaving Sound Ventures to launch a new venture capital firm focused on early-stage AI infrastructure and deep tech. He is partnering with Morgan Beller, formerly of NFX and Meta, to target energy and engineering-heavy startups.
Why it matters
This move highlights a strategic shift in venture capital investment from established AI labs toward the underlying infrastructure and energy resources required to sustain them.
Ashton Kutcher is stepping away from Sound Ventures — the firm he co-founded with Guy Oseary 11 years ago — to start a separate VC fund, the Wall Street Journal reported . TechCrunch had separately heard that Kutcher was preparing to leave; the WSJ’s report confirms it and adds new detail on his plans with Beller.
The article provides a factual account of a business leadership change and the strategic rationale behind it.
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