Dude, Where's My Founder? Ashton Kutcher Leaves VC Firm and Shows Which Way the Wind Is Blowing ^40.3%

Gizmodo - By Bruce Gil - 7/2/2026, 4:50 PM

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Well-known Hollywood actor and lesser-known Silicon Valley investor Ashton Kutcher is leaving the venture capital firm he co-founded more than a decade ago, as he pivots to new bets on the resources and tech needed to support AI. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Kutcher is stepping away from Sound Ventures to start a new... more