Technology journalist Alex Heath venture capital firm Sound Ventures as a partner, reports Eric Newcomer.
Newcomer reports, “He’s signing on to the Los Angeles-based firm as it’s targeting a $300 million fifth fund with an expected first close this month.
“‘I am hanging up my capital J journalist hat,’ Heath told me in a conversation Wednesday. ‘That’s for sure happening.’
“Still, Heath says he will continue running his newsletter and podcast, both called Sources, independently from Sound Ventures. Heath tells me the publication has generated more than $1 million in revenue (largely from sponsors) since he left The Verge and launched it in September 2025.
“‘This world is pretty blurry,’ he says about his new status as a full-time VC and now a not-so-independent tech media persona. ‘There’s room for a lot of great conversations and insights and getting founders to open up — which I think I’m pretty good at.'”
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