Making select
high-conviction
bets on exceptional services-as-software founders.

  • We’re not picky about the letter on the round, but we are looking for customers who can speak to the impact your product has made on them (and we’re looking for passion in their voices!).

  • No investment committee, no over-commitment and under-delivery, no reliance on social proof, no shallow perspectives. When we’re in, we’re deep believers in you, we’ve done our homework, and we’re all in.

  • Incredible founders are the reason we get out of bed in the morning. Founders view us as their confidants who they come to when they’re working through a problem, not once they’ve polished a solution. All we invest in are businesses like yours, and we’re here to help by diving into the trenches with you - as is our founder community of other folks working through the exact same problems.

Meet our solo GP, Ariel Winton-Jones

Prior to starting The Aligned Fund, Ariel invested in B2B software companies for seven years at True Ventures and OpenView. Before falling backwards into venture, she was a Product Manager at Foundry, GV & Battery-backed company Yesware and invested in student-run companies through Dorm Room Fund.

Founders describe her as…

A hustler who goes above & beyond expectations

Deeply trustworthy & supportive

An honest & challenging thought partner

Their fiercest advocate & first call

HIGH CONVICTION

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SELECT BETS

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HIGH CONVICTION ✦ SELECT BETS ✦

“Ariel immediately felt different from other VCs. She understood the problems we were working through from first-hand experience and, most importantly, was someone I felt like I could trust.”

Tope Awotona | Founder & CEO, Calendly

“She has been a huge source of support and thought partnership at every turn I’ve taken throughout my career, and this one has been no different.”

Eliana Berger | Founder & CEO of Joyful Health

“We were blown away by the quality and depth of work. By the time we decided to fundraise, we didn’t bother talking to anyone else."

Zak Hemraj | Co-founder & CEO, Loopio

“I can’t overstate how highly I think of Ariel. She has hustled to help me at every step of the way.”

Glen Wise | Co-founder & CEO, Cinder

Founders describe her as:

  • A hustler who goes above and beyond expectations

  • Deeply trustworthy and supportive

  • An honest and challenging thought partner

  • Their fiercest advocate and first call

Get in touch

We prefer to get in touch early and support you well before fundraising is on your radar by helping you think through strategic decisions you're making, introducing you to relevant candidates, advisors, and prospects in our network, and bringing you together with other founders of early stage services-as-software companies.

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  • “Ariel immediately felt different from other VCs. She understood the problems we were working through from first-hand experience and, most importantly, was someone I felt like I could trust.”

    Tope Awotona | Founder & CEO, Calendly

  • “We were blown away by the quality and depth of work. By the time we decided to fundraise, we didn’t bother talking to anyone else."

    Zak Hemraj | Co-founder & CEO, Loopio

  • “I can’t overstate how highly I think of Ariel. She has hustled to help me at every step of the way.”

    Glen Wise | Co-founder & CEO, Cinder

  • “She has been a huge source of support and thought partnership at every turn I’ve taken throughout my career, and this one has been no different.”

    Eliana Berger | Founder & CEO, Joyful Health