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Nordstar
Venture capitalLondon · Growth–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Also known as NORDSTAR PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLP
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Nordstar partners with world-class founders to accelerate their global expansion, offering both strategic capital and operational expertise drawn from over 15 years of experience leading transformative private technology companies. The firm focuses on software and tech-enabled businesses where execution and operational excellence are decisive. It invests thematically across areas including fintech, AI and software, consumer, and longevity ('people living longer and better lives'), leveraging a global operating footprint with hubs in London, New York City, and Kuala Lumpur.
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Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 36 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Fintech ×16SaaS ×13Enterprise Software ×10Consumer ×7FoodTech ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4Crypto & Web3 ×4
HQs:United States×11India×3Germany×2United Kingdom×2Indonesia×2Philippines×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×53 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Harvard University ×2Reichman University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Economics ×3Business & Management ×2Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Credit Suisse ×2MIT Media Lab ×2Uber ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42024 · 12022 · 62021 · 314 dated
CloudEats operates cloud kitchens that build delivery-optimized virtual food brands, each targeting a specific consumer persona, using proprietary technology with API integrations to major delivery platforms.
ConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainManila, PH
Co-investorsGobi PartnersJungle VenturesVulpes Ventures
Aaru builds a simulation platform that models how populations of people would behave in response to changes such as new product concepts, pricing, or features, positioning itself as an alternative to surveys and traditional market research.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US
John Kessler(Co-founder)inCameron Fink(Executive Officer, Director)inNed Koh(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLogan Bartlett(Director)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystK5 GlobalLink Ventures+4 more
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Amity Solutions provides an AI-powered assistant that helps sales and presale teams quickly convert customer requirements into structured solution designs and proposal drafts.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSales TechSector AgnosticBangkok, TH
Atlantic Money is a cross-border money transfer service that allows users to send funds internationally with a flat £3 fee and live exchange rates.
Fintech
Co-investorsIndex VenturesAmplo VenturesKleiner PerkinsRibbit Capital
BVNK provides payments infrastructure and cross-border payment technology for fintechs and businesses.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Chris Harmse(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCoinbase VenturesHaun VenturesSaison CapitalScribble VenturesStart Capital+5 more
Cloaked builds privacy tools that let consumers create unique identities (phone numbers, emails, passwords) and control their personal data, along with data removal, an AI-powered spam and scam blocker, and a payment product.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecuritySaaSNew York, US
Abhijay Bhatnagar(Founder)inArjun Bhatnagar(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMark Crane(Director)Armaan Ali(Director)
Co-investorsHuman CapitalLux CapitalGeneral CatalystAll TurtlesBrad MillsLG Technology Ventures+7 more
Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US
Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCMT Digital VenturesCoinbase VenturesDragonfly+30 more
Constellation provides an operations platform designed for satellite fleet management that ingests telemetry data, executes machine learning predictions, and automates decision-making based on operator policies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Kamran Majid(CEO & Founder)inLaith Altarabishi(Founder)inRaaid Kabir(Founder)inOmeed Tehrani(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDragon CapitalEight CapitalFellowsFounders FutureGlade Brook Capital Partners+9 more
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that provides modular business insurance coverage designed for technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nico Laqua(Founder)inEmily Yuan(Founder)inNicolas Laqua(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlexander Wortmann(Director)inOliver Jung(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAUDEO VENTURESFellowsKindred VenturesOrange CollectiveSeven Stars Ventures+23 more
Ankit Nagori(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelChiratae VenturesIron PillarStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors
Fintech Farm partners with traditional banks to launch and operate digital banks (neobanks), providing a mobile app and an end-to-end tech stack that includes credit engines, AI-powered credit models, and data-driven customer acquisition and retention processes.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Nick Bezkrovnyy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlashpoint Venture CapitalFlyer One VenturesTA VenturesAVentures Capitalu.ventures
Forest Inc. is a Japanese company that acquires and operationally manages e-commerce brands and Japanese original products, focusing on businesses with over 100 million yen in sales or growth potential through online channels.
B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticTokyo, JP
Yuki Kato(Founder & CEO)Shingo Yuhara(Representative Director & CEO)in
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalDentsu VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Prime PartnersUTEC
Goat Brand Labs works with direct-to-consumer brands to help them scale and expand internationally, providing operations, branding, sourcing, and marketing support.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBengaluru, IN
Rishi Vasudev(CEO and Co-Founder)inRameswar Misra(Co-Founder)inAnshuman Khanna(Co-Founder)inShouvik Roy(Chief of Brand Marketing)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalDholakia VenturesFlipkart VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsTiger Global ManagementVenture Catalysts
Jeeves provides flexible payment and expense management solutions for businesses, including prepaid cards, payment processing, and cross-border transaction services across multiple jurisdictions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMiami, US
Dileep Thazhmon(Founder)in
BoardAngela Strange(Director)inSherwin Gandhi(Director)
Co-investors17SigmaAltaIR CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesCrew Capital+31 more
Kitopi operates and manages a network of over 200 restaurants and delivery-only kitchens across the Middle East, running homegrown food brands supported by its in-house Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) that manages kitchen operations.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCOTU VenturesMSA NovoNext Legacy PartnersReshapeRise CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund+10 more
Klikit is a point-of-sale and payments platform designed for merchants across Asia.
FintechFoodTechRetail TechSaaSSingapore, SG
Chris Withers(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesReshapeWavemaker PartnersGentree FundGlobal Founders CapitalHashed+2 more
MVPR offers a communications platform combining software and human expertise for public relations and media relations, replacing fragmented agency tools like media databases, coverage reporting, monitoring, and task tracking.
Nothing designs and sells consumer electronics, including its Phone line of smartphones, sold directly through its own website.
ConsumerHardware
Co-investorsBayes Entrepreneurship FundBeyond CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Highland EuropeQualcomm VenturesStreamlined Ventures+4 more
Berlin-based hospitality provider blending technology and design to improve hotel experiences across Europe; acquired Native Places.
Berlin, DE
Inga Svinhufvud Laudiero(Founder)
Co-investorsDN CapitalHeadlineLoric Ventures
Ornn AI builds compute price indices and a marketplace that treat GPU compute as a tradable, hedgeable commodity.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Wayne Nelms(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKush Bavaria(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrucible CapitalLink VenturesVine Venturesa16z cryptoBoxGroup+2 more
Peddlr is a Philippine software company offering a mobile business management app for micro and small merchants in Southeast Asia.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nel LaygoinQueenie Rayos
Co-investors500 GlobalFoxmont Capital PartnersIgnite House of InnovationKaya FoundersPatamar CapitalVulpes Ventures+2 more
Peeba operates a B2B wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers across Southeast Asia with branded product suppliers, handling inventory purchases.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesJakarta, ID
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesMAGIC FundMount Parker VenturesY CombinatorCapitalize VCEight Capital+5 more
Pina Earth produces carbon credits from reforestation and forest management projects in European forests, primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodMunich, DE
Gesa Biermann(Founder)inFlorian Fincke(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundXAngeY CombinatorClimate Capital
The page shows AI image-generation prompts for anime/illustration-style artwork, indicating an AI art generation service focused on anime and illustration imagery.
AI & Machine LearningCreator Economy
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalMakers FundPeak XV PartnersTranspose Platform Management
JFrog ML (formerly Qwak) is an MLOps platform for building, deploying, managing, and monitoring AI and machine learning workflows, including generative AI, large language models, and classical ML models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ran Romano(Founder)inAlon Lev(Founder)inLior Penso(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAmiti VenturesAnsa CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersGeodesic CapitalLeaders Fund+9 more
Rainforest is a house of consumer brands making products for families and children across various stages of parenting, spanning categories such as bedtime, bath time, play time, and travel.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsMonk's Hill VenturesCrossbeam Venture Partners
Repool provides software and services for launching and administering hedge funds, helping managers comply with securities regulations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Kevin Fu(Founder)inJustin Carrao(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSoma CapitalUncorrelated VenturesVentureSouqY CombinatorBain Capital VenturesCanaan Partners+9 more
London-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.
London, GB
Nikolay Storonsky(Co-founder & CEO)inVlad Yatsenko(Co-founder)inNik Storonsky(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment OfficeAndreessen Horowitz+49 more
SaveIN operates a marketplace connecting Indian patients with nearby healthcare providers and offers installment payment plans for medical services.
FintechHealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessDelhi, IN
Jitin Bhasin(Founder)inGaurav Luthra(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesKube VCLoric VenturesPioneerSoma CapitalY Combinator+9 more
Sekilo is a poultry distribution and processing company serving mid-to-downstream food service businesses including SMEs, restaurants, hotels, e-grocery startups, and meat processing manufacturers across Indonesia.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainJakarta, ID
Chandni Chainani(Founder)inNitish Chellaram(COO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordSoma CapitalTaurus VenturesY CombinatorAsiantrust Capital PartnersForge Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsNuwa CapitalPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)VentureSouq
Sivo enables fintechs and platforms to access affordable credit by financing and trading predictable payment streams from real-world cash flows such as gig economy payouts, digital commerce transactions, invoices, and subscriptions.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechVancouver, CA
Kate Hiscox(Founder)inDani Conejo Rico(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorEmles Venture PartnersFlucas VenturesImmeasurableMaple VCThink+ Ventures Management, Llc+8 more
Suno is a music creation platform that uses AI to enable users of any skill level to generate songs.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Martin Camacho(Founder)inOmar Kiyani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKrishna Mohan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEddie Kang(Director)
Co-investors359 CapitalAlkeon InnovationBond Capital ManagementForerunner VenturesFounder CollectiveHaystack+10 more
Astoria, US
Demetrius Michael Karagas(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Gutentag(Founder)in
BoardRebecca Kaden(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersAlumni VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesCVS Health VenturesEvolution VC Partners+17 more
Two provides net terms (buy-now-pay-later) infrastructure for B2B sellers, automating the order-to-cash lifecycle including invoicing, reminders, dunning, credit decisioning, and fraud prevention through AI risk engines.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSOslo, NO
Edward Brandler(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlumni VenturesBring VenturesIdékapitalLocalGlobe+6 more
Upway, founded in 2021, sells refurbished electric bikes that are inspected and repaired by its in-house mechanics, sold at reduced prices with a 12-month warranty and home delivery.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationParis, FR
Toussaint Wattinne(Founder)inStéphane Ficaja(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationFuture Positive CapitalKorelya CapitalOriginsSequoia CapitalTransition+8 more
A weekly podcast featuring deep dives into vertical AI, with founders and VCs discussing what it takes to build and scale such companies.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsEuclid Venture PartnersAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesAUDEO VENTURESChingona VenturesEmergence Capital Partners+8 more
World provides a system for verifying that online users are real, unique humans, combining privacy-preserving proof-of-human identity with financial infrastructure and a digital token.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Co-founder & Chairman (Tools for Humanity))Alex Blania(Co-founder & CEO (Tools for Humanity))inMax Novendstern(Co-founder (Tools for Humanity))in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalKhosla Ventures1confirmationa16z crypto+19 more
Zazume is a digital platform for long-term residential rentals in Spain that handles the full rental process, from finding pre-qualified tenants and publishing listings to managing payments, incidents, and guaranteeing monthly rent for landlords.
FintechPropTechSaaSBarcelona, ES
Guillermo Ceballos(Co-Founder & CTO)inJeroen Merchiers(Co-Founder & CEO)inSupply Chain SaaS Alex Hersham(Founder)
Co-investorsLanaiPICUS CAPITALSabadell Venture Capital
Zepto operates a network of micro-warehouses across Indian cities to provide rapid grocery delivery to consumers.
ConsumerFoodTechMH, IN
Aadit Palicha(Founder)inKaivalya Vohra(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlteria CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalBreyer CapitalContraryEpiq Capital Investment Advisory LLPGeneral Catalyst+16 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCorgi Insurance · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 3, 2026
Suno · finance.yahoo.com · Jun 4, 2026
Zazume · finsmes.com · Jun 2, 2026
Cloaked · citybiz.co · Mar 19, 2026
Constellation Space · ycombinator.com · Jan 12, 2026
Aaru · thesaasnews.com · Dec 8, 2025
Worldcoin · finance.yahoo.com · May 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Nordstar made?
- Nordstar has 44 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Nordstar invest at?
- Nordstar invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Nordstar focus on?
- Nordstar focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Longevity, SaaS.
- Where is Nordstar located?
- Nordstar is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Nordstar lead rounds?
- Yes, Nordstar leads investment rounds.
- Who does Nordstar co-invest with?
- Nordstar most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank Vision Fund, VentureSouq, among 230 tracked co-investors.
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