Nordstar
Venture capitalLondon · Growth–Late Stage · 9 people tracked
Also known as NORDSTAR PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLP
Investment thesis
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.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 27 of 37 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Fintech ×12SaaS ×10Consumer ×5Enterprise Software ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3FoodTech ×3
HQs:United States×9Germany×2United Kingdom×2India×2United Arab Emirates×1Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×23 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Credit Suisse ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32024 · 14 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 develops simulation tools and products that organizations use to accelerate product innovation, inform policy, and optimize marketing strategies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew 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+1 more
Amity Solutions is a Thailand-based company that builds AI-powered enterprise software, including agentic AI platforms, generative AI applications, and chatbots, along with Eko, a digital workplace platform for team communication, knowledge, and task management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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 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+1 more
Cloaked provides identity protection tools that guard against data leaks, AI voice scams, deepfakes, and data brokers who harvest and sell personal information.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurity
Abhijay Bhatnagar(Founder)in
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesNext Play VenturesGeneral Catalyst
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 CapitalCoinbase VenturesDragonflyDVC+17 more
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that provides modular business insurance coverage designed for technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Emily Yuan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESKindred VenturesSeven Stars VenturesTCVTranspose Platform ManagementVocal Ventures+2 more
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that serves technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nico Laqua(Founder)inEmily Yuan(Founder)inNicolas Laqua(Executive Officer, Director)Emily Zeng Yuan(Executive Officer, Director)Oliver Jung(Director)
BoardAlexander Wortmann(Director)
Co-investorsOrange CollectiveY CombinatorAlumni VenturesContraryFIRST ORDERGlade Brook Capital Partners+7 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
Co-investorsFlashpoint Venture CapitalFlyer One Ventures
forest Inc. is a Japanese company operating across four business areas, including strategic investment through M&A, business succession, and growth investment.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalDentsu VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Prime Partners
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 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)FoundersX+13 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 PartnersReshapeSoftBank Vision FundVentureSouq+4 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-investorsBeyond CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Highland EuropeQualcomm VenturesStreamlined VenturesTapestry VC
Ornn operates the OCPI (Open Compute Price Index), a benchmark that tracks live traded spot prices for GPU compute across hardware types such as H100, H200, B200, and B300.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsVine Ventures
Ornn AI builds compute price indices and a marketplace that treat GPU compute as a tradable, hedgeable commodity.
New York City, US
Wayne Nelms(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKush Bavaria(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCrucible CapitalGalaxy VenturesLink Ventures+1 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-investorsXAngeY Combinator
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 CapitalPeak 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 LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Alon Lev(Founder)inLior Penso(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersLeaders FundStageOne Ventures
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-investorsCrossbeam Venture PartnersMonk's Hill Ventures
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-investorsAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment OfficeAndreessen HorowitzAspire11+35 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 VCY Combinator10x FoundersGoodwater CapitalRebel Fund+1 more
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)
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
Omar Kiyani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Krishna Mohan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEddie Kang(Director)
Co-investors359 CapitalAlkeon InnovationForerunner VenturesFounder CollectiveHaystackInspired Capital+6 more
Astoria, US
Demetrius Michael Karagas(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Craig Gutentag(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Gutentag(Founder)in
BoardRebecca Kaden(Director)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesCVS Health VenturesEvolution VC PartnersForeground CapitalGreycroft+11 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 VentureBring VenturesIdékapitalSequoia CapitalShine Capital+3 more
Upway operates an online marketplace for certified pre-owned electric bikes, reconditioning and reselling used e-bikes from brands like Specialized, Trek, and Stromer with a 1-year warranty.
Circular EconomyMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Toussaint Wattinne(Founder)inStéphane Ficaja(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.P. Moller HoldingExor VenturesGalvanize Climate SolutionsKorelya CapitalSequoia Capital
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 & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Co-founder & Chairman (Tools for Humanity))Alex Blania(Co-founder & CEO (Tools for Humanity))Max Novendstern(Co-founder (Tools for Humanity))
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital CryptoBlockchain CapitalKhosla Venturesa16z cryptoAlphaLab Capital+9 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-investorsPICUS 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-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBreyer CapitalContraryGeneral CatalystGoodwater CapitalLiquidity Capital+6 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Revolut · europeanbusinessmagazine.com · Aug 20, 2026
Corgi Insurance · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 3, 2026
Ornn AI · alleywatch.com · Jul 31, 2026
Corgi · techcrunch.com · Jul 23, 2026
Zepto · voice.lapaas.com · Jul 18, 2026
Suno · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Aaru · forbes.com · Jun 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Nordstar made?
- Nordstar has 32 tracked investments, including 1 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 SoftBank Vision Fund, Zone 2 Ventures Llc, Andreessen Horowitz, among 177 tracked co-investors.
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