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Social Starts

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked

Also known as ATARAXIA PARTNERS, LLC · Social Starts Pioneer

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Investment thesis

Social Starts runs a set of early-stage venture funds built around a data-driven, analytics-based methodology used to uncover the strongest companies within the strongest market segments. The firm has invested across areas including e-commerce, employment and hiring platforms, digital consumer brands, next-generation food, and education. Its current vehicle, Social Starts Health and Happiness, concentrates on startups that aim to help people live longer, live better, or both, reflecting a focus on health, wellness, and longevity outcomes.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$159.9M
VC funds
10
Tracked investments
189
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
15

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & curated

What they invest in

from 139 of 189 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×41Healthtech ×37SaaS ×32Digital Health ×26Consumer ×25Enterprise Software ×19Biotech ×17Wellness & Fitness ×17

HQs:United States×102Canada×1Germany×1Finland×1France×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 92 portfolio companies
47%
solo founders
43 of 92 mapped founding teams
59%
repeat founders
of 105 founders with career history
~1 yr
old at investment
median across 22 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×432 founders×333 founders×124+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 104 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5The Wharton School ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3Columbia University ×3Emory University ×3Harvard Business School ×3The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 100 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×32Computer Science ×21Business & Management ×17Life Sciences ×11Economics ×9Finance & Accounting ×9Social Sciences ×5Humanities ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 105 founders with career history

Qualcomm ×43D Systems ×2Appnexus ×2Collectors Proof ×2Columbia University ×2Drone Deploy ×2Dubsmash ×2Llama Capital Partners ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×13Y Combinator ×9500 Global ×5

19 founders hold a PhD · 16 hold an MBA (of 103 with degree data)

Investments · 189 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 32020 · 22019 · 32018 · 32017 · 62016 · 22015 · 42011 · 129 dated

Affinioaffinio.comin

Audiense is a platform for conducting audience analysis that helps brands discover who their target audience is and what they want.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech

Co-investorsRound13 CapitalWhitecap Venture PartnersBuild Ventures

AlphaPointalphapoint.comin𝕏

Alphapoint provides infrastructure for institutions to operate digital assets with institutional-grade governance, control, and treasury management.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Scott Bambacigno(Co-founder and CEO)inJoe Ventura(Founder and CTO)inJack Sallen(Co-founder and President)in

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalRobin Hood Ventures

AmplifiDxamplifidx.cominJul 2021

AmplifiDx develops point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests and its DX 100 platform for family, women's, and sexual health, targeting infectious disease detection for healthcare professionals and patients.

BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesPleasanton, US

Nancy Schoenbrunner(Chief Executive Officer)inShoulian Dong(Chief Scientific Officer)Daniel Schoener(Chief Product Officer)Chris Meda(Chief Commercial Officer)inMing Tan(Director)Sammy Datwani(Director)

Co-investorsBeacon AngelsShepherd Ventures

Apptopiaapptopia.comin𝕏

Apptopia provides mobile app consumer data—app store intelligence and device-level panel data covering 3,500+ public tickers across 160+ countries—for use in quantitative investment research, backtesting, and machine learning models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Jonathan Kay(Founder)inEliran Sapir(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalABS Capital PartnersBlossom Street VenturesCSC UpshotExpansion Venture CapitalKima Ventures+6 more

AreaMetricsareametrics.comDec 2015acquired by Point Inside · Jan 2020

AreaMetrics was a Seattle-based retail analytics startup that used Bluetooth beacons and software to track in-store customer behavior, such as dwell time and department visits, for brick-and-mortar retailers.

Honolulu, US

Brandon Bennett(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Solidum(Executive Officer)Carey Bennett(Executive Officer)

BoardDan Freedman(Director)Donavan Kealoha(Director)in

Co-investorsQuest Venture PartnersSeraph GroupStartup Capital Ventures

Astronomerastronomer.ioin𝕏Apr 2017

Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCincinnati, US

Ry Walker(Founder)inViraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg NeiheiselTim Brunk(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Walker(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic Ventures+11 more

Attn: Graceattngrace.comin𝕏

Attn: Grace designs and manufactures plant-based, skin-safe incontinence products for women, manufactured in carbon-neutral facilities.

Circular EconomyConsumerFemTechHealthtech

Alexandra Fennell(Founder)in

Co-investors37 AngelsBackbone AngelsFlybridge Capital PartnersHow Women InvestIngeborg InvestmentsJoyance Partners+9 more

Aurycauryc.com

Los Altos, US

WANG JINLIN(Executive Officer, Director)

Barkbark.usin𝕏

Bark builds parental control and monitoring software for families and schools to help keep children safe online.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthSaaSRichmond Hill, US

Brian Bason(CEO)inCarly Strife(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactAtlanta SeedBYU Cougar CapitalTeamworthy VenturesTechstarsFuel Capital+2 more

Barn2Doorbarn2door.com

Barn2Door provides software and services for farmers to sell their products online and in person, automating orders, payments, inventory, email campaigns, and delivery logistics.

AgTechE-commerceFoodTechSaaSSeattle, US

Janelle Maiocco(Founder)inJAMES MAIOCCO(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDUNCAN DAVIDSON(Director)inKATHY CHILL(Director)

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalConductor CapitalFf Venture CapitalFourth RealmHearstLabNavigate Ventures+4 more

Beam Healthbeam.healthin𝕏

Beam Health develops AI-powered workflow software that automates administrative tasks across the patient journey for specialty clinics and medical practices, including intake, documentation, billing, and care coordination.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSHolmdel, US

Sas Ponnapalli(Founder & CEO)inRanga Jayawardena(Executive Officer)in

BoardShawn Merani(Director)in

Co-investorsChaos VenturesFocal VenturesGreen Egg VenturesJoyance PartnersTechstarsDarling Ventures+1 more

Bindedbinded.com𝕏

Binded provided copyright registration and protection tools for creators, letting users upload images to a private vault and register copyrights using a bitcoin-blockchain fingerprint.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3LegalTech

Co-investorsMistletoeVectr Ventures

Blockappsblockapps.netin𝕏Sep 2019

BlockApps offers an enterprise blockchain platform (STRATO) for tokenizing and managing real world assets such as crypto, precious metals, and tokenized securities.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechBrooklyn, US

Kieren James-Lubin(Executive Officer, Director)inVictor Wong(Director)

BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+3 more

Bloom Institute of Technologybloomtech.comin𝕏

BloomTech is an online coding and technology bootcamp that teaches in-demand skills to help students secure well-paying jobs.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechSaaSAustin, US

Austen Allred(Founder/CEO)inBen Nelson(Founder)inZoran(COO)

Co-investorsGelt VCManhattan WestY Combinator

Bloom Sciencebloomscience.comin𝕏

Bloom Science is a clinical-stage biotech company developing live biotherapeutic products that replicate the effects of the ketogenic diet through the gut-brain axis.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthSan Diego, US

Co-investorsJoyance PartnersPsyMed VenturesApollo Health VenturesLeaps by Bayer

Boundless Mindboundless.aiin𝕏

Boundless (Thrive) offers a personalized digital health app that helps users adopt small daily behavior changes across five areas — food, movement, sleep, stress management, and social connection — through baseline assessments and tailored daily guidance.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Arianna Huffington(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Focal VenturesJoyance PartnersNew York Venture PartnersAtaraxia VC

BrainKeybrainkey.aiin𝕏

BrainKey develops artificial intelligence and medical imaging analysis tools for neuroimaging data interpretation.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Owen Phillips, PhD(Founder)inDr. Owen Phillips(Founder)

Co-investorsJoyance PartnersY Combinator

Breakthroughbreakthrough.health

Breakthrough is a nutrition coaching business that helps individuals improve their long-term health and reach personal goals through personalized nutrition guidance and healthy habit building.

ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness

Sunny Dulay(Founder)inJill Thornton(Owner & Director of Nutrition)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures

Burrowburrow.comin𝕏Acquired

Burrow designs and sells modular furniture with an emphasis on quality, affordability, and fast delivery.

ConsumerE-commerceNew York City, US

Stephen Kuhl(Founder/CEO)inKabeer Chopra(Founder)inSteven Finnern(Executive Officer)

BoardTony Florence(Director)in

Co-investorsAmity VenturesFundersClubMultiplier CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Red & Blue VenturesReshape+7 more

Captiv8captiv8.ioin𝕏Acquired

Captiv8 operates an influencer and creator marketing platform, offering creator-first storytelling solutions for brands, following a combination with Influential's expertise.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Sunil Verma(Founder)in

Co-investorsClick VenturesEvolution VC PartnersMonta Vista CapitalMontage CapitalPROOFUnanimous Capital+1 more

Cassia Networkscassianetworks.comin𝕏

Cassia Networks provides enterprise Bluetooth IoT products and solutions, offering long-range, multi-device connectivity, edge processing, and location tracking for Bluetooth IoT networks.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoT

Felix Zhao(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsTSVCABB Technology Ventures

Chronicledchronicled.comin𝕏

Chronicled operates MediLedger, a blockchain-based platform for data alignment and transaction settlement between pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, GPOs, and health systems.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Samantha Radocchia(Cofounder)Susanne Somervillein

Co-investorsEmery CapitalNewtown PartnersPantera CapitalPortfoliaPortland Seed FundR/GA Ventures+5 more

Circle Medicalcirclemedical.coin

Circle Medical is a telehealth service that provides remote diagnosis, treatment, and medication management for adults with ADHD through video consultations and an app.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

George Favvas(Founder)in

Co-investorsKima VenturesNoosphere VenturesDecathlon Capital PartnersY Combinator

Classkick Education falseclasskick.comin𝕏

Classkick is a classroom platform that gives teachers real-time visibility into student work as students solve, write, and draw on uploaded PDFs, slides, images, and Google Docs, allowing instant feedback.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalImagine K12

ClinOneclinone.comApr 2023

Needham, US

Eric Schraufnagel(Founder)inAndrea Valente(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardSteve Lindseth(Director)Bob Conway(Director)

Co-investorsHilltop Venture PartnersJoyance PartnersNelstone VenturesStout Street CapitalBoulder VenturesCU Healthcare Innovation Fund+1 more

CoachMePluscoachmeplus.comin𝕏

CoachMePlus provides a software platform for sports scientists and coaches to centralize athlete performance data from multiple sources, visualize real-time insights, and automate training analysis and monitoring.

HealthtechSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessBuffalo, US

Kevin DawidowiczinLiz Young(Co-founder)inMike Dawidowicz(Co-founder & VP of Technology)inTeo Balbach(CEO)in

Coeditioncitychiconline.com

New York, US

Brooke Hainey(Chief Merchandising Officer)Kent Helbig(Chief Operating Officer)Keith George(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary)Kevin Ryan(Director)

Concourseconcourse.global𝕏acquired by EAB (Appily)

EdTechMarketplaces

Co-investorsColle Capital Partners

Contasticin𝕏acquired by SugarCRM

SugarAI (formerly SugarCRM) provides an AI-driven sales CRM platform for B2B companies, supporting sales, marketing, and customer service teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

David Roberts(Chief Executive Officer)Becca Toth(Chief Marketing Officer)Avner Alkhas(Chief Financial Officer)Bob Hackney(Chief Technology Officer)Lyndsey Valin(Chief Customer Officer)Shana Sweeney(Chief Human Resources Officer)

Co-investorsAccel-KKRDreamers VCEntrée CapitalMillennium Technology Value PartnersOpen Field CapitalTech Square Ventures+2 more

Copper Cow Coffeecoppercowcoffee.com

Copper Cow Coffee sells Vietnamese-style coffee made from climate-resilient robusta beans sourced from organic-certified farms in Vietnam, blended with real herbs and spices for flavor.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLos Angeles, US

Deborah Wei Mullin(Executive Officer, Director)Debbie(Founder)

Co-investorsArborview CapitalJoyance PartnersSiddhi CapitalSilverton PartnersCRCM VenturesCultivian Sandbox Ventures+2 more

CourseKeycoursekey.comin

Portico is an EdTech suite combining Campus Ivy, CourseKey, Verity IQ, and Trajecsys to provide technology and services for career schools, including admissions, operations, financial aid, compliance, and reporting.

EdTechSaaS

CrowdAlbumcrowdalbum.comacquired by Spotify

Building a visual history of the world's events.

Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.

Curie Cocurieco.comin

Curie Co develops sustainable ingredients based on natural processes for use in consumer goods including personal care, textiles, and food products.

BiotechCircular EconomyConsumerNew MaterialsChattanooga, US

Erika Milczek(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsHorizons VenturesJoyance PartnersCantos Ventures

Digbidigbihealth.com

Digbi Health offers a "food-as-medicine" precision care program that uses gut microbiome, genetic, and blood-marker testing to treat obesity, cardiometabolic, diabetes, and GI conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsAccelFrontier Venture CapitalOcean Azul PartnersRoosh VenturesSeraph Group

Displairin𝕏Defunct

Displair built screenless 3D display hardware that projected images onto suspended water-vapor sheets to create interactive, gesture-controlled holographic displays for retail and advertising uses.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsLeta Capital

Edifice Healthedificehealth.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Edifice Health offers the Inflammatory Age test, a biomarker composite scoring system that measures and monitors a person's inflammatory and immune health for early detection and prevention of chronic disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySan Mateo, US

David Furman, PhD(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board)Mark Davis, PhD(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisory Board Member)inWolfgang Daum(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Goldberg(CEO)inDavid Furman(Director)

BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)in

Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesJoyance PartnersPaladin Capital GroupAhren Innovation CapitalLeaps by BayerVertical Venture Partners

Edlyedly.co

Edly is a private student loan platform offering income-based repayment (IBR) loans, including a no-cosigner option for students within a year of graduation.

EdTechFintechBriarcliff Manor, US

Christopher Ricciardi(Executive Officer, Director)inCharles Trafton(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Gilbert(Director)

BoardPablo Srugo(Director)inCode Cubitt(Director)in

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupMistral Venture Partners

Electric Eraelectriceratechnologies.comin𝕏

Electric Era helps businesses secure government funding and deploy EV charging infrastructure, offering end-to-end support from grant applications through installation and ongoing operations.

CleantechEnergyGovTechHardwareMobility & TransportationRetail Tech

Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCity LightIntelis CapitalJoyance PartnersProeza VenturesREMUS Capital

Elite Dailyelitedaily.com𝕏

Elite Daily is a digital media outlet publishing entertainment, celebrity, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and wellness content aimed at a young, primarily female audience.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

David Arabov(Cofounder)Jonathon Francis(Cofounder)

Co-investorsGreycroftRed Sea VenturesVast Ventures

Embr Labsembrlabs.com

Embr Labs makes the Embr Wave, a wrist-worn thermal wearable that delivers heating and cooling sensations to the skin at the press of a button to help users feel more comfortable with temperature.

ConsumerHardwareWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Samuel Shames(Executive Officer)David Cohen-Tanugi(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew J. Smith(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Gibson(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Gazda(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardWilliam Schroeder(Director)

Co-investorsJoyance PartnersSafar PartnersEsplanade Ventures

Enhatch Health falseenhatch.comin

Enhatch designs and manufactures medical implants and surgical instruments, leveraging additive manufacturing to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes.

Advanced ManufacturingDigital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesSaaSColorado, US

Co-investorsNumeta CapitalGreat Oaks Venture Capital

Enspectra Healthenspectrahealth.comin𝕏

Enspectra Health develops VIO, a handheld skin imaging system that combines multiphoton laser scanning with reflectance confocal microscopy to produce high-resolution digital images of live cells noninvasively, without a biopsy incision.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesMountain View, US

Gabriel Sanchez(CEO)in

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesHeuristic Capital PartnersTsingyuan Ventures

Epicgetepic.com𝕏Oct 2015

Epic! is a digital library platform that provides access to books and reading materials for educational institutions and individual readers.

Digital HealthEdTechMinot, US

Kevin DonahueinSuren MarkosianTodd Berning(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors500 GlobalMaven VenturesMenlo VenturesSpider CapitalStructural CapitalTransLink Capital+2 more

EuMentis Therapeuticseumentistx.comin

EuMentis Therapeutics develops therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders, targeting selective CNS circuits in the brain.

BiotechDigital HealthMental HealthNewton, US

Andrew Pearlman(Director)Randall Marshall(Executive Officer)Mark Tepper(Executive Officer, Director)James Larrick(Director)

Co-investorsJoyance Partners

EveryMoveeverymove.orginDec 2011acquired by Higi

FitnessSyncer is a health and fitness data aggregation platform that unifies data from multiple apps, trackers, and devices in a single dashboard.

FintechHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessSeattle, US

Russell Benaroya(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAndy Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Kent Marquardt(Director)

Co-investorsTechstarsBlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners

Faircraftfaircraft.bio

FairCraft develops lab-grown leather produced from cells and proteins through a material discovery platform, offering an animal-free alternative with low environmental impact.

BiotechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsParis, FR

Haïkel Balti(CEO)inCesar Valencia Gallardo(CTO)in

Co-investorsAFI VenturesBlue Wire CapitalEntrepreneur FirstJoyance PartnersKindred VenturesCAP HORN VC+2 more

Famafama.ioin𝕏Jul 2015

Fama uses AI to conduct online screening of individuals for compliance purposes, analyzing public web presence.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNational Harbor, US

Saiful Khandaker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ben Mones(CEO)in

Co-investorsAmplify.LABonfire VenturesBullpen CapitalConductor CapitalCrosscut VenturesK5 Ventures+2 more

Finless Foodsfinlessfoods.comin

Finless Foods develops cell-cultivated seafood alternatives, starting with Pacific bluefin tuna, aimed at consumers seeking sustainable options that reduce pressure on wild fish stocks.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Brandon Chen(Co-Founder & CEO)inBrian Wyrwas(Co-Founder & CSO)inMichael Selden(Co-Founder & Advisor)in

Co-investorsAt One VenturesAurum Venture PartnersBabel VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Draper Associates+9 more

Folia Healthfoliahealth.comin𝕏

Folia Health is a digital health platform that enables patients and caregivers to track symptoms, treatments, and health outcomes through personalized surveys, generating home-reported outcomes data used by life sciences companies and researchers to understand real-world treatment impacts.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMassachusetts, US

Nell Meosky Luo(CEO and Chairman)inDan Toffling(Co-Founder & CTO)inPaul T. Meosky(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBantam GroupCorrelation VenturesCrosslink CapitalJoyance PartnersLaunchpad Venture GroupTBD Angels+6 more

Freeplayfreeplayapp.com

Freeplay is a subscription app that gives members access to 100+ partner gyms and fitness studios across Utah — including yoga studios, CrossFit boxes, climbing and boxing gyms, and rec centers — for a flat monthly fee with no contracts.

ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsParlay Capital Holdings

Fulcrumfulcrumpro.comin𝕏

Fulcrum is cloud-based manufacturing software that provides real-time job tracking, production scheduling, and job costing for manufacturing shops.

Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingSaaS

JeffSunny Han(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMotivate Venture CapitalSchematic VenturesIrishAngelsTechstars

Funnel Leasingfunnelleasing.comin

Funnel is a property management software or platform serving multifamily real estate companies; it hosts a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) of senior leaders from major property management firms and REITs who shape its product roadmap and strategy.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechPropTechSaaSNew York City, US

Co-investorsCamber CreekExpansion Venture CapitalRET VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesTechstars+3 more

Funnelbeamfunnelbeam.com

FunnelBeam offers AI-driven data enrichment, integrations, and automation for go-to-market teams, helping identify and target ideal customer profiles across lead generation, sales, and marketing operations.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech

Co-investorsMindset Venture

Gameflipgameflip.com𝕏

Gameflip is an online marketplace where individuals and professional sellers buy and sell gaming items, including in-game items, game codes, and Steam games, with delivery options such as auto-delivery and bot delivery.

E-commerceGamingMarketplaces

Terry Ngo(Founder)in

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalForefront VentureGoAhead VenturesAccelAlpaca VCLaton Ventures

Gentem Exits falsegentem.com

Gentem builds a payments platform for medical practices that advances reimbursement on insurance claims rather than making providers wait for payers.

Healthtech

Emmanuel AkintayoFisayo OsiteluMadhav JhaManny Akintayo

Co-investors500 GlobalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalRocketship.vc

Granifygranify.comin𝕏acquired by Bazaarvoice · Dec 2023

Granify, now part of the Bazaarvoice platform, provides an AI-powered "Contextual Commerce" decision engine that uses shoppers' real-time behavioral data to deliver tailored online shopping experiences and drive incremental sales for enterprise retailers.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech

Jeff Lawrence(Founder)in

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedKlass CapitalMarlin Equity PartnersInovia CapitalValar Ventures Llc

Greenhouse Softwaregreenhouse.ioin

Greenhouse is an end-to-end hiring platform for scaling companies that manages talent sourcing, recruitment, candidate evaluation, and employee onboarding through structured workflows and analytics.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Daniel Chait(Founder)inJonathan K. Stross(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMamoon Hamid(Director)in

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsLumia CapitalWinklevoss CapitalRiverwood Capital

GroLensgrolens.com𝕏

GroLens is a compliance and operations platform for cannabis cultivators, offering METRC state integration, inventory and harvest tracking, sales orders, production scheduling, and staff task management.

AgTechIoTSaaS

GYANTgyant.comin𝕏

Fabric unifies virtual and in-person care through technology for intake, triage, routing, and treatment, serving healthcare providers and patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Aniq Rahman(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsGrazia Equity GmbHJoyance PartnersOSF VenturesTechstarsWessel ManagementWing+1 more

Hack Noticehacknotice.comin𝕏May 2022

HackNotice provides adversary intelligence monitoring for security teams, tracking activity on ransomware leak sites, underground forums, and criminal marketplaces to help organizations detect breaches and threats across their vendor ecosystem.

CybersecurityAustin, US

Stephen Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Takla(Executive Officer)

BoardChris Ahern(Director)in

Co-investorsGeekdomStrategic Cyber VenturesLytical Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Exits · 15

15 acquisitions · showing 9

AreaMetricsacq. by Point InsideConcourseacq. by EAB (Appily)Contasticacq. by SugarCRMCrowdAlbumacq. by SpotifyEveryMoveacq. by HigiGranifyacq. by BazaarvoiceScatteracq. by EvercoastSpeechlyacq. by RobloxVolumetricacq. by 3D Systems

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Social Starts made?
Social Starts has 189 tracked investments, 15 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Social Starts invest at?
Social Starts invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Social Starts focus on?
Social Starts focuses on Consumer, Digital Health, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, FoodTech, Healthtech, HR Tech, Longevity, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Social Starts located?
Social Starts is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Social Starts lead rounds?
Social Starts typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Social Starts co-invest with?
Social Starts most often shares deals with Joyance Partners, Techstars, 500 Global, among 350 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 87

Techstars

Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.

$220K
TSVC

TSV Capital (TSVC), formerly TEEC Angel Fund, is a Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firm that backs technical founders at the earliest stages, having invested in over 200 early-stage companies.

$1M
Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.

$50K – $500K
Bullpen Capital

Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.

$2M – $4M
Gaingels

Gaingels is a large venture investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, while advocating for LGBTQ+ representation and equity of access in venture capital.

$200K – $500K
Silverton Partners

Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas that partners with founders long-term, having backed 75+ portfolio companies with 30+ acquisitions and 4 IPOs.

$200K – $2M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.

Both backed · 2
$500K – $15M
FundersClub

FundersClub is an online venture capital firm and startup investing platform that gives accredited investors access to vetted early-stage startups from Silicon Valley and beyond.

Both backed · 2
$250K – $5M
Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $5M
Flybridge Capital Partners

Seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston and New York City investing in ambitious founders leveraging the power of AI. With over $1 billion under management across six seed funds and seven pre-seed funds, portfolio companies include BetterCloud, BitSight, Bowery, Chief, Codecademy (acq: SKILL), FalconX, Firebase (acq: GOOG), Infracommerce (BVMF: IFCM3), MadeiraMadeira, MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB), Open English, Plastiq, and Splice.

Both backed · 2
Attn: GraceEverywear
$250K – $10M
Ridge Ventures

Ridge Ventures is a focused venture capital fund that backs experienced founders building revenue-first enterprise software companies at the late seed and early Series A stages.

Both backed · 2
$2M – $7M
75 more co-investors

FusionScout VenturesIrishAngelsBabel VenturesTrue Wealth VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesBoxGroupIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Plug and Play VenturesFirstMark CapitalRRE VenturesCota CapitalLowercase Capital2048 VenturesTeamworthy VenturesTorch CapitalTusk Venture PartnersFikaThe Venture CollectiveMotivate Venture CapitalFoothill VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcSchematic VenturesMindset VentureBold Capital PartnersBig Idea VenturesRethink ImpactFounders FundLong Journey VenturesFJ LabsEverywhere VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Coatue ManagementB Capital GroupAtomicoEniac VenturesMayfield FundUpHonest CapitalLux CapitalCaffeinated CapitalSoftBank Vision FundIA VenturesOperator LPWGI GroupEclipse VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesDigital Currency GroupAcequia Capital (AceCap)Science VenturesReach CapitalThird Kind Venture CapitalGolden VenturesWhat If VenturesRubicon Venture CapitalCurious CapitalRTP GlobalEuclid Venture PartnersGFT VenturesFemale FoundersValor Equity PartnersFactorial CapitalDeep Fork CapitalExpon CapitalMax VenturesRethink Capital PartnersScript CapitalAdvancit CapitalSupernode VenturesHannah Grey VenturesE-MergeKeiretsu CapitalAsymmetry Ventures

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