Social Starts
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Also known as ATARAXIA PARTNERS, LLC · Social Starts Pioneer
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 125 of 185 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×34Healthtech ×32SaaS ×31Digital Health ×25Enterprise Software ×18Consumer ×16Biotech ×15Wellness & Fitness ×13
HQs:United States×87Canada×1Germany×1France×1Japan×1Mongolia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 73 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×372 founders×273 founders×84+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4The Wharton School ×3Cornell University ×2Harvard Business School ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2Stanford University School of Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Llama Capital Partners ×2U.S. House of Representatives ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)
Investments · 185 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 32020 · 12019 · 22018 · 32017 · 52016 · 22015 · 42011 · 125 dated
Affinio provides audience analysis tools that help brands identify who their audience is and what they want.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Co-investorsRound13 CapitalWhitecap Venture PartnersBuild Ventures
AlphaPoint provides financial infrastructure for digital assets, offering platforms for institutional treasury, trading, payments, and liquidity management.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalRobin Hood Ventures
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)Shoulian Dong(Chief Scientific Officer)Daniel Schoener(Chief Product Officer)Chris Meda(Chief Commercial Officer)Ming Tan(Director)Sammy Datwani(Director)
Co-investorsBeacon AngelsShepherd Ventures
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
Honolulu, US
Brandon Bennett(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Solidum(Executive Officer)Carey Bennett(Executive Officer)
BoardDan Freedman(Director)Donavan Kealoha(Director)
Co-investorsQuest Venture PartnersSeraph GroupStartup Capital Ventures
Co-investorsDCM VenturesWaverley Capital
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)Viraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg NeiheiselTim BrunkTimothy Brunk(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic Ventures+10 more
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-investorsBackbone AngelsFlybridge Capital PartnersHow Women InvestIngeborg InvestmentsJoyance PartnersKapor Capital+7 more
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)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactAtlanta SeedBYU Cougar CapitalTeamworthy VenturesTechstarsFuel Capital+2 more
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 RealmDecathlon Capital PartnersGlobal Founders Capital+2 more
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)Ranga Jayawardena(Executive Officer)
BoardShawn Merani(Director)in
Co-investorsChaos VenturesFocal VenturesGreen Egg VenturesJoyance PartnersTechstarsDarling Ventures+1 more
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
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)Victor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+3 more
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 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 Ventures
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)
Co-investorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Focal VenturesJoyance PartnersNew York Venture Partners
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
Breakthrough offers personalized nutrition coaching, pairing individuals with a coach to build sustainable eating plans based on their preferences, lifestyle, and goals.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Sunny Dulay(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures
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+6 more
Co-investorsPeak Partners
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 Networks develops Bluetooth-based IoT connectivity solutions, using long-range Bluetooth technology for applications in areas such as education, digital health, and personnel management.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoT
Felix Zhao(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsTSVCABB Technology Ventures
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+4 more
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 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
Needham, US
Eric Schraufnagel(Founder)inAndrea Valente(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSteve Lindseth(Director)Bob Conway(Director)
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersNelstone VenturesBoulder VenturesCU Healthcare Innovation FundFirst Trust Capital Partners
CoachMePlus is an athlete management platform that centralizes performance data for coaches and athletes, offering a program builder, custom testing, wearable integrations, dashboards, and tools for nutrition, hydration, wellness, and messaging.
SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness
New York, US
Brooke Hainey(Chief Merchandising Officer)Kent Helbig(Chief Operating Officer)Keith George(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary)Kevin Ryan(Director)
EdTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsColle Capital Partners
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 Coffee sells single-serve Vietnamese pour-over coffee, ground beans and condensed-milk creamers direct-to-consumer and in retail.
Advanced ManufacturingLos Angeles, US
Deborah Wei Mullin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsArborview CapitalJoyance PartnersSiddhi CapitalSilverton PartnersCRCM VenturesCultivian Sandbox Ventures+2 more
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
Building a visual history of the world's events.
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.
Curie develops eco-friendly ingredients at the intersection of chemistry and biology as alternatives to legacy chemicals for consumer products.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew Materials
Co-investorsHorizons VenturesJoyance PartnersCantos Ventures
Co-investorsAccelFrontier Venture CapitalOcean Azul PartnersRoosh VenturesSeraph Group
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)David Goldberg(CEO)inDavid Furman(Director)
BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesJoyance PartnersPaladin Capital GroupAhren Innovation CapitalLeaps by Bayer
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 Era builds energy management platforms and hardware that buffer, manage, and autonomously operate energy systems, offering the RE400 EV fast-charging solution for retailers and the CoPower Platform for AI data centers.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCity LightIntelis CapitalJoyance PartnersProeza VenturesREMUS Capital
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
Co-investorsGreycroftRed Sea VenturesVast Ventures
Embr Labs makes the Embr Wave, a wrist-worn thermal wearable that delivers on-demand cooling and warming sensations.
Boston, US
Samuel Shames(Executive Officer)David Cohen-Tanugi(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew J. Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Gibson(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Gazda(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardWilliam Schroeder(Director)
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersSafar Partners
Enhatch provides a HIPAA-compliant, web-based platform for personalized surgery, letting surgical teams, engineers, and device reps generate anatomic models, create patient-specific case plans, and collaborate on approvals remotely.
Digital HealthMedical DevicesSaaS
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNumeta Capital
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
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesHeuristic Capital PartnersTsingyuan Ventures
Epic! is a digital library platform that provides access to books and reading materials for educational institutions and individual readers.
Digital HealthEdTechMinot, US
Kevin DonahueSuren MarkosianTodd Berning(Executive Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalMaven VenturesMenlo VenturesStructural CapitalTransLink CapitalWebb Investment Network+1 more
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
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
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Co-investorsInven Capital
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+1 more
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)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesBullpen CapitalConductor CapitalCrosscut VenturesK5 VenturesSilverton Partners+1 more
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)Brian Wyrwas(Co-Founder & CSO)Michael Selden(Co-Founder & Advisor)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesAurum Venture PartnersBabel VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Draper Associates+8 more
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)Paul T. Meosky(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupCrosslink CapitalJoyance PartnersLaunchpad Venture GroupTBD AngelsWalnut Venture Associates+5 more
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
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 VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Foundation Capital+2 more
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+2 more
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
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
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalForefront VentureGoAhead VenturesAccelAlpaca VCLaton Ventures
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
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 PerkinsWinklevoss CapitalRiverwood Capital
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
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
Heartbeat is an all-in-one platform for community builders to run memberships, courses, events, and payments on their own branded website, with channels, live rooms, DMs, and a member directory.
Creator EconomyEdTechSaaSSocialAndover, US
James McQuade(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersService Provider Capital.406 VenturesCressey & CompanyOptum Ventures
Hey Jane is a virtual clinic providing abortion care and reproductive health services to patients across 24 U.S. states through telehealth.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Kiki Freedman(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersMPG FundPortfoliaUlu Ventures37 AngelsAlumni Ventures+5 more
Hey Jane is a US virtual clinic that connects patients with clinicians via telehealth for abortion care and other reproductive and sexual health services.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechNew York City, US
Kiki Freedman(Founder)inAmy Potter(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesDorm RoomPortfoliaUlu VenturesYard Ventures
InformAI builds AI-driven enterprise software for clinical use in radiology, radiation oncology, and high-acuity informatics, including RadOncAI for radiation therapy dose planning, TransplantAI for donor-recipient transplant decisions, and SinusAI for CT imaging diagnostics.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersDEFTA Partners
Inso Bio develops a microfluidic benchtop system for automated DNA sample preparation, using patented 'micropillar' technology to physically extract and purify high molecular weight DNA for sequencing rather than relying on affinity binding.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Co-investors2048 VenturesSpacecadet Ventures
Inspectiv offers an AI-enabled security testing platform that combines bug bounty, penetration testing, feature testing, and vulnerability disclosure programs (VDP) with Continuous Threat Exposure Management.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCulver City, US
Joseph Melika(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Disraeli(Executive Officer, Director)inClark Landry(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFikaMoonshots CapitalMucker CapitalFika VenturesGreenspring AssociatesStepstone Group
Interviewed provides job simulations and assessments that let employers evaluate candidates' performance on job-related tasks.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechAustin, US
Chris Bakke(Founder)inDarren Nix(Founder)inDaniel O'Shea(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorSV Angel
Javelin Biotech develops an organ-on-a-chip platform using human microphysiological systems (MPS) to generate clinically-relevant preclinical data for drug discovery.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Brighton, US
Zachary Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsVestigo VenturesAtlantic Vantage Point
San Francisco, US
Bart Epstein(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Cohen(Director)Jason Palmer(Director)
BoardArrun Kapoor(Director)Mark Chernis(Director)Gerard Robinson(Director)
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
BloomTech (formerly Lambda School) offers online, AI-focused tech training programs and bootcamps with part-time and full-time options, deferred tuition, and career support.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCImagine K12Outbound VenturesTandem CapitalBalaji Srinivasan
LeadIQ is a B2B sales prospecting platform that provides contact and account data to enrich CRMs, track when champions change roles, and automate outbound workflows.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech
Mei Siauw(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCathay InnovationEight Roads Ventures
LeagueApps provides a youth sports management platform that handles registration, payments, scheduling, communications, reporting, facilities, and website design for clubs, camps, tournaments, and leagues.
SaaSSports TechNew York, US
Jeremy Goldberg(President)Brian Litvack(CEO & Co-Founder)Steve Parker(CTO & Co-Founder)Linda Wang(Chief of Staff)Leigh Hartman(Vice President, People)Paul Cusick(Vice President, Sales)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersR/GA VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesRed Sea Ventures
Little Bird was a Portland social analytics company that identified top experts and influencers in any field via Twitter data.
Co-investorsSocial Leverage
Lucidact provides nurse-led remote patient monitoring and virtual care for Medicare and Medicaid patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Cheong AngGrace Chen
Co-investors500 Global
Madorra develops a nonhormonal, noninvasive medical device to treat vaginal dryness and vulvovaginal atrophy, targeting post-menopausal people and breast cancer survivors.
FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesPortland, US
Holly Rockweilerin
Co-investorsBerkeley CatalystPortfoliaPortland Seed FundElevate CapitalOneVentures
Mae provides community-based doula support and maternal health education for pregnant people, integrating with insurance and Medicaid to match mothers with doulas and care coordinators.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechNew York City, US
Maya Hardigan(Founder)
Co-investorsAstiaBright VenturesForeground CapitalJoyance PartnersJumpstart NovaSteelSky Ventures+2 more
Sam Shawki(Founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersEPIC VENTURESMosaik PartnersSony Ventures Corporation
MANTL provides omnichannel deposit origination technology that enables banks and credit unions to open consumer and commercial accounts both in-person and online.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Benjamin Conant(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesPoint72 VenturesSinai Capital PartnersTechstarsVine VenturesBoxGroup+1 more
Meati produces meat alternatives made from mycelium, the root structure of fungi, offering a plant-based protein source with complete amino acids and additional nutritional benefits.
ConsumerFoodTech
Tyler Huggins(Founder)
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBluestein VenturesFifty YearsJoyance PartnersThe March GroupToba Capital+4 more
Medal is a free software application for recording, editing, and sharing gameplay highlights on PC and mobile.
Creator EconomyGamingHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Andrew McMurry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Kaminsky(Director)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlpha EdisonHorizons VenturesJoyance PartnersOMERS Ventures+2 more
Wellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Aaron Albert(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Groves(Executive Officer)Matthew Sadofsky(Director)
BoardJeff Cantalupo(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsAble PartnersJoyance PartnersListen VenturesRoute 66 VenturesWndrCo
Mission Barns produces cultivated meat products, primarily pork-based items like meatballs, bacon, and sausages, combining lab-grown pork fat with plant protein for consumers seeking sustainable alternatives to conventional meat.
Climate TechFoodTechBerkeley, US
Ilan Eitan Fischer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Bowman(Director)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBabel VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcBloom8Blue Ledge CapitalJoyance Partners+6 more
mybacs® produces pro-, pre-, and postbiotic dietary supplements focused on gut microbiome health, developed with input from medical, pharmaceutical, and nutrition experts.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Dr. Adrian Weingart(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsnaturalX Health Ventures
Kansas City, US
Joshua Montgomery(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kristie Adair(Executive Officer, Promoter)Stephen Penrod(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCTechstars
Naadam sources and produces cashmere products from Mongolia, using hand-combing methods to ensure animal welfare and sustainability.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew MaterialsMongolia, MN
Matthew ScanlanDiederik RijsemusKyle Fisher(Director)
BoardShad Azimi(Director)
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalMagic HourMaywic Select InvestmentsReshapeSWAT Equity Partners+2 more
Novel Farms produces lab-grown (cultivated) animal-cell ingredients aimed at replicating the protein, flavor, and aroma of conventional animal products for the food industry.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsSustainable Food VenturesBig Idea Ventures
HealthtechDenver, US
Edward Likovich(Executive Officer, Director)James Cook(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardThomas Virden(Director)Ben Wire(Director)inChris Saxman(Director)Rohit Seth(Director)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCobalt VenturesFemHealth VenturesForefront VentureHealthtech CapitalRockies Venture Club+2 more
Onai is a research and development organization focused on advances across artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptography, large-scale computation, and verified programming.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechSilicon Valley, US
Co-investorsResolute Ventures
Oneday is an accredited entrepreneurship MBA program that helps aspiring founders build and launch businesses part-time using lean methodologies and mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs.
EdTechFuture of WorkSaaSKansas City, US
Co-investorsAnanda Impact VenturesBrighteye VenturesFlint CapitalOutward VCPlayfair CapitalSparkmind.vc
Brand Networks (Optimal Social) is a creator and employee advocacy platform that lets brands turn employees, fans, associates, and partners into organic content creators and amplify top-performing posts through paid media buying.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSRochester, US
Co-investorsCarmel VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesPitango
Ordway is a billing and revenue automation platform that supports subscription, usage-based, and other recurring pricing and contract models for finance teams.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSWashington, US
Sameer Gulati(CEO and Founder)Subbu Venkiteswaran(SVP of R&D, Operations, and Product)Steve Keifer(Chief Marketing Officer)
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)
Osano is a data privacy platform that helps companies manage compliance with global privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD through cookie consent management, subject rights (DSAR) automation, preference management, website compliance scanning, and vendor risk assessment.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Arlo Gilbert(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inScott Hertel(Co-founder)Bobby Jaffari(Chief Executive Officer)Jessica Hamilton(Chief Financial Officer)inSkye McCullough(Chief Customer Officer)in
BoardMichael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsLiveOak VenturesNext Coast VenturesBaird CapitalJump CapitalLookout VenturesFirst Ascent Ventures+2 more
Osmosis is a US health education platform of short-form medical videos and learning tools, acquired by Elsevier.
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFigure 8 InvestmentsGreycroftMaryland TEDCOMichelson 20MM FoundationTEDCO+1 more
Outer is a direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture brand selling modular sofas, dining sets and patio accessories.
Santa Monica, US
Terry Lin(Founder)Jiake Liu(Founder)in
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersFlucas VenturesMantis CapitalMucker CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Unlock Venture Partners+5 more
Co-investorsComcast Ventures
Paradromics develops a brain-computer interface (BCI) system, with FDA Breakthrough Device Designations for speech decoding and digital device control, and works with academic medical institutions on translational BCI research.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Matt Angle(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investors15th RockAlpha EdisonAnthropy PartnersCapital FactoryCoastCapFrontier Path VC+14 more
PNOĒ offers non-invasive breath-based metabolic testing that measures 23 biomarkers to derive metrics like VO2 Max, RMR, and fat-burn, paired with an AI engine that combines the results with wearable, blood, and biometric data to generate personalized nutrition, training, and lifestyle plans.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSports Tech
Co-investorsFifty Years
Probius develops Quantum Electrochemical Spectroscopy (QES), a label- and reagent-free electrochemical sensing technology that detects and quantifies thousands of analytes—proteins, metabolites, and cells—from microliter-scale biological samples in about 30 minutes.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechSemiconductorsFremont, US
Chaitanya Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inEmmanuel Quevy(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalHeuristic Capital PartnersSilicon CatalystTSVC
Proper Good makes shelf-stable ready-to-eat meals including oats, soups, and pasta marketed as better-for-you convenience food.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBozeman, US
Christopher Jane(Executive Officer, Director)inJennifer Cummins(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Cummins(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDoug Bouton(Director)Patrick Beathard(Director)Maxx Karr(Director)
Streaming for next-gen video creators in AI, XR, and blockchain
New York City, US
Co-investors645 VenturesColopl NextDG Daiwa VenturesGFR FundSony Ventures CorporationTechstars
Ravn provides embedded engineering squads of senior product engineers to help companies accelerate product development and AI implementation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGovTechBoston, US
Jake Bullock(Founder)in
Co-investorsJ2 VenturesY CombinatorRRE Ventures
Receptiviti provides a language analysis platform that measures psychological traits — cognitive state, emotion, and personality — from text and communication, based on peer-reviewed research at the intersection of language and psychology.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSToronto
James Pennebaker(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Kreindler(Co-founder and President)Dr. James W. Pennebaker(Co-founder and Chief Science Officer)Mike Durland(Chief Executive Officer)Jennifer Glista(Chief Revenue Officer)Kota Sharan Karanth(Executive Officer)
RentHop is an apartment rental marketplace that connects renters with listings ranked by freshness, accuracy, and property manager responsiveness, while providing brokers and property managers a platform to post listings and reach qualified tenants.
MarketplacesPropTechNew York City, US
Lee C. Lin(Founder)Lawrence Zhou(Founder)inLee Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorTwo Sigma Ventures
Ride Capital offers systematic investment strategies designed for German GmbH (limited liability company) structures, using tax advantages under § 8b KStG.
Fintech
New York, US
Kurt Breitenkamp(Executive Officer, Director)Orion Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Samuels(Director)Sarah Istel(Director)
Co-investorsWireframe Ventures
Rosy was a mobile app for women's sexual and emotional health, offering short educational videos, wellness plans, community events, and female-focused erotica created with women's healthcare providers.
Digital HealthFemTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsMindshift CapitalTrue Wealth VenturesCultivation CapitalSoGal Ventures
Ruby Bio uses fermentation to produce bio-based surfactants, natural food emulsifiers, polyol sweeteners, biomonomers, and oleochemicals from sugars and up-cycled waste feedstocks.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsEarth Venture CapitalFusionKicker VenturesThe Venture Collective
Sharper Sense develops single-use neurostimulation patches worn on the neck to enhance cognition and sensory processing by stimulating nerves and releasing norepinephrine.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Charles Rodenkirch(CEO)Qi Wang(Inventor)Linh Le(CCO)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsComcast VenturesJoyance PartnersSOSV
She's well offers a fertility subscription that bundles egg freezing and fertility testing—including clinic visits, labs, medications, procedures, and first-year storage—into one fixed monthly price starting at $249/month.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Alex vZivana Zerjal
Co-investors500 GlobalDigital Health Ventures
New York, US
Edward Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Kent Krekorian(Executive Officer)Hal Muchnick(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBo Peabody(Director)Benjamin Sun(Director)Kirk Wolfe(Director)
Co-investorsMI VenturesAtlas VentureMK CapitalSpring Mountain Capital
Smilo is a baby brand offering products for pregnancy, baby, and toddler stages, designed with input from doctors, engineers, and parents.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Co-investorsBlue Scorpion InvestmentsRainfall VenturesStudio VC
Stoplight is a collaborative platform for API design that helps teams build and manage APIs at scale.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSAustin, US
Marc MacLeod(Founder)in
Co-investorsNext Coast VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersTechstars
Stream provides infrastructure for building AI applications and real-time communication features including chat, video, feed, and moderation across multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Thierry Schellenbach(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsFelicis VenturesUpslope VenturesUpVentures CapitalV1 VCArthur Ventures+5 more
Streamup is a live streaming platform for musicians to broadcast interactive performances to audiences with real-time chat and tipping functionality.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialLos Angeles, US
Kyle Michelson(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
StructionSite provides visual reality capture and AI for construction and infrastructure sites, using 360 cameras, drones, robots and site cams to document projects and surface schedule, quality and safety risks.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Philip Lorenzo(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Daly(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Zito(Founder)inDaniel Zito(Director)Manuel Zamora(Director)Matt Daly
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalCemex Ventures
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupBloomberg BetaThe Fund
ThingLink is an AI-powered platform for creating interactive immersive learning experiences that annotate physical and digital environments with rich media.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
UllainUlla-Maaria Engeström Koivula
Co-investors500 GlobalLifeline VenturesInventure
Co-investorsLaunchCapital
A mobile app offering guided relaxation and sleep videos created by ASMR artists and sleep professionals, with daily new content releases.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Miha Mlakar(Founder)inGasper Kolenc(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Co-investorsHyphen Capital
Transfr provides career awareness, exploration, preparation, and training programs to help learners discover and transition into in-demand jobs.
AgTechDeep TechEdTechFuture of WorkNew York City, US
Bharani Rajakumar
Co-investorsABS Capital PartnersAkkadian VenturesImagination CapitalUpstage VenturesAlbum VC
Treeline offers Sails, an MVC web framework for Node.js that lets developers build data-driven APIs and backends in JavaScript, using a bundled ORM (Waterline) and code-generating blueprints.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)OrbiMed
Trexo develops a robotic device that enables children with cerebral palsy and other mobility disabilities to walk independently at home.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsToronto, CA
Manmeet Maggu(Founder/CEO)inRahul Udasi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundersGeekdomkineo financeTechstarsUCeed FundsY Combinator
TripleLift is a technology company that operates at the intersection of creative, media, and data to drive advertiser engagement and measurable impact.
AdTechData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Ari Lewine(Director)Eric Berry(Executive Officer, Director)Shaun Zacharia(Executive Officer)
BoardRyan Ziegler(Director)Adam D'Augelli(Director)in
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersEdison PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)NextView VenturesRemarkable VenturesTrajectory Ventures+1 more
Summit provides managed infrastructure services including private cloud, colocation, dedicated GPU and Mac hosting, disaster recovery, and application hosting for business software such as QuickBooks and Sage.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz
UnaliWear makes the Kanega Watch, a wearable medical alert device for seniors that offers voice-activated help, automatic fall detection, and a swappable battery system connected to a US-based 24/7 emergency monitoring center.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Jean Anne Booth(Founder and CEO)inBrian Kircher(Co-founder & SMTS)inMarc DeVinney(Executive Officer)
BoardWilliam Lyon(Director)Ricky Solomon(Director)
Co-investorsAstiaCentral Texas Angel NetworkKeiretsu ForumPortfoliaTrue Wealth Ventures
Unbound Babes designs and sells body-safe vibrators, sexual wellness products, and accessories directly to consumers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsOutbound VenturesRace CapitalSoGal VenturesWayfinder VenturesY Combinator
Seattle, US
Patrick Lowndes(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsAlliance of AngelsInovia Capital
vidIQ offers AI-powered tools for YouTube creators, providing content ideas, video optimization (titles, tags, thumbnails), and creator coaching to help grow views and subscribers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Rob Sandie(Founder)inJames Cross(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalEscalate Capital PartnersExpansion Venture CapitalUpfront VenturesLowercase Capital
CesiumAstro develops AI-enhanced, software-defined communications systems for space, air, and ground domain applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechNew York City, US
Daniel Morozoff(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsDorm RoomPrefix CapitalR/GA VenturesSamsung NextTechstars
VinePair is an online media outlet publishing news, guides, and editorial coverage about wine, beer, spirits, and other alcoholic beverages for drinks enthusiasts and industry followers.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Adam Teeter(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Malin(Director)
Co-investorsNew York Venture Partners
BetteRx is a pharmacy technology company that provides automated compounding systems and software to enable pharmacists to safely and efficiently prepare personalized, customized medications at scale while maintaining FDA compliance.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Anthony Marsella(Founder & CEO)Daniel DeCiccio(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsCompoundSlater Technology Fund
New York, US
Elizabeth Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Rachel Rodin(Executive Officer, Director)Louise Youngson-Klasfeld(Executive Officer)
BoardBeth Ferreira(Director)
Co-investorsRunway Venture Partners
Vizbee provides universal casting technology and lets media companies launch branded, high-performance TV apps across platforms such as FireTV, Roku, Samsung, LG, Vizio, AndroidTV, and Xbox.
AdTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US
Mark Levine(Director)Darren Feher(Executive Officer, Director)Prashanth Pappu(Director)Jeremy Legg(Director)
BoardSomak Chattopadhyay(Director)in
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Armory Square Ventures
Volumetric Biotechnologies, acquired by 3D Systems in 2021, develops bioprinting materials and vascularized human tissue constructs.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Jordan Miller(Co-Founder and President)inBagrat Grigoryan(Co-Founder, COO)in
Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesHelios CapitalY CombinatorBoxOne VenturesLDV Capital
Wayfinder Bio develops orally available small-molecule medicines that bind to the mRNAs encoding disease-driving proteins to prevent those proteins from being made.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsNotation CapitalBoxOne VenturesDivergent CapitalExor Ventures
Weller offers wellness products available through a monthly subscribe-and-save program with recurring discounts.
Direct to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investors7thirtyBrand Foundry Ventures
Wellthy operates a care concierge service with a dedicated team of coordinators and advisers who help families navigate healthcare systems, access care providers, and manage care-related tasks across aging, disability, mental health, and other life stages.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner(Co-founder / CEO)Kevin Roche(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.Generator VenturesNext Play VenturesRethink ImpactHearstLab+2 more
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalWonder Ventures
Co-investorsCSA Partners LLC
Co-investorsIrishAngelsBullish
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesBaruch Future Ventures
WorkTango (formerly YouEarnedIt) provides an employee experience platform combining employee surveys and insights with recognition and rewards, along with reporting, analytics, and HRIS integrations.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Autumn Manning(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Dasch(Executive Officer)Kenny Tomlin(Director)
BoardMichael Dodd(Director)Sheila Spence(Director)
Co-investorsCapital FactoryIDG Ventures USARidge VenturesSilverton PartnersVista Equity Partners
StakeKings operates a staking marketplace where fans fund players in poker, daily fantasy sports, and other competitive events in exchange for a share of their winnings.
GamingMarketplacesSports Tech
Frank DeGeorgeNick DeGeorgeScott Hansbury
Co-investors500 GlobalRosecliff VenturesRubyLight
Zehitomo runs an online marketplace in Tokyo that connects consumers with specialized service providers.
MarketplacesRetail TechTokyo, JP
James McCarty(Founder)inJordan Fisher(Founder)inYohei Nagao
Co-investors500 GlobalAccord VenturesANOBAKACoral CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesDnx Ventures+2 more
A demand-side platform (DSP) for outcome-based advertising campaigns, now integrated into the Teads advertising platform.
AdTechNew York, US
Andraz Tori(Executive Officer, Director)Bostjan Spetic(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Sawicki(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Rafer(Director)Fred Wilson(Director)inPeter Jones(Director)
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Mountain View, US
Xu Zou(Executive Officer, Director)Mei Wang(Director)Robert Thomas(Director)Richard Lim(Director)Raman Khanna(Director)
Co-investorsTSVCDell Technologies CapitalTriventures
Zone7 develops data and AI-powered products to optimize performance and durability for high-performance teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSports Tech
Tal Brown(CEO & Co-Founder)inEyal Eliakim(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsResolute VenturesUpWestValuestream Ventures
SmartNews operates a news aggregation app that gives users access to articles from around 3,000 media outlets, along with weather information, coupons, and a points reward program.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & EntertainmentTokyo
Kaisei Hamamoto(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Holtman(Executive Officer)Cory Ondrejka(Executive Officer)Masaki Hayashi(Executive Officer)Chao Song(Executive Officer)Yi Ren(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersGMO VenturePartnersJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Social Starts made?
- Social Starts has 182 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, 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 332 tracked co-investors.
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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.
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.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
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.
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.
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.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
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.
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FusionScout VenturesIrishAngelsBabel VenturesTrue Wealth VenturesBain Capital VenturesKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesBoxGroupIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Plug and Play VenturesFirstMark CapitalRRE VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersCota 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
Firms observed investing alongside Social Starts, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Social Starts's recorded portfolio.
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