Start Capital
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Start Capital focuses on seed and early-stage companies worldwide, seeking fast-growth startups run by visionary entrepreneurs building for future needs. The firm invests across a broad range of industries, from enterprise software to biotechnology, targeting opportunities capable of dramatically improving and disrupting their sectors. Beyond providing capital, the firm emphasizes hands-on support, offering its expertise and a strong network to help its portfolio companies grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
What they invest in
from 28 of 35 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Healthtech ×8Medical Devices ×8Digital Health ×7SaaS ×7Biotech ×5Consumer ×5Hardware ×5
HQs:United States×9United Kingdom×6France×2Argentina×1Finland×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×162 founders×33 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Reichman University ×2Stanford University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×7Life Sciences ×4Computer Science ×3Economics ×2Engineering ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Playdom ×2
backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12016 · 12 dated
BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company that uses molecular counting technology to develop non-invasive prenatal screening and liquid biopsy tests for early disease detection.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Oguzhan Atay, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO, and Board Chair)David Tsao, PhD(Co-Founder, CTO, and Board Member)Oguzhan Atay(Founder)inDavid Tsao(Founder/CTO)inSukrit Silas(Cofounder)in
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAsymmetry VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, Llce2vcFifty Years+15 more
Ample builds a modular battery-swapping technology that delivers a full charge to any electric vehicle in under five minutes using lego-like swappable battery modules, without requiring carmakers to redesign their cars.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJazzya InvestmentsNew Ground VenturesTransform Capital ManagementTRIRECXYZ Venture Capital+4 more
RxPhoto is a HIPAA-compliant clinical photography platform designed for aesthetic and medical practices to capture, store, and organize standardized before-and-after photos.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
BVNK provides payments infrastructure and cross-border payment technology for fintechs and businesses.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Chris Harmse(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCoinbase VenturesHaun VenturesNordstarSaison CapitalScribble Ventures+1 more
CardioSignal develops digital cardiac biomarkers using motion sensors in smartphones to detect heart disease without additional devices, targeting patients and primary care systems globally.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTurku, FI
Tuomas Valtonen(COO, Co-founder)Juuso Blomster(Founder, CEO)inIlkka Korhonen(Chief Technology Officer)inKristiina Santalahti(Research & Quality Director)in
Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCInnovestor VenturesSandwaterMaki.vc
causaLens builds "Digital Knowledge Workers" — multi-agentic AI systems that automate repetitive enterprise knowledge workflows using causal reasoning, human-in-the-loop controls, and monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Darko Matovski, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investors3Comma CapitalAI SeedBridford Investments (Bridford Group)IQ CapitalMolten VenturesAFG Partners
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ChargeItSpot offers ARC, a secure self-service kiosk and locker system that lets enterprise employees check out, store, and charge the devices they need for work.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTPhiladelphia, US
Douglas Baldasare(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Kay(Executive Officer)inHarsh Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Schmitt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsaVentureFusionX VenturesRobin Hood VenturesSoundboard Venture FundTIA VenturesSoundBoard Angel
Collectiv Food operates an automated food supply service for professional kitchens, sourcing meat, seafood, and plant-based products directly from producers and delivering them via a sustainable, patented logistics model.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB
Jeremy
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesColle Capital PartnersFrontline VenturesKima VenturesNorrsken VCPartech Ventures+2 more
Cozymeal is an online marketplace for culinary experiences, connecting guests with chefs and venues for cooking classes, private chefs, at-home hibachi, and food tours across 400+ cities.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Sam Nasserian(Executive Officer, Director)in
DermBiont develops SM-030, a topical drug candidate targeting melasma, a skin pigmentation disorder, by inhibiting PKC-beta to address the underlying cause of hyperpigmentation.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesBoston, US
Robert Brucker(Executive Officer)inKarl R. Beutner(Executive Officer, Director)inNichola Eliovits(Executive Officer, Director)inMax Dawson(Executive Officer)in
BoardWilder Ramsey(Director)inJennifer Lee(Director)
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJoyance PartnersOlive Tree CapitalToba CapitalValia VenturesNewpath Partners
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDCVC (Data Collective)Molten Ventures
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)inLee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESAurum Venture PartnersBeyond CapitalBold Capital PartnersBVVCCoatue Management+25 more
Hark is building a personal AI intelligence platform combining bespoke native hardware devices and agentic computers with multi-modal speech, text, and vision models plus personalized memory.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Brett Adcock(Founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersEvolution VC PartnersGreycroftOutliers FundPrime Movers LabSquareOne Capital
HOMER is a research-backed learning platform for young children that combines digital activities with parent resources and offline learning opportunities.
ConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalFJ Labs
Hurdle provides diagnostic testing infrastructure for healthcare partners, including sample collection kits, lab network access, fulfillment services, and biomarker R&D capabilities across the UK and EU.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsSamos Investments
Impact Medical Innovations develops diagnostic technologies for detecting ovarian and prostate cancer, with a focus on creating affordable, accessible point-of-care solutions to address global healthcare gaps.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoca Raton, US
Navroze S. Mehta(Founder and CEO)John P. Keady(President)
Inspirna is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer drugs that target previously undruggable drivers of metastasis using its proprietary miRNA-DRIVEr platform.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Sohail Tavazoie(Co-Founder & Chair of Scientific Advisory Board)Masoud Tavazoie(Co-Founder & Advisor)in
Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersVivo CapitalSands Capital VenturesNovo Holdings
Kosmik was a spatial canvas application built around a desktop-metaphor interface, letting users collect, organize, and think visually with research boards, visual libraries, a built-in multiplayer web browser, auto-tagging, and AI search.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyParis, FR
Paul
Co-investorsKima VenturesAlvenBetaworksCreandum
Boca Raton, US
Navroze Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Echevarria(Director)Marco Giberti(Director)Hans Hickler(Director)Daniel Echavarria(Director)Sonali Mehta-Rao(Director)
Mural offers a visual collaboration platform with an infinite canvas, templates, and AI features that lets R&D and product teams centralize customer insights, research, and roadmaps to align on planning and development.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Agustin SolerinMariano Battan(Founder)inPatricio Jutardin
Co-investors500 GlobalGradient VenturesNXTPRadian Capital
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Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAhren Innovation CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersEMV CapitalExpeditionsIQ Capital+4 more
Oliva is a therapy and professional coaching platform for companies, offering individual and group coaching, full-spectrum therapy, and manager support through a flexible plan.
Digital HealthHR TechMental Health
Javier Suarez(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsMasiaMoonfire Ventures
Osivax develops vaccines targeting conserved internal viral structures to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against influenza, leveraging its proprietary oligoDOM technology platform.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLyon, FR
Alexandre Le Vert(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)inDr Florence Nicolas(Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder)Dr Fergal Hill(Co-founder)
Co-investorsWellcome TrustCAP HORN VC
Oversee provides agentic AI solutions for the travel industry, including flight and hotel price assurance reshop technology and travel sourcing optimization for OTAs, travel agencies, TMCs, and corporate customers.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Uri LevineinAviel Siman-TovinAmi Goldenbergin
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalChesterfield FundHanaco Venture CapitalTal VenturesWorld Trade Ventures (WTV)Oak Hill Capital
Paygilant provides an enterprise fraud management and prevention system for banks, fintechs, and payment providers, using multiple intelligence sets to distinguish legitimate from fraudulent activity across the user journey.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Ziv Cohenin
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsMoneta VCPix Vine CapitalWorldQuant Ventures
Perk provides AI and automation that handles routine administrative tasks — travel, expenses, invoices, and payments — for employees, while giving companies visibility and configurable controls for policy, governance, and risk.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTravel & HospitalityBoston, US
Avi Meir(Co-founder & CEO)inJavier Suarez(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplo VenturesClaltechD&FG ElementsFELIX CAPITALIntrepid Growth PartnersKinnevik+11 more
SAPI provides payment-linked financing where repayments are collected directly from card and account-to-account payment flows, serving small business owners—including many immigrant and woman-owned businesses—often excluded by banks.
FintechSaaSLondon, GB
Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCInsiders VenturesSyndicate One
StandardX builds an isotope refinery platform for sovereign production of medical and industrial isotopes in the UK and Europe, replacing fragmented supply chains with a single compact system designed initially for cancer care applications.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtechNew MaterialsUK, GB
Richard Pearson(Founder)inRossa Allen(Founder)in
Texel provides a delivery platform for virtual and augmented reality content that runs over existing network infrastructure.
Media & Entertainment
Amir SegevGuy ZismanRoi Oron
Co-investors500 GlobalCornerstone Venture Partners
Co-investorsBritish Design Fund
WeSki is a self-service platform for booking customized ski vacations that compares thousands of trip combinations and handles logistics including lift tickets, equipment rentals, and lessons.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Pavel Elkind(Founder)in
Co-investorsROCH Ventures
Co-investorsACE & Company
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBillionToOneNASDAQ: BLLN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Perk · skift.com · Aug 10, 2026
Oversee · aashtojournal.transportation.org · Aug 7, 2026
BillionToOne · investing.com · Jul 13, 2026
SAPI · fintechfutures.com · Nov 20, 2025
Osivax · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 26, 2025
Inspirna · fiercebiotech.com · Apr 1, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Start Capital made?
- Start Capital has 35 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Start Capital invest at?
- Start Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Start Capital focus on?
- Start Capital focuses on Biotech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Does Start Capital lead rounds?
- Start Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Start Capital co-invest with?
- Start Capital most often shares deals with Civilization Ventures Management, Llc, 500 Global, Bold Capital Partners, among 133 tracked co-investors.
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