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Start Capital

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Series A

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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.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
35

What they invest in

from 27 of 35 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9Digital Health ×6Hardware ×6SaaS ×6Consumer ×5Healthtech ×5Fintech ×4Medical Devices ×4

HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×4Argentina×1France×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
79%
solo founders
11 of 14 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×112 founders×24+ founders×1

backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 35 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12016 · 12 dated

BillionToOnebilliontoone.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BLLN

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)

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAsymmetry VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, Llce2vcFifty Years+15 more

Ampleample.comin𝕏

Ample builds an energy delivery solution for electric vehicles designed to be as fast, convenient, and inexpensive as refueling with gas, with a focus on enabling EVs to run on renewable energy.

CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJazzya InvestmentsNew Ground VenturesTransform Capital ManagementXYZ Venture CapitalEnergy & Environment Investment+4 more

Appworx Miami, FL Clinical photography technologymyappworx.comin

RxPhoto provides HIPAA-compliant clinical photography software for capturing consistent before-and-after patient photos, along with digital forms, notes, and side-by-side comparisons.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Atlantichcatlantichc.com
BVNKbvnk.comin𝕏Acquired

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

CardioSignalcardiosignal.com

CardioSignal is a CE-marked Class IIb software-as-a-medical-device app that uses smartphone gyroscope and accelerometer sensors (gyrocardiography) to detect signs of atrial fibrillation in a one-minute measurement.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Juuso Blomster(CEO)

Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCInnovestor VenturesSandwater

Causalenscausalens.comin𝕏

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)Molten VenturesAFG PartnersIQ Capital

ChargeItSpotchargeitspot.cominJun 2016

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)ROBERT KAY(Executive Officer)Robert Kay(Executive Officer)DOUGLAS BALDASARE(Executive Officer, Director)Harsh Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Schmitt(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsaVentureFusionX VenturesRobin Hood VenturesSoundboard Venture FundTIA VenturesSoundBoard Angel

Collectiv Foodcollectivfood.comin

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+1 more

Cozymealcozymeal.com

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)

DermBiontdermbiont.comin

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)Karl R. Beutner(Executive Officer, Director)Nichola Eliovits(Executive Officer, Director)inMax Dawson(Executive Officer)

BoardWilder Ramsey(Director)inJennifer Lee(Director)

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJoyance PartnersOlive Tree CapitalToba CapitalValia VenturesNewpath Partners

Eyelockeyelock.com
Figure AIfigure.aiin𝕏Feb 2024

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 Advanced Personal Intelligencehark.comin𝕏

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 Education falselearnwithhomer.com𝕏

HOMER offers a personalized, ad-free learning app for young children (toddler through early elementary), delivering lessons and activities across reading, math, social-emotional learning, thinking skills, and creativity.

ConsumerEdTech

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalFJ Labs

Hurdlehurdle.bio

Hurdle provides a modular diagnostic infrastructure platform with APIs and low/no-code tools for ordering diagnostics, integrating results with EHRs, and coordinating sample collection.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsSamos Investments

Impactmedicalinnovationsimpactmedicalinnovations.com

Impact Medical Innovations develops medical devices including the KleenGel hands-free gel dispenser with pre-filled sterile lubricating jelly cartridges and the ClearSpec single-use vaginal speculum with LED illumination.

FemTechHealthtechMedical Devices

Inspirnainspirna.comin𝕏

Inspirna is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class cancer therapeutics, including oral small molecules and biologics that target newly discovered drivers of metastasis in common cancers such as colorectal, non-small cell lung, and endometrial cancer.

BiotechHealthtechNew York, US

Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersVivo CapitalNovo HoldingsSands Capital Ventures

Kleengelmedicalkleengelmedical.com
Kosmikkosmik.app

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

Mela Artisans

Boca Raton, US

Navroze Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Echevarria(Director)Marco Giberti(Director)

BoardHans Hickler(Director)Daniel Echavarria(Director)Sonali Mehta-Rao(Director)

Muralmural.coin𝕏

Mural is a visual collaboration platform offering real-time collaborative workspaces on a shared infinite canvas, with AI-powered tools for brainstorming, feedback analysis, and decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyFuture of WorkSaaS

Mariano Battan(Founder)inAgustin SolerPatricio Jutard

Co-investors500 GlobalGradient VenturesNXTPRadian Capital

NU Quantum - companynu-quantum.com

Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder and CEO)Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAhren Innovation CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersEMV CapitalExpeditionsIQ Capital+4 more

Olivaoliva.healthin

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)

Co-investorsMasiaMoonfire Ventures

Osivaxosivax.comin𝕏

Co-investorsCAP HORN VC

Overseeoversee.bizin

Oversee provides AI-driven automation and analytics tools for travel management companies (TMCs) to optimize corporate travel programs, including like-for-like rebooking, savings tracking, and spend insights.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalChesterfield FundHanaco Venture CapitalTal VenturesWorld Trade Ventures (WTV)

Paygilantpaygilant.comin𝕏

Paygilant provides fraud prevention software for fintech companies such as neobanks, challenger banks, eWallets, and crypto platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsMoneta VCPix Vine CapitalWorldQuant Ventures

Perkperk.comin𝕏

Perk is a travel and spend management platform for finance teams and businesses, combining trip booking, expense capture, invoice management, and event planning with AI automation and 24/7 human support.

FintechSaaSTravel & HospitalityBoston, US

Avi Meir(Co-founder & CEO)inJavier Suarez(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplo VenturesClaltechD&FG ElementsFELIX CAPITALIntrepid Growth PartnersKinnevik+11 more

SAPIsapi.comin𝕏

SAPI provides payment-linked financing that advances funds to small businesses and collects repayments as a pre-agreed share of card and account-to-account revenue.

FintechSaaSLondon, GB

Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCInsiders VenturesSyndicate One

Standard X Cambridge Building the new isotope infrastructurestandardx.techin

StandardX develops a compact particle accelerator platform to produce isotopes at scale, targeting applications in medicine, industry, and energy.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Texeltexel.live

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

Untapwateruntapwater.com

Co-investorsBritish Design Fund

WeSki Tel Aviv Book your holidays revisitedweski.com

WeSki is an online booking platform for ski holidays, bundling flights, transfers, accommodation, ski rental, and lift passes into a single package for travelers.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsROCH Ventures

Xlabsxlabs.ai

Co-investorsACE & Company

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

BillionToOneNASDAQ: BLLN

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Start Capital made?
Start Capital has 35 tracked investments, 1 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 132 tracked co-investors.

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