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Starling Ventures, LLC operates as an investment vehicle deploying capital into early and growth-stage technology ventures, as well as privately placed funds within the biotechnology sector. Its strategy focuses on identifying and supporting nascent and expanding companies across these domains, leveraging the expertise of its members to guide investment decisions and portfolio development.
Founded in 2011, Starling Ventures was established by a collective of current and former financial professionals. Key figures associated with the firm include Reva Starling, identified as a co-founder, and Chi-fu Huang, a managing member of its management committee. The firm's inception was rooted in the collective experience of these professionals, aiming to apply their financial acumen to back promising ventures.
While primarily serving its limited partners, Starling Ventures' portfolio companies are its direct beneficiaries. The firm aims to foster innovation and growth within the technology and biotech ecosystems, seeking to capitalize on emerging trends and provide strategic support to its investments. Its vision is centered on long-term value creation through targeted capital deployment and active engagement.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2022 | Recall.ai | $3.0M Seed | — | Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Banana Capital, Earl Grey Capital, Founders Fund, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kearny Jackson, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, Offline Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Stripe, YLEM, Dan Wright, David Petersen, Eric Ries, Frederic Kerrest, Gordon Wintrob, Jeremy Cai, Jon Runyan, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Paul Rios, Ryan Carlson, Ryan Chan, Scott Belsky, Tony Xu, Zack Kanter, Mike Adams, Siqi Chen, Austen Allred, Brian Vallelunga, David Cramer, Bungalow Capital, Cathexis Ventures, Rebel Fund, SV Tech Ventures, Y Combinator |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Vozy | $5.0M Debt / Pre-Series A | GoHub Ventures | Alan Rutledge, Arash Ferdowsi, Enlaces, Globant, SaxeCap |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Posh | $4.0M Seed | — | Browder Capital, Goodwater Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, Pareto Holdings, SeedInvest, Cory Levy, 500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Global Founders Capital, Metaplanet, Outbound Capital, Uphonest Capital, Y Combinator |
| May 1, 2022 | Topship | $3.0M Seed | Flexport | 2xN, Greylock, Village Global, WndrCo LLC, Y Combinator, Albert Armengol, Anthony Saleh, Charles Delingpole, Igor Marchesini, Jan Deepen, Samvit Ramadurgam, Stefan Jeschonnek, Arash Ferdowsi, Immad Akhund, Capital X, Olive Tree Capital, Soma Capital, True Capital, Y Combinator |
| Apr 21, 2022 | MadEats | $1.7M Seed | Crystal Towers Capital, JAM Fund, MAIN, Rebel Fund, Starling Ventures | — |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Infina | $6.0M Seed | — | Alpha JWC Ventures, AppWorks, Coinbase Ventures, Peak XV Partners (Sequoia Capital India), Robinhood, Saison Capital, Gustaf Alströmer 🇺🇦 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Dashworks | $4.0M Other Equity | Point72 Ventures | Emmett Shear, Josh Reeves, Tomer London, Combine, Garuda Ventures, Goat Capital, South Park Commons, Unpopular Ventures |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Dashworks | $4.0M Seed | Point72 Ventures | Alkeon Capital, Alt Capital, Array Ventures, BoxOne Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Matt Ocko, Earl Grey Capital, Endeavor Venture Funds, FirstHand Alliance, Floodgate, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, GSV Ventures, LAUNCH, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Maven Ventures, Nonlinear, Operator Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Pario Ventures, Runa Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Aaron King, Aaron Rankin (Sprout Social), Adam Michalski, Bill Tai, Bradley Horowitz, Chris Fanini, Daniel Kan, Dennis Crowley, Immad Akhund, Jason Hunt, Jay Jamison, Kyle Vogt, Leore Avidar, Mikhail Seregine, Moshe Lifschitz, Oleg Rogynskyy, Ted Serbinski, Vikas Gupta, Viral Bajaria, Vishal Rao, Zack Kanter, Combine, Emmett Shear, Garuda Ventures, Josh Reeves, South Park Commons, Tomer London, Unpopular Ventures |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Deskimo | $3.0M Seed | — | TSVC Capital, Matt Mickiewicz, Global Founders Capital, Pioneer Fund, Seed X, TSVC, Y Combinator |
| Oct 1, 2021 | ShipBlu | $2.0M Seed | Nama Ventures | 1984 Ventures, Orange Ventures |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Blabla | $1.5M Seed | Amino Capital, Starling Ventures, Wayra, Y Combinator | — |
| Apr 1, 2015 | SimplyInsured | $2.0M Seed | — | Better Tomorrow Ventures, Adil Chaudhry, Amee, Jacob Gibson, Sam Melamed, Tim Chen, Altair, Y Combinator |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Apptimize | $2.0M Seed | — | 8-Bit Capital, Altair Capital Management, Amplify Partners, Angelic Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Blockchange Ventures, BoxGroup, Coatue, CRV, DN Capital, Electric Capital, Expa, G20 Ventures, Gradient Ventures, GSV Acceleration, M.G. Siegler, GV, Humba Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, IrishAngels, KRM Interests LLC, Locus Ventures, Matrix, Merus Capital, Motivate Ventures, Novel TMT, Pitchdrive, Quiet Capital, Relay Ventures, Robot Ventures, R-Squared Ventures, Susa Ventures, True Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Dafina Toncheva, Y Combinator, Zeev Capital, Ben Davenport, Brad Bao, Charlie Cheever, Chuck Geiger, Chung-Man Tam, don katz, Farzad Nazem, Harris Barton, James Kelm, Jeff Arnold, Karl Jacob, MG Siegler, Neill Occhiogrosso, Noosheen Hashemi, Oliver Jung, Oren Dobronsky, Waseem Daher, Albert Sheu, Andrew Valiente, Arram Sabeti, Dana Marotto, Hart Lambur, Ken Ross, Raj Fernando, Steven Fan, Tim Abbott, Wayne Pan, Andreessen Horowitz, Tom Moss, Beenos, DDBK PARTNERS, Jotter, Maverick Ventures, Start Fund, Ting Yin Kwan, XG Ventures, Y Combinator |
| Aug 10, 2011 | Zerocater | $1.5M Other Equity | — | Alexander Goldstein, Emmett Shear, Felix Shpilman, Gabor Cselle, Justin Kan, Keith Rabois, Mark Friedgan, Othman Laraki, Paul Buchheit, Stewart Alsop, Yuri Milner, Yuri Milner, SV Angel, Vaizra Investments, Y Combinator |
