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Starfish Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuiet

SeedSeries ASeries BEnvironnementEnvironmentRenewables

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 43 on record
Since the last cheque4294days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.8MRounds led0 of 43Sole investor20 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 51%
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Starfish Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    43 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Starfish Ventures is an experienced venture capital manager that understands the challenges of building and managing high growth technology businesses from an Australian base.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EnvironnementEnvironmentRenewables
Based in
Melbourne, Australia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first43 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Feb
    DesignCrowdSeries B · AU$4.7MWith 1 other
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Aug
    BugHerdSeries A$931KWith 5 others
  5. 2013

    6 rounds

  6. Nov
    DesignCrowdSeries A · AU · techcrunch.com$3.0MSole investor
  7. Oct
    NitroVenture · US · vator.tv$3.1MSole investor
  8. Sept
    OurcastSeed · AU$200KSole investor
  9. Jun
    Protagonist TherapeuticsSeries B · AU · protagonist-inc.com$14MWith 2 others
  10. Jan
    AktanaVenture · US · venturedeal.com$1.0MSole investor
  11. Jan
    AktanaSeries A · US · sec.gov$2.1MSole investor
  12. 2012

    10 rounds

  13. Oct
    MetaCDNSeries A · AU · prweb.com$2.3MWith 2 others
  14. Oct
    OurcastSeed · AU$500KSole investor
  15. Jun
    AktanaVenture · US · dealipedia.com$1.1MSole investor
  16. Jun
    ScriptRockSeed · US · afr.com$1.2MWith 9 others
  17. May
    AktanaSeries A · US$2.1MSole investor
  18. Apr
    OurcastSeed · AU · pevc.dowjones.com$1.3MSole investor
  19. Apr
    NitroVenture · US · venturebeat.com$3.5MSole investor
  20. Apr
    NitroVenture · US$2.2MSole investor
  21. Mar
    StyleTreadSeries C · AU · techcrunch.com$12MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    BugHerdSeed · AU · delimiter.com.au$550KWith 1 other
  23. 2011

    3 rounds

  24. Nov
    DesignCrowdSeries A · AU · techcrunch.com$3.0MSole investor
  25. Aug
    AktanaSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.9MWith 1 other
  26. May
    OurcastSeed · AU$1.3MSole investor
  27. 2010

    3 rounds

  28. Oct
    icixSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  29. Mar
    EvostorSeries A · US · venturedeal.com$3.0MWith 2 others
  30. Jan
    AudinateVenture · AU · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  31. 2009

    3 rounds

  32. Apr
    AusraSeries D · US · solarindustrymag.com$26MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    OfidiumSeries A · AU · reuters.com$3.9MSole investor
  34. Feb
    ZoomSystemsSeries E · US · vendingmarketwatch.com$20MWith 5 others
  35. 2008

    5 rounds

  36. Nov
    EvostorSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  37. Jun
    5th FingerSeries A · US · thealarmclock.com$7.0MSole investor
  38. Jun
    AruspexSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$3.8MSole investor
  39. Jun
    AudinateSeries A · AU · audinate.com$3.7MWith 2 others
  40. Feb
    Monitoring DivisionSeries A · AU · monitoringdivision.com$3.9MWith 1 other
  41. 2007

    2 rounds

  42. Nov
    Austhink SoftwareSeries B · AU$3.8MSole investor
  43. Jan
    MuriGenSeries A · AU$3.9MSole investor
  44. 2006

    5 rounds

  45. Dec
    Quickcomm Software SolutionsSeries A · US · quickcomm.com$4.1MSole investor
  46. Nov
    Intersection Medical IncSeries B · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  47. Nov
    Impedance Cardiology SystemsSeries B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  48. Sept
    Protagonist TherapeuticsSeries A · AU · protagonist-inc.com$9.0MWith 2 others
  49. Jul
    G2 MicrosystemsSeries B · US · g2microsystems.com$14MWith 3 others
  50. 2005

    4 rounds

  51. Sept
    Engana PtySeries B · AU · opticalkeyhole.com$6.1MWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

DistraBought by ACI Worldwide$49MSept 2012
5th FingerBought by MerkleUndisclosedJul 2012
EvostorBought by Virsto SoftwareUndisclosedJun 2011
AusraBought by AREVA IncUndisclosedFeb 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Starfish Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Starfish Ventures

What does Starfish Ventures invest in?

Starfish Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Environnement, Environment and Renewables.

How active is Starfish Ventures?

43 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2015.

How big are Starfish Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.8M.

Does Starfish Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 43 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Starfish Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (51%) and Australia (49%).

Is Starfish Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2015.

Who does Starfish Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (3 rounds together), Accede Capital Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Deutsche Bank (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Starfish Ventures?

Starfish Ventures is a VC firm based in Melbourne, Australia.

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