# Starling Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Starling Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Apr 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/starling-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Starling Ventures

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Venture E-Commerce Marketing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **4207** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.8M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Starling Ventures highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** E-Commerce Marketing
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Apr** **[SimplyInsured](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplyinsured)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Apptimize](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptimize)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 29 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Aug** **[ZeroCater](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerocater)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 14 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Aug** **[V3 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/v3-systems)** Series A · US **$12M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[V3 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/v3-systems)** Bought by Sphere 3d **$9.7M** Feb 2014

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$1.8M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2015

Often in the room with

- [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) 2
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Start Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Quick answers about Starling Ventures

### What does Starling Ventures invest in?

Starling Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce and Marketing.

### How active is Starling Ventures?

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

### How big are Starling Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.8M.

### Is Starling Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Starling Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Start Fund (2 rounds together) and Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Starling Ventures?

Starling Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

### Where does this information on Starling Ventures come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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