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Start Garden

Last cheque observed May 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AInformation TechnologySaaSManagement Consulting

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque3087days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 19Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Start Garden

Start Garden highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $15K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Information TechnologySaaSManagement Consulting
Based in
Grand Rapids, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. May
    Shoulder InnovationsSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$1.5MWith 5 others
  3. 2015

    6 rounds

  4. Sept
    Varsity News NetworkVenture · US$3.7MWith 6 others
  5. Sept
    RoostSeries A · US$5.5MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    Blue MedoraSeries A · US$4.6MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    Benefit MobileVenture · US$970KSole investor
  8. Jan
    Sportsman TrackerVenture · US$950KWith 3 others
  9. Jan
    Fluency MobileSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  10. 2014

    5 rounds

  11. Oct
    RoomationsSeed · US$25KSole investor
  12. Sept
    Exo Protein BarsSeed · US$1.2MWith 4 others
  13. Jul
    AdAdaptedSeed · US$750KWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    Varsity News NetworkSeries A · US$3.0MWith 9 others
  15. Jan
    BriteHubUS$640KWith 10 others
  16. 2013

    7 rounds

  17. Dec
    SolsSeed · US$1.8MWith 10 others
  18. Oct
    CorkCRMSeed · US$5KSole investor
  19. Aug
    SurgeryEduSeed · US · startgarden.com$5KSole investor
  20. Jul
    GreenLancerSeries A · US · pehub.com$500KWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    GINKGOTREESeries A · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  22. Mar
    ChalkflySeries A · US · modeldmedia.com$750KWith 4 others
  23. Jan
    Blue MedoraVenture · US · bluemedora.com$1.3MWith 1 other

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.

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Grand AngelsAngel network3rounds togetherMichigan Angel FundAngel network3rounds togetherNorthern Michigan AngelsAngel network3rounds togetherArsenal Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherBizdomAccelerator2rounds togetherDetroit InnovateVC firm2rounds togetherDetroit Venture Partners LPVC firm2rounds togetherNorth Coast Technology InvestorsVC firm2rounds togetherRSL Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Start Garden put money into.

Shoulder Innovations$1.5M · May 2018

Quick answers about Start Garden

What does Start Garden invest in?

Start Garden invests most often at Seed and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology, SaaS and Management Consulting.

How active is Start Garden?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2018.

What has Start Garden invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Shoulder Innovations (Series A, May 2018).

How big are Start Garden's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Start Garden lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Start Garden invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Start Garden investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2018.

Who does Start Garden invest alongside?

Most often Grand Angels (3 rounds together), Michigan Angel Fund (3 rounds together) and Northern Michigan Angels (3 rounds together).

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