# Start Garden: portfolio, investments and team > Start Garden is a vc firm based in United States. 19 investments on record, latest May 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-garden (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Start Garden Last cheque observed May 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Information Technology SaaS Management Consulting Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **3087** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Start Garden ## Start Garden highlights - 01 19 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $15K ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Information Technology SaaS Management Consulting - **Based in:** Grand Rapids, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **May** **[Shoulder Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoulder-innovations)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$1.5M** With 5 others - **2015** 6 rounds - **Sept** **[Varsity News Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-news-network)** Venture · US **$3.7M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Roost](https://millionrounds.com/company/roost)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Blue Medora](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-medora)** Series A · US **$4.6M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Benefit Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/benefit-mobile)** Venture · US **$970K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Sportsman Tracker](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportsman-tracker)** Venture · US **$950K** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Fluency Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluency-mobile)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2014** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[Roomations](https://millionrounds.com/company/roomations)** Seed · US **$25K** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Exo Protein Bars](https://millionrounds.com/company/exo-protein-bars)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[AdAdapted](https://millionrounds.com/company/adadapted)** Seed · US **$750K** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Varsity News Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-news-network)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 9 others - **Jan** **[BriteHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/britehub)** US **$640K** With 10 others - **2013** 7 rounds - **Dec** **[Sols](https://millionrounds.com/company/sols)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 10 others - **Oct** **[CorkCRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/corkcrm)** Seed · US **$5K** Sole investor - **Aug** **[SurgeryEdu](https://millionrounds.com/company/surgeryedu)** Seed · US · startgarden.com **$5K** Sole investor - **Jul** **[GreenLancer](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlancer)** Series A · US · pehub.com **$500K** With 3 others - **Jun** **[GINKGOTREE](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgotree)** Series A · US **$1.0M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Chalkfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalkfly)** Series A · US · modeldmedia.com **$750K** With 4 others - **Jan** **[Blue Medora](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-medora)** Venture · US · bluemedora.com **$1.3M** With 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. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$15K** Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 5 rounds - **Last cheque:** May 2018 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *7* - Series A said *7* - Venture *4* Cheques by year Led Joined 2013 2018 Often in the room with - [Grand Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-angels) 3 - [Michigan Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-angel-fund) 3 - [Northern Michigan Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-michigan-angels) 3 - [Arsenal Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arsenal-venture-partners) 2 - [Bizdom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bizdom) 2 - [Detroit Innovate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-innovate) 2 **Pitching Start Garden?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Angels** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-angels)[**Michigan Angel Fund** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-angel-fund)[**Northern Michigan Angels** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-michigan-angels)[**Arsenal Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arsenal-venture-partners)[**Bizdom** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bizdom)[**Detroit Innovate** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-innovate)[**Detroit Venture Partners LP** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-venture-partners-lp)[**North Coast Technology Investors** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-coast-technology-investors)[**RSL Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rsl-venture-partners) ## Recently backed The latest companies Start Garden put money into. [**Shoulder Innovations** $1.5M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoulder-innovations) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=start-garden) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=start-garden)