# Startup Factory: portfolio, investments and team > Startup Factory is a venture studio based in Belgium. 5 investments on record, latest Dec 2006. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-factory (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Belgium · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Startup Factory Last cheque observed Dec 2006. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Venture studio Pre-seed Seed Consulting Information Technology Venture Capital & Private Equity Follow Startup Factory and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fstartup-factory) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **7261** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch Startup Factory ## Startup Factory highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > We handpick our co-founders and provide them with the resources to build their ventures the right way. From their own website - **Type:** Venture studio - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed - **Sectors:** Consulting Information Technology Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Brussels, Belgium - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2006** 1 round - **Dec** **[Silex Microsystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/silex-microsystems)** Venture · SE · silexmicrosystems.com **$5.7M** With 1 other - **2004** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Xelerated](https://millionrounds.com/company/xelerated)** Venture · US **$10M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Enigma Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/enigma-semiconductor)** Series B · US **$13M** With 4 others - **2003** 1 round - **Jul** **[Xelerated Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/xelerated-holdings)** Venture · US **$13M** With 2 others - **2001** 1 round - **Oct** **[Xelerated](https://millionrounds.com/company/xelerated)** Series B · US **$12M** With 2 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **4** of 27 we have independently watched raise [Colive House-sharing for](https://millionrounds.com/company/colive)[Medicheck Medical control](https://millionrounds.com/company/medicheck)[SocialCom Digital marketing](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcom)[Whelp Get tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/whelp) Akti CRM, invoicing Andjou Cosmetics Beauty Back To Wood Blooming Riders Online Cantersteen 10/12, 1000 Carfixer Repair management Carjo A jockey Checkhub SaaS for Coach-invest Efluenz A micro Ewala Send a Fishtripr Online booking Foodiz Quality food Freel Micromobility fleet FreshR Daily fresh Galea Create your Imagine Belgium Travel Mycoachingspot Propchain Centralised platform Safome Community-based security Shippr The Uber Smovin Monitoring rental Tyro Kick-start your Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Xelerated](https://millionrounds.com/company/xelerated)** Bought by [Marvell Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marvell-technology) **Undisclosed** Apr 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2006 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *3* - Series B *2* - Pre-seed said *-* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2006 Often in the room with - [Alta Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners) 3 - [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 3 **Pitching Startup Factory?** 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 Startup Factory. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Alta Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) ## Quick answers about Startup Factory ### What does Startup Factory invest in? Startup Factory invests most often at Venture and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consulting, Information Technology and Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is Startup Factory? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2006. ### How big are Startup Factory's cheques? The median round it joins is $12M. ### Does Startup Factory lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Startup Factory invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Sweden (20%). ### Is Startup Factory investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2006. ### Who does Startup Factory invest alongside? Most often Alta Partners (3 rounds together) and Atlas Venture (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Startup Factory? Startup Factory is a venture studio based in Brussels, Belgium. ## 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=startup-factory) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=startup-factory)