Sri Lanka · Investor

STARTX

No cheque observed since Oct 2017, after 40 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

SeedSeries AVentureVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 40 on record
Since the last cheque3284days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 40Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
Pitch STARTX

STARTX highlights

  1. 01

    40 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 90% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first40 appearances

  1. 2017

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    Angaza DeisgnSeries B · KE · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 others
  3. Jun
    CabinSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 6 others
  4. May
    LighthouseUS · FinSMEs$17MWith 5 others
  5. 2015

    17 rounds

  6. Nov
    TinyrxVenture$5.0MWith 7 others
  7. Sept
    MathCrunchVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Jul
    DataFoxSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    RevealSeed · US$1.5MWith 4 others
  10. May
    Vouch FinancialSeries A$6.0MWith 7 others
  11. May
    MemerySeed · US$1.5MWith 12 others
  12. Apr
    Bright.mdSeries A · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  13. Apr
    OnfleetSeed · US$2.0MWith 9 others
  14. Apr
    NearpodSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 12 others
  15. Apr
    StanzaSeed · US$4.3MWith 6 others
  16. Apr
    Haystack TVSeed · US$1.7MWith 6 others
  17. Apr
    PicnicHealthSeed · US$2.0MWith 15 others
  18. Mar
    NightingaleSeed · US$660KWith 4 others
  19. Feb
    BlueTalonSeries A · US$6.5MWith 6 others
  20. Feb
    Vital EnterprisesSeed · US$1.1MWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    CodeHSSeed · US$1.8MWith 5 others
  22. Jan
    Farm HillSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  23. 2014

    15 rounds

  24. Dec
    KitchitSeries A · US$7.5MWith 15 others
  25. Nov
    Naya HealthSeed · USUndisclosedWith 14 others
  26. Nov
    ScoreBeyondSeed · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  27. Nov
    WatchupSeries A · US$2.8MWith 10 others
  28. Oct
    2RedBeansSeed · US$2.3MWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    MotivDebt · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  30. Sept
    EdCastSeries A · US$6.0MWith 8 others
  31. Sept
    Zephyrus BiosciencesSeed · US$1.5MWith 6 others
  32. Sept
    RoominateSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    BreathometerSeed · US$3.0MSole investor
  34. Aug
    Nirmidas BiotechSeed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  35. Aug
    Rhumbix, Inc.Seed · US$1.0MWith 8 others
  36. Jul
    ClassOwlSeed · US$850KWith 3 others
  37. Jul
    PredictionIOSeed$2.5MWith 7 others
  38. Feb
    WatchupSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  39. 2013

    3 rounds

  40. Oct
    DataFoxSeed · US$1.8MWith 14 others
  41. Sept
    ClinkleSeries A · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  42. Jan
    Nurep Inc.Seed · US · techcrunch.com$25KWith 3 others
  43. 2012

    2 rounds

  44. Jun
    Emics, Inc.Seed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  45. Apr
    DermLinkSeed · USUndisclosedWith 6 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.

The team

We hold 1 person 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 listed1 in all

BlueTalonBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJul 2019

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 STARTX. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

The Stanford StartX FundVC firm4rounds togetherBrendan WallaceAngel3rounds togetherStanford UniversityVC firm3rounds togetherTEEC Angel FundVC firm3rounds togetherBarton Asset Management, LLCVC firm2rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm2rounds togetherDCVCVC firm2rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGreen Visor CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherKapor CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherLee LindenVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies STARTX put money into.

Lighthouse$17M · May 2017

Quick answers about STARTX

What does STARTX invest in?

STARTX invests most often at Seed and Series A (90% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is STARTX?

40 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2017.

What has STARTX invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Angaza Deisgn (Series B, Oct 2017), Cabin (Seed, Jun 2017) and Lighthouse (Undisclosed round, May 2017).

How big are STARTX's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does STARTX lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 40 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does STARTX invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is STARTX investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Oct 2017.

Who does STARTX invest alongside?

Most often The Stanford StartX Fund (4 rounds together), Brendan Wallace (3 rounds together) and Stanford University (3 rounds together).

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