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StarVest Partners

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

QuietNew fund $19M, May 2023VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries ASeries BCloudTechComputer VisionEducation

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 56 on record
Since the last cheque2932days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 56Sole investor2 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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StarVest Partners highlights

  1. 01

    56 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
CloudTechComputer VisionEducation
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first56 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Oct
    ConveyIQSeries B · US · FinSMEs$5.5MWith 3 others
  3. 2016

    2 rounds

  4. Aug
    Xignite$21MWith 4 others
  5. Jan
    Persado$30MWith 5 others
  6. 2015

    5 rounds

  7. Oct
    AppDirectSeries E · US$140MWith 5 others
  8. Apr
    RetailNextSeries E · US$125MWith 7 others
  9. Feb
    AppDirectSeries D · US$50MWith 1 other
  10. Jan
    PersadoSeries B · US$21MWith 3 others
  11. Jan
    Outrigger MediaVenture · US$5.2MWith 2 others
  12. 2014

    6 rounds

  13. Nov
    Host AnalyticsSeries E · US$25MWith 4 others
  14. Aug
    TransactisSeries D · US$11MWith 1 other
  15. Jul
    RetailNextSeries D · US$30MWith 6 others
  16. Jun
    CrowdTwistSeries B · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  17. Apr
    AppDirectSeries C · US$35MWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    CerosVenture · US$6.2MWith 2 others
  19. 2013

    8 rounds

  20. Oct
    PeopleMatterSeries E · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 6 others
  21. Sept
    AppDirectSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$9.0MWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    UrbanBoundSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  23. Jun
    Take the InterviewSeries A · US · pevc.dowjones.com$2.2MWith 3 others
  24. Jun
    Receivables ExchangeGrowth · US · pevc.dowjones.com$10MWith 3 others
  25. Apr
    RetailNextSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 3 others
  26. Apr
    Host AnalyticsVenture · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  27. Jan
    Host AnalyticsSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$17MWith 3 others
  28. 2012

    6 rounds

  29. Oct
    SwitchflySeries C · US · finsmes.com$2.8MWith 3 others
  30. Oct
    Host AnalyticsVenture · US$11MSole investor
  31. Sept
    RAMP HoldingsSeries C · US · marketwatch.com$15MWith 6 others
  32. Apr
    VeracodeSeries E · US · veracode.com$30MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    SwitchflySeries C · US · prnewswire.com$15MWith 2 others
  34. Jan
    PivotLinkVenture · US · pr-inside.com$13MWith 2 others
  35. 2011

    5 rounds

  36. Sept
    Xignite, Inc.Series B · US · venturebeat.com$10MSole investor
  37. Jul
    PrecisionDemandSeries C · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    NewComLinkSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    ideeliSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$41MWith 4 others
  40. Mar
    TransactisSeries B · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  41. 2010

    5 rounds

  42. Dec
    Accept SoftwareSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 2 others
  43. Nov
    TransactisSeries B · US · transactis.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  44. Oct
    Think PassengerVenture · US · venturebeat.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  45. Jun
    Host AnalyticsSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$15MWith 3 others
  46. Feb
    VeracodeSeries D · US$12MWith 5 others
  47. 2009

    2 rounds

  48. Dec
    ideeliSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 2 others
  49. Feb
    PivotLinkSeries C · US · sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com$10MWith 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DADeborah Anne FarringtonPresident, Treasurer and ShareholderiForm ADV
LBLaura Belle SacharCCO, CIO, Secretary and ShareholderiForm ADV
RERobert E. KellyChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 9 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$52Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Starvest Management, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 162345

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Elegant Themes

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 listed11 in all

PrecisionDemandBought by AOLUndisclosedMay 2014
PivotLinkBought by SmartFocusUndisclosedMay 2014
FieldglassBought by SAPUndisclosedMar 2014
ideeliBought by Groupon$43MJan 2014
Connected CorporationBought by Iron MountainUndisclosedOct 2012
Accept SoftwareBought by Artemis InternationalUndisclosedOct 2012
iCrossingBought by Hearst Corporation$325MJun 2010
Mazu NetworksBought by Riverbed Technology$25MJan 2009
MessageOneBought by Dell$155MFeb 2008
Roving PlanetBought by 3ComUndisclosedDec 2006
InfolibriaBought by CerteonUndisclosedJan 2003

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

Recently backed

The latest companies StarVest Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name StarVest Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about StarVest Partners

What does StarVest Partners invest in?

StarVest Partners invests most often at Series C and Series B (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as CloudTech, Computer Vision and Education.

How active is StarVest Partners?

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

What has StarVest Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ConveyIQ (Series B, Oct 2018), Xignite (Aug 2016) and Persado (Jan 2016).

How big are StarVest Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Does StarVest Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 56 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does StarVest Partners invest?

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

Is StarVest Partners investing now?

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

Who does StarVest Partners invest alongside?

Most often Trident Capital (6 rounds together), Bain Capital Ventures (5 rounds together) and NextWorld (5 rounds together).

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