# StarVest Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> StarVest Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 56 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/starvest-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# StarVest Partners

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

Quiet New fund $19M, May 2023 VC firm Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Series B CloudTech Computer Vision Education

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 56 on record

Since the last cheque **2932** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$21M** Rounds led **0 of 56** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **11 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch StarVest Partners

## StarVest Partners highlights

- 01 56 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 55% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $10M
- 04 11 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** CloudTech Computer Vision Education
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=starvest-partners).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **56 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ConveyIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/conveyiq)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Xignite](https://millionrounds.com/company/xignite)** **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Persado](https://millionrounds.com/company/persado)** **$30M** With 5 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[AppDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/appdirect)** Series E · US **$140M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[RetailNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/retailnext)** Series E · US **$125M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[AppDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/appdirect)** Series D · US **$50M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Persado](https://millionrounds.com/company/persado)** Series B · US **$21M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Outrigger Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/outrigger-media)** Venture · US **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Host Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/host-analytics)** Series E · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Transactis](https://millionrounds.com/company/transactis)** Series D · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[RetailNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/retailnext)** Series D · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[CrowdTwist](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdtwist)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[AppDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/appdirect)** Series C · US **$35M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Ceros](https://millionrounds.com/company/ceros)** Venture · US **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[PeopleMatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/peoplematter)** Series E · US · finsmes.com **$16M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[AppDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/appdirect)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[UrbanBound](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbanbound)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Take the Interview](https://millionrounds.com/company/take-the-interview)** Series A · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Receivables Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/receivables-exchange)** Growth · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[RetailNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/retailnext)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Host Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/host-analytics)** Venture · US **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Host Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/host-analytics)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$17M** With 3 others
- **2012** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Switchfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/switchfly)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Host Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/host-analytics)** Venture · US **$11M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[RAMP Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp-holdings)** Series C · US · marketwatch.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Veracode](https://millionrounds.com/company/veracode)** Series E · US · veracode.com **$30M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Switchfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/switchfly)** Series C · US · prnewswire.com **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[PivotLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivotlink)** Venture · US · pr-inside.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Xignite, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/xignite-inc)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[PrecisionDemand](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisiondemand)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[NewComLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/newcomlink)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[ideeli](https://millionrounds.com/company/ideeli)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$41M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Transactis](https://millionrounds.com/company/transactis)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Accept Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/accept-software)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Transactis](https://millionrounds.com/company/transactis)** Series B · US · transactis.com **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Think Passenger](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-passenger)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Host Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/host-analytics)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Veracode](https://millionrounds.com/company/veracode)** Series D · US **$12M** With 5 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[ideeli](https://millionrounds.com/company/ideeli)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$20M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[PivotLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivotlink)** Series C · US · sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com **$10M** 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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

DA **Deborah Anne Farrington** President, Treasurer and Shareholder i Form ADV

LB **Laura Belle Sachar** CCO, CIO, Secretary and Shareholder i Form ADV

RE **Robert E. Kelly** Chief Financial Officer i Form 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

**$52M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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 listed **11 in all**

**[PrecisionDemand](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisiondemand)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[PivotLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivotlink)** Bought by SmartFocus **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[Fieldglass](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldglass)** Bought by [SAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap) **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[ideeli](https://millionrounds.com/company/ideeli)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **$43M** Jan 2014

**[Connected Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/connected-corporation)** Bought by [Iron Mountain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iron-mountain) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Accept Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/accept-software)** Bought by Artemis International **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[iCrossing](https://millionrounds.com/company/icrossing)** Bought by Hearst Corporation **$325M** Jun 2010

**[Mazu Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/mazu-networks)** Bought by [Riverbed Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverbed-technology) **$25M** Jan 2009

**[MessageOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/messageone)** Bought by [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) **$155M** Feb 2008

**[Roving Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/roving-planet)** Bought by [3Com](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3com) **Undisclosed** Dec 2006

**[Infolibria](https://millionrounds.com/company/infolibria)** Bought by Certeon **Undisclosed** Jan 2003

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$19M**

raised in May 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$21M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 56 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2018
- **Exits:** 11 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *16*
- Series B said *13*
- Venture *9*
- Series D *7*
- Series E *6*
- Series A said *2*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2018

Often in the room with

- [Trident Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trident-capital) 6
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) 5
- [NextWorld](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextworld) 5
- [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures) 4
- [American Express Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/american-express-ventures) 4
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 4

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## 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.

[**Trident Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trident-capital)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**NextWorld** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextworld)[**Advanced Technology Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures)[**American Express Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/american-express-ventures)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Spring Mountain Capital** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spring-mountain-capital)[**August Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital)[**Commerce Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-ventures)[**Foundry Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)[**Inovia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)[**Mithril Capital Management** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital-management)

## Recently backed

The latest companies StarVest Partners put money into.

[**ConveyIQ** $5.5M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/conveyiq)[**Persado** $30M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/persado)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) 11 Sept 2016 · 19 min Why Having A Flexible Cheque Size Can Help In Early Stage with Meghan Cross @ Red Bear Angels With [Meghan Cross](https://millionrounds.com/person/meghan-cross) Mentions [Red Bear Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-bear-angels)[Bowery Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bowery-capital)[Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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