# Sting: portfolio, investments and team

> Sting is a vc firm based in United States. 219 investments on record, 18 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Sting

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 219 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Seed Venture Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now

**90%** of best year **18** **cheques in 12 months**, 219 on record

Since the last cheque **34** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 219** Sole investor **73 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Sweden, 28%**

Pitch Sting

## Sting highlights

- 01 18 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 73 rounds, median $663K
- 04 2 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:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **219 appearances**

- **2026** 15 rounds
- **Sept** **[TERASi](https://millionrounds.com/company/terasi)** Seed · SE · Firms' own news pages **$13M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Freya Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/freya-industries)** Seed · SE · ArcticStartup **$615K** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Actionable](https://millionrounds.com/company/actionable)** Seed · FR · Ventureburn **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Imagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$4.5M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Float](https://millionrounds.com/company/float)** Series A · SE · Firms' own news pages **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[imagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi)** Venture · SE **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Reactional Music](https://millionrounds.com/company/reactional-music)** Seed · SE **$7.4M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Gårdskapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardskapital)** Venture · SE **$761K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Sprout Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-labs)** Debt · US **$200K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Minit Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/minit-games)** Pre-seed · DE **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[EarSwitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/earswitch)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[NuVision](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuvision)** Venture · GB **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Jellagen](https://millionrounds.com/company/jellagen)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Flox Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/flox-intelligence)** Seed · SE **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[CLEAN i.T](https://millionrounds.com/company/clean-i-t)** Seed · GR **$484K** Sole investor
- **2025** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[HyprView](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyprview)** Pre-seed · FR **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Dropshot](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropshot)** Series A · KR **$700K** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Alto](https://millionrounds.com/company/alto)** Seed · US **$641K** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[florrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/florrent)** Seed · US **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[cureVision](https://millionrounds.com/company/curevision)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Reframe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/reframe-systems)** Series A · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[StoryHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/storyhub)** Series A · JP **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[FlexThis](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexthis)** Seed · GR **$117K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Single Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/single-technologies)** Seed · SE **$12M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Zentraxa](https://millionrounds.com/company/zentraxa)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Protio](https://millionrounds.com/company/protio)** Seed · GR **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Cipher Surgical](https://millionrounds.com/company/cipher-surgical)** Series A · GB **$10M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Staramaki](https://millionrounds.com/company/staramaki)** Venture · GR **$815K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Artist United](https://millionrounds.com/company/artist-united)** **$12M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Lyv](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyv)** Seed · FR **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **2024** 19 rounds
- **Nov** **[Interactive Autonomous DYnamic Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/interactive-autonomous-dynamic-systems)** Series A · FR **$7.4M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[ACCEL Stars](https://millionrounds.com/company/accel-stars)** Series A · JP **$7.3M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[autarkize](https://millionrounds.com/company/autarkize)** Seed · DE **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Rypplzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/rypplzz)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Actionable](https://millionrounds.com/company/actionable)** Pre-seed · FR **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Impactpool](https://millionrounds.com/company/impactpool)** Series A · SE **$3.9M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Chromacity](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromacity)** Seed · GB **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Hypertype](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypertype)** Seed · SE **$666K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[BrainZell](https://millionrounds.com/company/brainzell)** Seed · SE **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Apta AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/apta-ai)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.1M** Sole investor

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 the register says

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

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Locket](https://millionrounds.com/company/locket)** Bought by Wish **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[Vertical Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-media)** Bought by Axel Springer **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

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

## The cheque

Seed Venture Series A

Median round joined **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$663K**

Led 0 of 219 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 73 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *78*
- Venture *63*
- Series A *26*
- Pre-seed *20*
- Grant *12*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Propel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/propel-capital) 42
- [Almi Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest) 18
- [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) 8
- [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) 6
- [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) 6
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 6

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Sting. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Propel Capital** Accelerator **42** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/propel-capital)[**Almi Invest** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest)[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)[**Antler** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)[**EISMEA** Investment firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**ACF Investors** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acf-investors)[**EIC Accelerator** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator)[**Luminar Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminar-ventures)[**Future Planet Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital)[**Google** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[**Industrifonden** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrifonden)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Sting put money into.

[**TERASi** $13M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/terasi)[**Freya Industries** $615K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/freya-industries)[**Imagi** $4.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi)[**Float** $5.2M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/float)[**Reactional Music** $7.4M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/reactional-music)[**Sprout Labs** $200K · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-labs)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sting in their description, not their title.

- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 26 Dec 2022 · 1h 11m I.R.S. Records: Miles Copeland Mentions [Sting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Sting

### What does Sting invest in?

Sting invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Sting?

219 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Sting invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TERASi (Seed, Sept 2026), Freya Industries (Seed, Sept 2026) and Actionable (Seed, Sept 2026).

### How big are Sting's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

### Does Sting lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 219 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Sting invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Sweden (28%), the United Kingdom (18%) and the United States (15%).

### Is Sting investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Sting invest alongside?

Most often Propel Capital (42 rounds together), Almi Invest (18 rounds together) and Google for Startups (8 rounds together).

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