Switzerland · Investor

U-Start

Last cheque observed Mar 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietFamily office

Series ASeries BAdvertisingInternetAdvice

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque2775days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch U-Start

U-Start highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AdvertisingInternetAdvice
Based in
Lugano, Switzerland
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Mar
    KeatzDE · TechCrunch$14MWith 5 others
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Jan
    HoriznSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    RebaggSeries B · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 5 others
  7. Jun
    SoldoSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 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 3 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies U-Start put money into.

Soldo$11M · Jun 2017

Quick answers about U-Start

What does U-Start invest in?

U-Start invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Internet and Advice.

How active is U-Start?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2019.

What has U-Start invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Keatz (Undisclosed round, Mar 2019), Horizn (Series A, Jan 2018) and Rebagg (Series B, Jul 2017).

How big are U-Start's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Is U-Start investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2019.

What kind of investor is U-Start?

U-Start is a family office based in Lugano, Switzerland.

When was U-Start founded?

U-Start was founded in 2012.

Where does this information on U-Start come from?

From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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