# White Star Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> White Star Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 142 investments on record, 24 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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

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# White Star Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 142 cheques on record.

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Deploying now VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Technology Digital_assets

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**71%** of best year **24** **cheques in 12 months**, 142 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Cheque size, as they say **$50K – $15M** Rounds led **10 of 142** Sole investor **9 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 42%**

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## White Star Capital highlights

- 01 24 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $2.5M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> A global multi-stage technology investment platform From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $50K – $15M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Technology Digital_assets
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **142 appearances**

- **2026** 19 rounds
- **Sept** **[Lockchain.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/lockchain-ai)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Sequen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequen)** Series B · US **$90M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Petfolk](https://millionrounds.com/company/petfolk)** Venture · US **$40M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Fluxco](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluxco)** Seed · US **$26M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[FINN](https://millionrounds.com/company/finn)** Series D · DE · Firms' own news pages **$113M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Tetrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetrix)** Series A · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Upexi](https://millionrounds.com/company/upexi)** US **$20M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Novisto](https://millionrounds.com/company/novisto)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Boostsecurity.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostsecurity-io)** Venture · CA **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Kulipa](https://millionrounds.com/company/kulipa)** Seed · US **$6.2M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Cata](https://millionrounds.com/company/cata)** Seed · SG **$5.3M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Trayd](https://millionrounds.com/company/trayd)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$10M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Sequen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequen)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$16M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Numan](https://millionrounds.com/company/numan)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Red Sift](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-sift)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Fireplace](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireplace)** Pre-seed · HK **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Upexi](https://millionrounds.com/company/upexi)** US **$7.4M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Alfred](https://millionrounds.com/company/alfred)** Series A · LatamList **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Billdr Pro](https://millionrounds.com/company/billdr-pro)** Seed · CA **$3.2M** With 4 others
- **2025** 28 rounds
- **Dec** **[XWeave](https://millionrounds.com/company/xweave)** Venture · SG **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Unacast](https://millionrounds.com/company/unacast)** Debt · US **$28M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Flare](https://millionrounds.com/company/flare)** Debt · DK **$15M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Ledn](https://millionrounds.com/company/ledn)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Falcon](https://millionrounds.com/company/falcon)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Dott](https://millionrounds.com/company/dott)** Debt · NL **$82M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Meero](https://millionrounds.com/company/meero)** Venture · FR **$13M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[MyEdSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/myedspace)** Series A · GB · Active Partners **$15M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Cata](https://millionrounds.com/company/cata)** Seed · SG **$3.1M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Seyna](https://millionrounds.com/company/seyna)** Venture · FR **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Spiko](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiko)** Series A · FR · Silicon Canals **$22M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Questflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/questflow)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Numan](https://millionrounds.com/company/numan)** Series B · GB **$30M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Yieldstreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/yieldstreet)** Series D · US · AlleyWatch **$45M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Elfie](https://millionrounds.com/company/elfie)** Series A · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[SaturnX](https://millionrounds.com/company/saturnx)** Seed **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[OatFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/oatfi)** Series A · US **$24M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Sleek](https://millionrounds.com/company/sleek)** Series B · CA **$23M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Swing](https://millionrounds.com/company/swing)** Series C · US **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Veesion](https://millionrounds.com/company/veesion)** Series B · FR **$43M** With 3 others
- **May** **[XWeave](https://millionrounds.com/company/xweave)** Seed · SG **$3.0M** With 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 **46** 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

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

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in White Star Capital's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**PFR Ventures** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfr-ventures) Fund Vintage Committed White Star Capital - -

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**27** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Borrowell Toronto, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/borrowell)[Carbon6 Toronto, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon6)[Chord New York, USA](https://millionrounds.com/company/chord)[Cometh Paris, France](https://millionrounds.com/company/cometh)[Dialogue Montreal, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/dialogue)[Dice London, UK](https://millionrounds.com/company/dice)[Dollar Shave Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/dollar-shave-club)[Echo London, UK](https://millionrounds.com/company/echo)[Klaxoon Rennes, France](https://millionrounds.com/company/klaxoon)[Ledn Consumer Toronto,](https://millionrounds.com/company/ledn)[Ludia Montreal, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/ludia)[Mindsay Paris, France](https://millionrounds.com/company/laiye)[Mnubo Montreal, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/mnubo)[Packhelp Warsaw, Poland](https://millionrounds.com/company/packhelp)[Parsley Health New](https://millionrounds.com/company/parsley-health)[Plastic Labs New York](https://millionrounds.com/company/plastic-labs)[Red Sift London, UK](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-sift)[Safello Stockholm, Sweden](https://millionrounds.com/company/safello)[SaturnX Dubai, UAE](https://millionrounds.com/company/saturnx)[Sequen New York, USA](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequen)[Sharplink Minneapolis, USA](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharplink)[Spiko Paris, France](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiko)[TheGuarantors New York, USA](https://millionrounds.com/company/theguarantors)[Upexi Tampa, USA](https://millionrounds.com/company/upexi)[Vention Montreal, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/vention)[Wrk Montreal, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/wrk)[dfuse Montreal, Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/dfuse) 900.care Paris, France ALEX Singapore, Singapore AMI Labs Paris, France Activate New York, USA Alethea AI Los Alfred Pay Miami, USA Angel Host Montreal, Canada Autonomique California, USA Autoverse Studios Los Billdr Montreal, Canada BoomFi London, UK Cata Singapore, Singapore Clark Frankfurt, Germany Dfns Paris, France Digg New York, USA Dimes Montreal, Canada Dott Amsterdam, The Netherlands Elfie New York, USA Enclave Hong Kong Etherfi Grand Cayman, Exclusible Lisbon, Portugal Eyeball Games Singapore FINN Munich, Germany Falcon Toronto, Canada Flare Montreal, Canada Flash Coffee Singapore, Singapore Fluxco Austin, USA Freshly New York, USA Haruko London, UK Himedi Seoul, South Korea Hole19 Lisbon, Portugal Immunio Montreal, Canada Index Coop Decentralised and 36 more

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 **3 in all**

**[LaunchRock](https://millionrounds.com/company/launchrock)** Bought by [Fundable](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundable) **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[Summly](https://millionrounds.com/company/summly)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$30M** Mar 2013

**[Ludia](https://millionrounds.com/company/ludia)** Bought by Freemantle Media **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.5M**

Led 10 of 142 rounds **7%**

- **Said size:** $50K – $15M
- **Sole investor:** 9 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *40*
- Series A said *35*
- Venture *27*
- Series B said *12*
- Debt *6*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) 8
- [Portage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portage-vc) 8
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 7
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) 7
- [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) 7
- [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) 6

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**FJ Labs** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Portage Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portage-vc)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Inovia Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)[**Global Founders Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital)[**Real Ventures** Family office **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-ventures-2)[**Digital Currency Group** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**500 Global** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Betaworks** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Bpifrance** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)

## Recently backed

The latest companies White Star Capital put money into.

[**Lockchain.ai** $2.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lockchain-ai)[**Sequen** $90M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequen)[**Petfolk** $40M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/petfolk)[**Fluxco** $26M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluxco)[**Tetrix** $15M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetrix)[**Upexi** $20M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/upexi)

## On podcasts

3 episodes naming White Star Capital in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [The On Call with Insignia](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/on-call-insignia) 27 Jul 2021 · 33 min S03E17: Exchanging learnings between the West and Asia with Sanjay Zimmermann from White Star Capital With [Sanjay Zimmermann](https://millionrounds.com/person/sanjay-zimmermann) Mentions [White Star Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 16 Nov 2015 · 13 min Europe's most funded verticals, 500 Startups Nordic fund, White Star Capital and Ida Tin With [Ida Tin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ida-tin) Mentions [White Star Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital)[Roxanne Varza](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roxanne-varza) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Apr 2015 · 21 min 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital With [John Henderson](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-henderson) Mentions [White Star Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital)[Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Shakil Khan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shakil-khan) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Mar 2016 · 29 min 20VC: Christian Hernandez on The Importance of Mobile and The Relationship Between Growth vs Revenue Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about White Star Capital

### What does White Star Capital invest in?

White Star Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology and Digital_assets.

### How active is White Star Capital?

142 investments on record, 24 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 10. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has White Star Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lockchain.ai (Venture, Sept 2026), Sequen (Series B, Sept 2026) and Petfolk (Venture, Aug 2026).

### How big are White Star Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $15M.

### Does White Star Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 10 of its 142 investments on record (7%).

### Where does White Star Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (42%), Canada (16%) and Singapore (11%).

### Is White Star Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 24 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does White Star Capital invest alongside?

Most often FJ Labs (8 rounds together), Portage Ventures (8 rounds together) and BDC Capital (7 rounds together).

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