About Startup Shell
Startup Shell, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in College Park, United States. With a presence in 5 countries, it has supported around 82 startups in sectors like Consumer, Enterprise Applications. As of Jan 2026, Startup Shell has witnessed 5 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Stripe, Bubble and Etsy. The program is backed by a team of 12 people who primarily support startups based in United States, Canada.
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Startup Shell's List of Top Investments
Startup Shell has a portfolio of 82 companies. Their most notable investments include Stripe and Bubble.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and 29 other sectors. Here is the list of top investments by Startup Shell:1. Stripe
Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for online and in-person revenue growth. The company offers tools and services for payments, revenue automation, and financial management. These solutions include functionalities for billing, invoicing, tax automation, and fraud prevention. It also provides resources for developers, including APIs, SDKs, and documentation, to facilitate integration and customization.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 371M SGD as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 5,493 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: TrueBridge, Harmony Venture Partners and 117 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Bubble
Cloud based no code web application development tool. The product offered by the company is a no code platform for creating digital products. prototyping, application customizations, built in design, version controls, and backups, real time workload collaboration, etc. It has clients such as Dividend, Qoins, Teals, etc.
Key facts about Bubble
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 169 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Insight Partners, SignalFire and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 27, 2021, $*****
3. Etsy
Online marketplace offering multi-category products from independent designers. Its product catalog includes home improvement products, fashion, beauty, electronics, stationery, arts, books, groceries, smoking products, pet supplies, and more.
Key facts about Etsy
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Dublin (Ireland)
- Annual Revenue: £11.6K as on Jan 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $98M
- Employee Count: 2,400 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Elliott Management and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Tumblr
Tumblr is an online blogging platform where users can create blogs with embedded photos, videos, links, chats, audio, quotes etc. Users can follow other users' blogs, re-blog posts to their own blogs, Also lets users to bookmark interesting links to the site. Acquired by Yahoo for $1.1B in 2013. Has mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Key facts about Tumblr
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Employee Count: 1,001 - 5,000 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Millennium Technology Value Partners, Tuesday Capital and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, May 05, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Imperfect Foods is an online subscription-based platform offering surplus groceries. The company's offerings include grocery staples, snacks, meat, and dairy items to its consumers. It enables them to purchase food products at discounted prices as compared to traditional grocery stores.
Key facts about Imperfect Foods
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $229M
- Employee Count: 1,685 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, Alrai Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Startup Shell's Portfolio
1 of Startup Shell's portfolio company became public - Etsy. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2015 at marketcap of $1.78BHere are Startup Shell's portfolio companies that went public:
Filter this listCompany | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 16, 2015 | - | - | 1678 |
Acquired companies in Startup Shell's Portfolio
4 companies from Startup Shell's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Imperfect Foods in Sep 2022 by Misfit.Here are Startup Shell's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 07, 2022 | - | - | 7069 | |
Aug 12, 2019 | - | - | 3937 | |
Feb 26, 2018 | - | - | 5167 | |
Oct 17, 2016 | - | - | 9427 |
Team profile of Startup Shell
Startup Shell has a team of 12 members including 4 Partners and 6 Principals located in United States. Startup Shell's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Startup Shell:
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Principal | United States | - | ||
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