Where is StartX's headquarters located?

StartX's headquarters is located in Palo Alto (United States).

How big is StartX's investment team?

StartX has a team of 109, including 26 partners.

How many companies has StartX invested in?

StartX has invested in 123 companies, including Patreon & Lime.

Which companies has StartX invested in lately?

PolicyDock & Luma Health are the latest investments by StartX.

How many exits has StartX been involved in?

StartX's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 31 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in StartX's portfolio?

There are 5 unicorns in StartX's portfolio.

StartX - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Patreon

Provider of a reward-based crowdfunding platform for musicians and content creators. It allows users to invest in projects to avail returns in the form of pre-sold concert tickets, personal gifts, meet & greets, etc. The backers pledge a fixed amount every month to the chosen project. It is based on the ad revenue and per-stream payouts model. The application can be accessed on iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about Patreon

Founded Year: 2013
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $412M
Employee Count: 1,198 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Wellington, Vibhu Venture Partners and 59 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 06, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Lime

App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooter. The platform enables users to find the nearest available scooter and start the ride by scanning their QR code or access code. Users should provide rider details, payment details, location, and more for book the scooter. It offers features like variant payment options, and more. At the end of the ride, users can park the vehicle at their legal locations. Their mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices

Key facts about Lime

Founded Year: 2017
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series E
Total Funding till date: $1.71B
Employee Count: 2,609 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Meritech and 99 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 04, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Eight Sleep

Eight sleep provides an AI-based internet-first brand of thermoregulated mattress, carbon air pillow, and smart mattress cover that is controlled via smartphone. It allows the user to set the temperature of the mattress independently and monitor the body vitals such as breathing and heart-rate variability. This control allows the user to fall asleep faster and improves the quality of sleep. The app can be connected with other smart devices to monitor sleep activity. GentleRise wake-up technology allows users to wake up with a temperature and gentle vibration at the chest level.

Key facts about Eight Sleep

Founded Year: 2014
Location: New York City (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $324M
Employee Count: 234 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: SoftBank Group, FCVC and 87 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 04, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. OpenSea

Blockchain-based web3 marketplace. It enables the creation, buying, selling, and auctioning of non-fungible tokens. It allows users to browse, create, buy, sell, and auction unique digital goods. It provides a platform for creators to showcase their digital art, collectibles, and other unique digital items to a global audience.

Key facts about OpenSea

Founded Year: 2017
Location: New York City (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $427M
Employee Count: 724 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Y Ventures, Coatue and 72 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 04, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Alchemy

Provider of complete blockchain developer platform. It provides enterprise-grade Web3 infrastructure rollups-as-a-service, embedded, smart wallets, gasless transactions, stablecoin orchestration, DeFi primitives, real-time webhooks, portfolio/token APIs, and comprehensive devtools.

Key facts about Alchemy

Founded Year: 2013
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $564M
Employee Count: 374 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Silver Lake, DFJ Growth and 33 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 28, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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StartX has invested in 123 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in PolicyDock and most recent follow-on round was in Luma Health.

Here are StartX's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0
2022	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2020	4	1	5
2019	9	0	9
2018	21	5	26
2017	19	1	20

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StartX has made 57 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.51M, 32 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.2M and 19 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $28.6M.

Here are StartX's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	57
Series A	32
Series B	19
Series D	2
Convertible Debt	1
Others	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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StartX has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech, Consumer and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 120 Tech companies, 83 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 80 Software companies and at least 47 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are StartX's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	49
High Tech	35
HealthTech	27
Consumer	24
Life Sciences	21
Others	162

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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StartX has made most investments in United States (110), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.

Here are StartX's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	110
India	1
Malaysia	1
Singapore	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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StartX has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by StartX:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Feb 2022	PolicyDock	Singapore	Seed	7277	1982 Ventures
Nov 23, 2021	Luma Health	United States	Series C	6462	FTV Capital [+4]
Jan 22, 2021	XP Health	United States	Seed	9976	Valor Capital Group [+4]
Oct 26, 2020	DataFleets	United States	Seed	3980	AME Cloud Ventures [+6]
Jul 29, 2020	Instrumental	United States	Series B	2615	Canaan [+3]

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StartX has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Eight Sleep, Alchemy, Dexterity and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Eight Sleep. It became a unicorn in 2026, 10 years after StartX first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in StartX's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
81	Eight Sleep	Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers	2014	Retail [+2]	New York City	Series D	ogfheo{
78	Alchemy	Provider of complete blockchain developer platform	2013	FinTech [+3]	San Francisco	Series C	zcsssfq
64	Dexterity	AI that powers robots to do physical tasks	2017	High Tech [+4]	Redwood City	Series B	dmomcqi
82	Patreon	Provider of a reward-based crowdfunding platform for musicians and content creators	2013	FinTech [+3]	San Francisco	Series F	slihv{u
82	Lime	App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooter	2017	Consumer [+6]	San Francisco	Series E	tlckgtz

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1 of StartX's portfolio company became public - Ethos. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jan 2026 at marketcap of $1.1B

Here are StartX's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Ethos	Jan 29, 2026	-	-	4962

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31 companies from StartX's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Fictiv in Apr 2025 by MISUMI Group for $350M.

Here are StartX's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Fictiv	Apr 17, 2025	May 08, 2018	Series B	1587
Garten	Apr 14, 2025	Oct 17, 2018	Seed	7034
Brilliant	Aug 28, 2024	Oct 11, 2017	Series A	5804
FeatureBase	Jul 23, 2024	Feb 27, 2018	Seed	7961
Sensely	Jun 04, 2024	Feb 14, 2017	Series B	8143

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StartX has a team of 109 members including 26 Partners, 7 Venture Partners and 4 Principals located in United States, India and 2 more locations. StartX's team sits on the board of 2 companies.

Here is a list of top team members in StartX:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Andrew Bertolina	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email
Greg Lucas	Partner	Stanford	-	-
Cameron Teitelman	Partner	Palo Alto	-	1 Email
Eric Schuur	Partner	Palo Alto	-	-
Brian Lawrence	Partner	Lewis Center	-	1 Email
Kendra Kawala	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email
Anuj Khandelwal	Partner	Palo Alto	-	1 Email
Scott Ashworth	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email
Julie Cachia	Partner	Palo Alto	-	1 Email
Andrew Lee	Partner	Stanford	-	2 Emails

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Over the past 13 years, 939 investors have co-invested in StartX's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before StartX: Y Combinator, 500 Global and 163 others have invested in rounds before StartX. There are 6 companies where Y Combinator has invested before StartX and 5 companies where 500 Global has invested before StartX.
Top Co-investors of StartX: 348 investors entered a company along with StartX. These include investors like AME Cloud Ventures (5 companies).
Invested after StartX: A total of 426 investors have invested in StartX's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include HHS (4 companies) and Google Ventures (3 companies).