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 101, including 24 partners.

How many companies has StartX invested in?

StartX has invested in 125 companies, including Lime & OpenSea.

Which companies has StartX invested in lately?

Spot Biosystems & Pinnacle are the latest investments by StartX.

How many exits has StartX been involved in?

StartX's portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 32 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in StartX's portfolio?

There are 4 unicorns in StartX's portfolio.

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

StartX, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2009, is based in Palo Alto, United States. With a presence in 5 countries, it has supported around 125 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Oct 2026, StartX has 4 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 34 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Lime, OpenSea and Patreon. The program is backed by a team of 101 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $40M Series A round in Spot Biosystems on Jun 17, 2026, which also saw participation from LDV Partners and IDG Capital.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Portfolio Companies

Lime, OpenSea & 123 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 27 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 5 more

Locations of Investment

United States, India & 3 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

Eight Sleep, Alchemy & 2 more

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StartX has a portfolio of 125 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in VersaMe and DynaOptics.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Malaysia and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by StartX:

1. 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)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $1.4B
Employee Count: 2,813 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Meritech, Star Tech NG and 99 Others
Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 04, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Public

2. 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: 699 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Foundation Capital, Y Ventures and 73 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 04, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. 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: 1,218 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Allen & Company, Atlas Venture and 60 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 06, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Eight Sleep

Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers. It 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.

Key facts about Eight Sleep

Founded Year: 2014
Location: New York City (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $323M
Employee Count: 272 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: SoftBank Group, StartX and 88 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 04, 2026, $*****
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: 366 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Silver Lake, Redpoint Ventures and 37 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 28, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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StartX has invested in 125 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Spot Biosystems 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)	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1
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	0	19

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StartX has made 59 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.53M, 32 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M 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	59
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 121 Tech companies, 83 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 80 Software companies and at least 48 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are StartX's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	50
High Tech	34
HealthTech	27
Consumer	24
Life Sciences	21
Others	163

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

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StartX has made most investments in United States (112), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.

Here are StartX's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	112
India	1
Malaysia	1
Singapore	1

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

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StartX has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Spot Biosystems.

Here are the most recent investments by StartX:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jun 17, 2026	Spot Biosystems	United States	Series A	2501	LDV Partners [+5]
Mar 13, 2025	Pinnacle	United States	Seed	3436	eLab Ventures [+10]
Feb 2022	PolicyDock	Singapore	Seed	9685	1982 Ventures
Nov 23, 2021	Luma Health	United States	Series C	8203	FTV Capital [+4]
Jan 22, 2021	XP Health	United States	Seed	5570	Valor Capital Group [+4]

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StartX has 4 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	kqkwnwo
79	Alchemy	Provider of complete blockchain developer platform	2013	FinTech [+3]	San Francisco	Series C	ktfwnri
65	Dexterity	AI that powers robots to do physical tasks	2017	High Tech [+4]	Redwood City	Series B	npmiktj
81	Patreon	Provider of a reward-based crowdfunding platform for musicians and content creators	2013	FinTech [+3]	San Francisco	Series F	qxbunqg

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2 of StartX's portfolio companies have become public. Lime got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2026 at marketcap of $1.6B and Ethos got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) 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
Lime	Jul 01, 2026	Oct 10, 2017	Series B	6078
Ethos	Jan 29, 2026	-	-	7244

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32 companies from StartX's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tachyus in Jun 2026 by SLB for $*****.

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
Tachyus	Jun 01, 2026	Oct 12, 2016	Series A	6996
Fictiv	Apr 17, 2025	May 08, 2018	Series B	2096
Garten	Apr 14, 2025	Oct 17, 2018	Seed	3715
Brilliant	Aug 28, 2024	Oct 11, 2017	Series A	6307
FeatureBase	Jul 23, 2024	Feb 27, 2018	Seed	5784

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StartX has a team of 101 members including 24 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, 958 investors have co-invested in StartX's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before StartX: Y Combinator, 500 Global and 162 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: 363 investors entered a company along with StartX. These include investors like AME Cloud Ventures (5 companies).
Invested after StartX: A total of 431 investors have invested in StartX's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include HHS (4 companies) and Google Ventures (3 companies).