When was Select Star founded?

Select Star was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Select Star located?

Select Star is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Select Star?

Shinji Kim of Select Star. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Select Star have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Select Star is 16.

Is Select Star a funded company?

Select Star is a funded company, having raised a total of $20M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Feb 24, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Select Star?

Select Star's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 31, 2023, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is Business Intelligence. In United States, the Business Intelligence sector has seen $11.3B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Select Star rank among its competitors?

Select Star ranks 2nd amongst 284 active competitors, of which 36 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Select Star, which secured $15M in Jan, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Select Star?

Select Star's top competitors include Chronosphere, Bright Data and DryvIQ. Among them, Select Star secured the most recent funding round in January, 2023.

Select Star - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of the data discovery software solution. It provides an intelligent data discovery platform that allows data discovery and analytics. It also provides data catalogs, data transparency and visibility, auto detects and displays the column level data lineage, data security and governance for maintaining confidentiality.

Website: www.selectstar.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$20M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 31, 2023, $*****

Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners & 14 more

Ranked

2^nd among 284 active competitors

Employee Count

16 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Chronosphere & 388 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Snowflake (Nov 24, 2025)

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Select Star is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Select Star Inc. CIN: 85-0558926 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2019	-	-	-

Select Star got acquired by Snowflake on Nov 24, 2025.

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Select Star has raised a total funding of $20M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 24, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 31, 2023 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Select Star has 9 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Select Star:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 31, 2023	4759242	Series A	3793804	1994394	5487940	3379944
Feb 24, 2021	9658423	Seed	8390249	4393203	Bowery Capital	Background Capital & 6 more

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The founders of Select Star is Shinji Kim. Shinji Kim is the CEO of Select Star.

Here are the details of Select Star's key team members:

Shinji Kim: Founder & CEO of Select Star.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Select Star's employee count trend

Select Star has 16 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Select Star's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Select Star include Chronosphere, Bright Data and DryvIQ. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Select Star, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Chronosphere 2019, Issaquah (United States), Acquired	Provider of a cloud native data observability platform for enterprises	$369M	Greylock Partners, General Atlantic & 21 others	68/100
2nd	Select Star 2020, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of the data discovery software solution	$20M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sozo Ventures ... & 13 others	56/100
3rd	Bright Data 2014, Tel Aviv (Israel), Funding Raised	Cloud based data collection solution provider	-	EMK Capital	54/100
4th	DryvIQ 2012, Ann Arbor (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering data recovery and protection solutions	$5.67M	Plymouth Growth	50/100
5th	Narrative Science 2010, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Provider of an AI-based content creation solution	$47.5M	Sapphire Ventures, Jump Capital & 6 others	50/100
6th	1010data 2000, New York City (United States), Acquired	Cloud - Big Data Analytics	$35M	Norwest, Bessemer Venture Partners & 1 others	48/100
7th	Acterys 2003, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Data discovery and planning solution	-	-	48/100
8th	Dataherald 2019, San Francisco (United States), Seed	AI powered business intelligence solutions	$125K	Globivest, BDMI & 1 others	47/100
9th	Brainspace 2000, Dallas (United States), Series C	AI-powered eDiscovery and investigations platform for legal and compliance professionals	$16M	Medina Capital, In-Q-Tel & 3 others	44/100
10th	JMP 1989, Cary (United States), Unfunded	Cloud based software for desktop statistical discovery	-	-	44/100