About Star Ventures
Star Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1992. It is primarily based out of Herzliya, Israel. As of Aug 2022, Star Ventures has invested in 109 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Angel round of RAYSENGINE Overall, Star Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 12 IPOs and 56 acquisitions including key companies like Deltek, Evotec and Ciena. A lot of funds co-invest with Star Ventures, with names like Sevin Rosen sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Star Ventures has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 7 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Star Ventures' List of Top Investments
Star Ventures has a portfolio of 109 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in SureSmile and vitago.de.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, China and 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by Star Ventures:1. Deltek
Cloud based enterprise resource planning software provider for multi industries. is the intelligent platform that powers the project lifecycle from ERP and accounting to project bidding, planning, delivery, and analysis. Trusted by 30,000 organizations across government contracting, aerospace and defense, architecture and engineering, construction, and consulting, Deltek delivers the speed, clarity, and control needed when the stakes are high.
Key facts about Deltek
- Founded Year: 1983
- Location: Herndon (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $107M
- Employee Count: 4,857 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Prospect Capital, WP Global Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Oct 11, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Evotec
AI-driven life science company accelerating drug discovery and development. It is focused on pioneering drug discovery and preclinical development using advanced technologies, deep disease expertise, and integrated R&D platforms. It accelerates the creation of new therapies across modalities, including small molecules and biologics, to bring life-changing medicines to patients faster.
Key facts about Evotec
- Founded Year: 1993
- Location: Hamburg (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €500M - €1B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $25.1M
- Employee Count: 4,734 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Gilde Healthcare, Eiffel Investment Group and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 08, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Ciena
Provider of networking systems, automation software, components, and related services. The company offers solutions for cloud and AI networking, access, and aggregation. It provides metro and edge, long haul, submarine, and open line systems. Secure networking and network transformation are also part of its offerings. The company delivers AI-driven operations with multi-layer network control and cloud-native OSS solutions.
Key facts about Ciena
- Founded Year: 1992
- Location: Hanover (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Oct 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 10,607 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Worldview Technology Partners and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 2008, $*****
- Highlight: Public
EFI is a provider of print management software solutions. Its product EFI Productivity Suite, an enterprise resource planning and product management suite solution with features such as customer relationship management, resource scheduling, job management, shop floor data collection, marketing, shipping, etc.
Key facts about Electronics for Imaging
- Founded Year: 1989
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 2,729 as on Sep 13, 2025
- Investors: American Securities, Adobe and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 13, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Vizrt
Cloud-based media production and management tools provider. It offers real-time 3D graphics, studio automation, sports analysis, and media asset management tools for the broadcast industry. Its portfolio consists of virtual solutions, animations, maps, weather, video editing, and compositing tools.
Key facts about Vizrt
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Bergen (Norway)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12.1M
- Employee Count: 870 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: FSN Capital, Concord Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 24, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Star Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Star Ventures has invested in 109 companies over the last 27 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in RAYSENGINE and most recent follow-on round was in Vidyo.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Star Ventures' Investments by Stage
Star Ventures has made 20 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $17M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.9M and 10 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $27.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series B | 20 |
Series A | 18 |
Series C | 10 |
Series D | 4 |
Seed | 3 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Star Ventures' Investments by Sector
Star Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Telecom. Notably, it has invested in 82 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 76 Tech companies, 47 Software companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 20 |
Semiconductors | 13 |
High Tech | 12 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 10 |
Telecom | 10 |
Others | 41 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Star Ventures' Investments by Geography
Star Ventures has made most investments in United States (33), followed by Israel where it has made 12 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 33 |
Israel | 12 |
China | 9 |
Germany | 3 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Star Ventures' recent investments
Star Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Star Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 12, 2022 | China | Angel | 8038 | ||
Dec 2019 | China | Series A | 8455 | - | |
2019 | China | Seed | 6707 | ||
Nov 23, 2018 | China | Series A | 7483 | - | |
Apr 04, 2018 | China | Series A | 7776 | - |
Unicorns in Star Ventures' Portfolio
Star Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Newcleo. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Newcleo which became a unicorn in 2024, 2 years before Star Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Star Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Provider of advanced nuclear energy technologies, focused on designing, building, and operating small modular lead-cooled fast reactors | 2021 | Paris | Series B | hs{agqy |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Star Ventures' Portfolio
12 of Star Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Rong 360 got listed on the American Stock Exchange (NYSEAMERICAN), in Nov 2017 at marketcap of undefined and BioLineRx got listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TLV).Here are Star Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 17, 2017 | Oct 12, 2015 | Series D | 6179 | |
Feb 25, 2010 | 2004 | Series A | 6264 | |
Jan 03, 2008 | Nov 10, 2004 | Series A | 1634 | |
Aug 04, 2000 | - | - | 2118 | |
Jul 20, 2000 | - | - | 4150 |
Acquired companies in Star Ventures' Portfolio
56 companies from Star Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Xtera in Dec 2025 by Prysmian for $*****.Here are Star Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Dec 29, 2025 | Aug 2003 | Series C | 2832 | |
Sep 09, 2025 | - | - | 1728 | |
Jul 27, 2021 | - | - | 9857 | |
May 09, 2019 | Mar 31, 2010 | Series C | 7032 | |
Apr 15, 2019 | - | - | 7796 |
Team profile of Star Ventures
Star Ventures has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners located in China and Israel. Star Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Star Ventures
Over the past 27 years, 276 investors have co-invested in Star Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Star Ventures: Sevin Rosen, Rho Capital Partners and 66 others have invested in rounds before Star Ventures. There are 4 companies where Sevin Rosen has invested before Star Ventures and 3 companies where Rho Capital Partners has invested before Star Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Star Ventures: 126 investors entered a company along with Star Ventures. These include investors like Sevin Rosen (8 companies).
- Invested after Star Ventures: A total of 82 investors have invested in Star Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Goldman Sachs (3 companies), SVB (2 companies) and Plenus Venture Lending (2 companies).
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Star Ventures invests in ‘Rainpo Company’, a mobility subscription platformVenture Square•Sep 05, 2023•Star Ventures, LANE4
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Vidyo raises $22.5M for high-quality video conferencing | VentureBeatVentureBeat•Sep 22, 2011•Vidyo, QuestMark Partners, Menlo Ventures, Rho Capital Partners and 2 others
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Vidyo Raises $25 Million - PE HubPE Hub•Apr 01, 2010•Vidyo, Menlo Ventures, Sevin Rosen, Star Ventures and 2 others
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Teneros, A Startup That Cashes In Every Time Microsoft Exchange Crashes, Raises $40 Million In A Series D – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Feb 04, 2008•Teneros, New Enterprise Associates, Sevin Rosen, Star Ventures and 2 others
