About Starlight Ventures
Starlight Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Miami, United States. As of Jan 2026, Starlight Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 51 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Ammobia Overall, Starlight Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Satellogic, OpenZeppelin and Skyloom. A lot of funds co-invest with Starlight Ventures, with names like Lowercarbon Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Starlight Ventures has team of 31 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Starlight Ventures' List of Top Investments
Starlight Ventures has a portfolio of 51 companies. Their most notable investments are in CFS and Tynt.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 3 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Environment Tech and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Starlight Ventures:1. Satellogic
Provider of satellite based earth imaging and data solutions. It enables users to develop and deploy nano-satellites to image earth. It also offers multispectral imagery data and constellation as a service. It caters to corporations, and municipal, state, and national governments.
Key facts about Satellogic
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $249M
- Employee Count: 213 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Liberty Strategic Capital, SoftBank Latin America Fund and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of a platform to deliver mRNA therapeutics for multi-functional treatments. The programming platform detects the location and enhances the cell type protein expression in the patient's body to optimize the immunotherapy treatments.
Key facts about Strand Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $256M
- Employee Count: 125 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Redmile Group, Kinnevik and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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3. Kula Bio
Manufacturer of microbial crop nutrition products. It offers a biological solution that improves the activity of naturally occurring soil microbes to develop fertilizing abilities. Its product claims to facilitate the activity of soil nitrogen-fixing bacteria and enables them to store the energy derived from renewable electricity and carbon dioxide.
Key facts about Kula Bio
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Natick (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $86.7M
- Employee Count: 48 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Collab Fund, iSelect Fund and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. CFS
Provider of tokamak nuclear fusion reactors. It uses rare-earth barium copper oxide in high-field superconducting magnets for the working of compact fusion reactors.
Key facts about CFS
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $4B
- Employee Count: 1,108 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, DFJ Growth and 69 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Twelve
Developer of carbon transformation technology producing fuels and feedstock products. The company's technology transforms carbon dioxide, water, and renewable electricity into hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons are drop-in replacements for conventional petroleum-based materials and ingredients. The resulting products have zero fossil fuels, zero emissions, and no trade-offs in quality.
Key facts about Twelve
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $472M
- Employee Count: 262 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Capricorn, Rising Tide Fund and 56 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Starlight Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Starlight Ventures has invested in 51 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Stardust and most recent follow-on round was in Ammobia.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Starlight Ventures' Investments by Stage
Starlight Ventures has made 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $41M, 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.18M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $47.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 11 |
Seed | 10 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Starlight Ventures' Investments by Sector
Starlight Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech, Energy Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 41 Tech companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Tech hardware companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 17 |
Sustainability Tech | 14 |
Environment Tech | 11 |
Energy Tech | 7 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 5 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Starlight Ventures' Investments by Geography
Starlight Ventures has made most investments in United States (19), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 19 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Italy | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Starlight Ventures' recent investments
Starlight Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Ammobia.Here are the most recent investments by Starlight Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 14, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7989 | [+10] | |
Oct 24, 2025 | - | Series A | 6971 | [+11] | |
Aug 28, 2025 | United States | Series B | 5214 | [+34] | |
Aug 08, 2025 | United States | Series B | 5749 | ||
Oct 08, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1912 | [+5] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Starlight Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Starlight Ventures' portfolio company became public - Satellogic. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2025.Here are Starlight Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 14, 2025 | - | - | 2986 |
Acquired companies in Starlight Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Starlight Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was OpenZeppelin in Sep 2026 by S&P Global for $*****.Here are Starlight Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 17, 2026 | - | - | 8647 | |
Nov 17, 2025 | - | - | 6852 | |
Aug 15, 2023 | - | - | 2367 | |
Jun 23, 2020 | - | - | 5493 |
Team profile of Starlight Ventures
Starlight Ventures has a team of 31 members including 2 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Starlight Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Starlight Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Miami | - | ||
Partner | Miami | |||
Venture Partner | Argentina | - | ||
Venture Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | United States | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | - |
Co-investors of Starlight Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 318 investors have co-invested in Starlight Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Starlight Ventures: OSTI, IndieBio and 17 others have invested in rounds before Starlight Ventures. There are 2 companies where OSTI has invested before Starlight Ventures and 2 companies where IndieBio has invested before Starlight Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Starlight Ventures: 166 investors entered a company along with Starlight Ventures. These include investors like Lowercarbon Capital (4 companies).
- Invested after Starlight Ventures: A total of 133 investors have invested in Starlight Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Climate Capital (3 companies), John Doerr (2 companies) and DOE (2 companies).
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