About Start Something Ventures
Start Something Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Indianapolis, United States. As of Jun 2026, Start Something Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 4 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to EdTech and Business Services. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Lemvio A lot of funds co-invest with Start Something Ventures, with names like Flywheel Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Start Something Ventures has team of 8 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Start Something Ventures' List of All Investments
Start Something Ventures has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments include Yourco and AfterSchool HQ.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, EdTech, Business Services, across Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Start Something Ventures:
1. Yourco
Cloud-based platform for employee communication. It offers two-way communication platform which enables communication between managers and non-desk employees. It allows managers to send mass notifications to all employees and managers can schedule messages to be sent to employees at a specific date and time. It is the tool availble on the subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about Yourco
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Employee Count: 28 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Allos Ventures, Elevate Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 10, 2026, $*****
Provider of after-school activity management solutions for schools. It allows schools to create a program profile, publish it, and share it with parents. It also helps schools to manage registrations, fee collection, attendance management, and more.
Key facts about AfterSchool HQ
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Fishers (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.38M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Dec 09, 2025
- Investors: Elevate Ventures, Flywheel Fund and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 25, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Lemvio
Provider of software for managed service providers managing artificial intelligence. This platform enables service providers to identify client demand, operationalize service delivery, and monitor ongoing adoption through a structured framework. It assists technical teams in creating repeatable service offerings, implementing governance policies, and generating reporting for client business reviews. The system integrates readiness assessments and deployment tools to standardize the delivery of artificial intelligence services across multiple client accounts. By providing a centralized dashboard for tracking value and adoption metrics, the software allows service providers to transition from ad hoc projects to recurring managed service models. It supports various roles within an organization, including owners, sales leaders, and technical consultants, by providing standardized workflows for selling and maintaining these technology engagements.
Key facts about Lemvio
- Founded Year: 2026
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 7 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Top Down, Lookout Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 03, 2026, $*****
4. HaloNinjas
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Key facts about HaloNinjas
- Location: United Kingdom
- Stage: Seed
- Investors: Start Something Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 19, 2025, $*****
Start Something Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Start Something Ventures has invested in 4 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 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 Lemvio.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Start Something Ventures' Investments by Stage
Start Something Ventures has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.5M.Start Something Ventures' Investments by Sector
Start Something Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Business Services, EdTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Software companies, 3 Tech companies and 2 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Business Services | 2 |
EdTech | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Start Something Ventures' Investments by Geography
Start Something Ventures has made most investments in United States (3), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Start Something Ventures' recent investments
Start Something Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Lemvio.Here are the most recent investments by Start Something Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2100 | [+1] | |
Aug 19, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3732 | - | |
Oct 24, 2023 | United States | Seed | 5733 | [+3] | |
Jun 02, 2023 | United States | Seed | 7146 | [+5] |
Team profile of Start Something Ventures
Start Something Ventures has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Start Something Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Start Something Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Bloomington | - | - | |
Partner | Indianapolis | - | ||
Partner | Indianapolis | - | ||
Principal | Indianapolis | - |
Co-investors of Start Something Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 13 investors have co-invested in Start Something Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Start Something Ventures: Sixty8 Capital, Elevate Ventures and 1 other have invested in rounds before Start Something Ventures. There is 1 company where Sixty8 Capital has invested before Start Something Ventures and 1 company where Elevate Ventures has invested before Start Something Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Start Something Ventures: 9 investors entered a company along with Start Something Ventures. These include investors like Flywheel Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after Start Something Ventures: High Alpha (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Start Something Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Start Something Ventures
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UK HaloNinjas Receives Investment From Start Something VenturesStartup Rise EU•Aug 19, 2025•Start Something Ventures, HaloNinjas
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Yourco Raises $2M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Oct 24, 2023•Yourco, Ground Game Ventures, Allos Ventures, Start Something Ventures and 2 others
