About ST'ART
ST'ART is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Mons, Belgium. As of Sep 2015, ST'ART has invested in 79 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in Switzerland based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Media & Entertainment to Retail and Gaming. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Musimap Overall, ST'ART portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 2 acquisitions, namely Musimap, Immeractive and eXiin. A lot of funds co-invest with ST'ART, with names like LeanSquare sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ST'ART has team of 13 people including 10 partners.Key Metrics
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ST'ART's List of Top Investments
ST'ART has a portfolio of 79 companies. Their most notable investments include UniversCine and Fishing Cactus.Their portfolio spans across Belgium, France and Switzerland. They have invested in Media & Entertainment, Retail, Gaming and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Series B stage. Here is the list of top investments by ST'ART:1. UniversCine
Transactional-based video streaming platform. Focused on independent cinemas. Offers French and foreign films by rental on a per-act basis or by final purchase, on its website, and on French ISP boxes.
Key facts about UniversCine
Fishing Cactus is an indie game development studio based out of Belgium. It develops games for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation devices. It has developed a game "Epistory - Typing Chronicles" which is a 3D action-genre based typing game. The game has won multiple awards such as "Creative Play Awards Paris 2015" and "Innovation Award Belgian Game Award 2016".
Key facts about Fishing Cactus
3. Musimap
Music recommendation technology provider for music firms. The company provides personalized recommendation, access to intuitive navigation and discovery tools. It uses advanced machine learning and deep learning technologies to understand the meaningful content of music from the audio, looking beyond simple textual language and labels to achieve a human-like level of comparison.
Key facts about Musimap
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Zug (Switzerland)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 9 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: ST'ART, StartupLanes and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Oct 23, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Abrakam
Abrakam is an independent game development company based in Belgium. It has developed a strategy genre-based collectible card game known as "Faeria" for both single and multiplayer. The game is available on Steam and Google Play store. It generates revenue through paid games.
Key facts about Abrakam
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Seraing (Belgium)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 30 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: The Faktory, ST'ART and 1 Other
Key facts about University of Liege
- Founded Year: 1817
- Location: Liege (Belgium)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Investors: ST'ART, Military Health and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 01, 2022, $*****
ST'ART's Investments by Stage
ST'ART has made 1 investment in Series B stage.ST'ART's Investments by Sector
ST'ART has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 28 Consumer (B2C) companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 15 Tech companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ST'ART's Investments by Geography
ST'ART has made most investments in Switzerland (1).ST'ART's recent investments
ST'ART has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by ST'ART:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 15, 2015 | Switzerland | Series B | 6585 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in ST'ART's Portfolio
1 of ST'ART's portfolio company became public - eXiin.Here are ST'ART's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 6596 |
Acquired companies in ST'ART's Portfolio
2 companies from ST'ART's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Musimap in Sep 2021 by Utopia Music for $*****.Here are ST'ART's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2021 | Sep 15, 2015 | Series B | 5102 | |
Jun 01, 2018 | - | - | 1370 |
Team profile of ST'ART
ST'ART has a team of 13 members including 10 Partners and 2 Principals located in Belgium. ST'ART's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in ST'ART:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Brussels | - | ||
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Principal | Brussels | - |
Co-investors of ST'ART
Over the past 11 years, 4 investors have co-invested in ST'ART's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of ST'ART: 2 investors entered a company along with ST'ART. These include investors like LeanSquare (1 company).
- Invested after ST'ART: Quincy Jones (1 company) and Europa (1 company) are the investors which have invested in ST'ART's portfolio after their investments.
