About Starta
Starta is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jan 2022, Starta has invested in 179 companies. 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 High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Expper Technologies Overall, Starta portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Celsius, Petal and Bloomfield. A lot of funds co-invest with Starta, with names like Liqvest sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Starta has team of 9 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Starta's List of Top Investments
Starta has a portfolio of 179 companies. Their most notable investments are in Urbanavtic and Panda Money.Their portfolio spans across United States, Russia, United Kingdom and 18 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Starta:1. OpenSea
Blockchain-based web3 marketplace. It enables the creation, buying, selling, and auctioning of non-fungible tokens. It allows users to browse, create, buy, sell, and auction unique digital goods. It provides a platform for creators to showcase their digital art, collectibles, and other unique digital items to a global audience.
Key facts about OpenSea
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $427M
- Employee Count: 707 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Y Ventures, StartX and 73 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 04, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Celsius
Online exchange, swap, and liquidity solutions for cryptocurrency. Users can borrow loans using the crypto holdings as collateral. Users can earn interest via the coins that are sent from the user's wallet or used as POS collateral. It also offers P2P crypto transfer solutions to users.
Key facts about Celsius
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Hoboken (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Feb 29, 2020
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $956M
- Employee Count: 116 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Cianna Capital, WestCap and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Petal
Provider of credit cards designed to help users build credit. The company offers various cards with different features, such as cash back rewards and credit limit increase programs. Eligible applicants can link their bank accounts to potentially improve their chances of approval. The cards are equipped with contactless payment technology.
Key facts about Petal
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: West Sacramento (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $298M
- Employee Count: 51 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: GR Capital, Trinity Capital and 65 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 03, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Insense
Cloud based influencer marketing platform. It is a creator marketplace that helps eCommerce brands optimize ad campaigns and influencer programs. The platform connects influencers and advertisers to collaborate on UGC, organic posts, and whitelisted ads. Offering includes campaign management, relationship management, performance analytics, and more.
Key facts about Insense
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.28M
- Employee Count: 157 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Venture Development Partners, Trestle Partner and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. WOWCube
Wowcube is a developer of innovative gaming hardware for gamers to improvise their gaming experiences. The company provides a cubical device that is added with various casual games such as puzzles, words, arcade & mazes, and more. Gamers can twist & shake the device and play games. The games provided company include Butterflies, SteamPipes, Pong, HyperSpace, 2048, and Monster Math, snd more.
Key facts about WOWCube
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Novato (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.9M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Broocknell Ventures, Starta and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Starta's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Starta has invested in 179 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 9 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Expper Technologies and most recent follow-on round was in Archeads.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2020 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
2019 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
2018 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
2017 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Starta's Investments by Stage
Starta has made 98 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $270K, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.12M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $55M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 98 |
Series A | 4 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Starta's Investments by Sector
Starta has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 148 Tech companies, 111 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 99 Software companies and at least 62 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 54 |
Consumer | 19 |
Retail | 19 |
High Tech | 17 |
Vertical SaaS | 16 |
Others | 107 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Starta's Investments by Geography
Starta has made most investments in United States (71), followed by Russia where it has made 17 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 71 |
Russia | 17 |
Belarus | 2 |
Estonia | 2 |
Poland | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Starta's recent investments
Starta has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Starta:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 18, 2022 | United States | Seed | 6864 | ||
Dec 29, 2021 | Russia | Seed | 5834 | ||
Sep 16, 2021 | United States | Series A | 4030 | [+2] | |
Sep 15, 2021 | United States | Seed | 6589 | ||
Sep 15, 2021 | Poland | Seed | 7258 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Starta's Portfolio
1 of Starta's portfolio company became public - Reveal.Here are Starta's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 2752 |
Acquired companies in Starta's Portfolio
6 companies from Starta's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Bloomfield in Sep 2024 by Kubota for $*****.Here are Starta's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 11, 2024 | - | - | 5119 | |
Apr 09, 2024 | Sep 24, 2020 | Series C | 8226 | |
Sep 04, 2023 | - | - | 1302 | |
Aug 16, 2023 | - | - | 1327 | |
May 25, 2023 | - | - | 3515 |
Team profile of Starta
Starta has a team of 9 members including 2 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United States and Ukraine. Starta's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Starta:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Kyiv | - | - |
Co-investors of Starta
Over the past 14 years, 149 investors have co-invested in Starta's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Starta: The Untitled Ventures, Valar Ventures and 76 others have invested in rounds before Starta. There are 2 companies where The Untitled Ventures has invested before Starta and 1 company where Valar Ventures has invested before Starta.
- Top Co-investors of Starta: 24 investors entered a company along with Starta. These include investors like Liqvest (3 companies).
- Invested after Starta: A total of 47 investors have invested in Starta's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Startup Wise Guys (2 companies), Trinity Capital (1 company) and Private Ventures Group (1 company).
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