Social Starts
Social Starts is a venture capital partnership with over $60 million in assets, utilizing a data-driven approach to invest in moment-of-inception and Series A financing rounds. We concentrate our investments in four to five key areas that evolve every six months, focusing on startups in analytics, venture capital, content, work platforms, and Internet of Things software. Since 2013, Social Starts has been recognized as the top fund under $100 million and was ranked the fifth most active early-stage fund globally in 2015, as well as the sixth most active early-stage fund in U.S. tech in 2016. Our commitment to identifying transformative opportunities positions us as a leader in the early-stage investment landscape. Verticals it has a preference for include: Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning, Ecommerce, HealthTech, IoT (Internet of Things), Robotics, SaaS, Social Media. Industries it has a preference for include: Agribusiness, Biotechnology, Consumer Products (CPG; FMCG), Education/Training, Food & Beverage, Software / Internet, Marketing/Advertising, Media (Text; Video; Audio), Retail, Healthcare.