Start Fund Overview
- Investor Type
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Venture Capital
- Status
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Inactive
- Investments
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139
- Portfolio
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7
- Exits
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123
Start Fund General Information
Company Description
Start Fund was a joint venture between Yuri Milner and SV Angel. The fund was created to invest in Y Combinator startups and had made its first set of investments in January 2011. It was established in 2011 and was based in Palo Alto, California.
Business Details
Year Founded
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 770 Chimalus Drive
- Palo Alto, CA 94306
- United States
Start Fund Investments (139)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Rescale | 07-Apr-2025 | Later Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Insight (Educational and Training Services) | 27-Oct-2016 | Educational Software | Out of Business | |||
| AdmitSee | 07-Oct-2016 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Experiment (Financial Services) | 31-Mar-2016 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Eligible | 01-Nov-2015 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Generating Revenue | |||
| BuildZoom | 14-Oct-2015 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Mino Games | 01-Oct-2015 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Amplitude | 05-Aug-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| OneSignal | 19-Jun-2015 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Videopixie | 18-May-2015 | Early Stage VC | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Out of Business |
Start Fund Exits (123)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoCardless | 01-Sep-2026 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Submittable | 01-Aug-2026 | ||
| Zentail | 01-Mar-2026 | ||
| Zerocater | 01-Mar-2026 | ||
| Tagstand | 01-Jan-2026 | ||
| BuildZoom | 06-Nov-2025 | ||
| EasyPost | 01-Nov-2025 | ||
| SingleStore | 16-Oct-2025 | ||
| One Month | 15-Aug-2025 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Eligible | 01-Oct-2024 | Secondary Transaction - Private |
Start Fund Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Start Fund Co-Investors (24)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Applied Ventures | 1 |
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| Starling Ventures |
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| TransLink Capital |
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| Y Combinator |
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Start Fund FAQs
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What is Start Fund?
Start Fund was a joint venture between Yuri Milner and SV Angel.
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When was Start Fund founded?
Start Fund was founded in 2011.
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Where is Start Fund headquartered?
Start Fund is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
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What is Start Fund's total asset value?
Start Fund has around in total assets under management.
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How many investments has Start Fund made?
Start Fund has made 139 investments.
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What has Start Fund invested in?
Start Fund has made numerous investments in companies like Rescale, Insight (Educational and Training Services), and AdmitSee within the Business/Productivity Software, Educational Software, and Information Services (B2C) industries.
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What has Start Fund invested in recently?
Start Fund's latest investment was on 07-Apr-2025 in Rescale, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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