Social Starts Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.

Founded

2012

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

Canada

United States

Sector focus

Finance

Financial Services

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

80rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Hey Jane	Oct 2022Participated	$6 MSeries A
PhableCare	Apr 2022Participated	$25 MSeries B
Ombre	Nov 2021Participated	$3 MSeed
Mae	Sep 2021Participated	$1 MSeed
Flex	May 2021Participated	$3 MSeed
Copper Cow Coffee	May 2021Participated	$9 MSeries A
Oishii	Mar 2021Participated	$50 MSeries A
Gentem	Feb 2021Participated	$10 MSeries A
Outer	Jan 2021Participated	$11 MSeries A
Fulcrum	Sep 2020Participated	$3 MSeed
InformAI	Jun 2020Participated	$2 MSeed
Outer	Jun 2020Participated	$4 MSeed
Hey Jane	Oct 2022Participated	$6 MSeries A
PhableCare	Apr 2022Participated	$25 MSeries B
Ombre	Nov 2021Participated	$3 MSeed
Mae	Sep 2021Participated	$1 MSeed
Flex	May 2021Participated	$3 MSeed
Copper Cow Coffee	May 2021Participated	$9 MSeries A
Oishii	Mar 2021Participated	$50 MSeries A
Gentem	Feb 2021Participated	$10 MSeries A
Outer	Jan 2021Participated	$11 MSeries A
Fulcrum	Sep 2020Participated	$3 MSeed
InformAI	Jun 2020Participated	$2 MSeed
Outer	Jun 2020Participated	$4 MSeed

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Deal Distribution

Social Starts: 80 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	2	37
Series A	0	18
Series B	0	3
Other Equity	2	18

Monthly Deal Activity

Social Starts: 80 deals are recorded across 175 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Apr '12	1
May '12	0
Jun '12	1
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	1
Apr '13	0
May '13	1
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	1
Aug '13	1
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	3
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	1
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	2
Apr '14	0
May '14	2
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	1
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	1
Feb '15	2
Mar '15	2
Apr '15	0
May '15	3
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	3
Aug '15	1
Sep '15	2
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	2
Dec '15	1
Jan '16	1
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	3
Apr '16	1
May '16	1
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	2
Sep '16	1
Oct '16	1
Nov '16	2
Dec '16	1
Jan '17	2
Feb '17	1
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	1
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	3
Sep '17	1
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	2
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	1
Mar '19	2
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	1
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	1
Jan '20	1
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	2
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	2
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	1
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	1
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	1
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	1
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Social Starts: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (32 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	32
Networks, Cloud & Communication	26
Media & Entertainment	24
Social & Community Platforms	22
Data, Analytics & IT	19
Marketing & Advertising	15
Health & Life Sciences	9
AI & Machine Learning	9
Professional Services	8
E-Commerce & Retail	7
Consumer & Lifestyle	7
Hardware & Robotics	7
Fintech	6
Cybersecurity & Privacy	5
Developer Tools	4
Education & Workforce	2
AR/VR	2
Real Estate & Construction	2
Crypto & Blockchain	2
Manufacturing	2
Food & Agriculture	2
Gaming & eSports	2
Government & Defense	1
Space & Frontier Tech	1
Transportation & Logistics	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Social Starts: 80 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	62
$5M-$10M	10
$10M-$25M	7
$25M-$50M	0
$50M-$100M	1
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 7 of 7 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Social Starts: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (66 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	66
Canada	5
Europe	5
India	1
94550	1
75244	1
10016	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Social Starts: 20 co-investors are shown, with Inovia Capital sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Inovia Capital	5
500 Global	4
Capital Factory	4
Galvanize	4
Techstars	4
Betaworks	3
Eniac Ventures	3
Joyance Partners	3
Mucker Capital	3
The Social Internet Fund	3
True Ventures	3
1517 Fund	2
Advancit Capital	2
AIB	2
Arthur Ventures	2
Asahi Shimbun	2
Bialla Venture Partners	2
Bloomberg Beta	2
BRaVe Ventures	2
CRCM Ventures	2