Starfish Ventures Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Venture capital firm specializing in life sciences and clean technology.

Founded

2001

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Series C

Geographic focus

Australia

United States

Sector focus

Finance

Information Technology

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

17rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Marani	Jan 2024Participated	$2 MSeed
H3D	Aug 2021Led	$1 MOther Equity
DesignCrowd	Feb 2021Participated	$8 MOther Equity
Aktana	Jun 2016Participated	$18 MOther Equity
Protagonist Therapeutics	Jul 2015Participated	$40 MSeries C
DesignCrowd	Feb 2015Participated	$6 MSeries B
BugHerd	Aug 2014Led	$1 MSeries A
ICIX	Jul 2014Participated	$25 MSeries C
Nitro	Oct 2013Led	$3 MOther Equity
atmail	Nov 2012Led	$2 MOther Equity
MetaCDN	Oct 2012Led	$2 MOther Equity
Scalify	May 2012Led	$2 MOther Equity
Marani	Jan 2024Participated	$2 MSeed
H3D	Aug 2021Led	$1 MOther Equity
DesignCrowd	Feb 2021Participated	$8 MOther Equity
Aktana	Jun 2016Participated	$18 MOther Equity
Protagonist Therapeutics	Jul 2015Participated	$40 MSeries C
DesignCrowd	Feb 2015Participated	$6 MSeries B
BugHerd	Aug 2014Led	$1 MSeries A
ICIX	Jul 2014Participated	$25 MSeries C
Nitro	Oct 2013Led	$3 MOther Equity
atmail	Nov 2012Led	$2 MOther Equity
MetaCDN	Oct 2012Led	$2 MOther Equity
Scalify	May 2012Led	$2 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

Starfish Ventures: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	0	1
Series A	1	0
Series B	0	2
Series C+	1	2
Other Equity	8	2

Monthly Deal Activity

Starfish Ventures: 17 deals are recorded across 202 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jan '10	1
Feb '10	0
Mar '10	0
Apr '10	0
May '10	0
Jun '10	0
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	1
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	1
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	1
Apr '12	1
May '12	1
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	1
Nov '12	1
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	1
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	1
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	1
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	1
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
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	1
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.

Starfish Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Networks, Cloud & Communication	8
Enterprise Software	7
E-Commerce & Retail	5
Developer Tools	5
Health & Life Sciences	4
Media & Entertainment	3
Social & Community Platforms	3
Clean Energy & Sustainability	2
Transportation & Logistics	2
AI & Machine Learning	2
Professional Services	2
AR/VR	1
Data, Analytics & IT	1
Consumer & Lifestyle	1
Hardware & Robotics	1
Gaming & eSports	1

Deal Size Distribution

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

Starfish Ventures: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	10
$5M-$10M	3
$10M-$25M	2
$25M-$50M	2
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Starfish Ventures: Australia has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (10 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Australia	10
United States	7

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.

Starfish Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with AirTree Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
AirTree Ventures	2
Draper Fisher Jurvetson	2
500 Global	1
Adage Capital Management	1
Adinvest	1
Alium Capital	1
Australian Government	1
Canaan Partners	1
Capita3	1
CVC Capital Partners	1
Ellerston Capital	1
Foresite Capital	1
Fourth Element Capital	1
Innovation Capital	1
Johnson & Johnson Innovation	1
Lakestar	1
Lilly Ventures	1
Nine Entertainment Co	1
Perennial Value Management	1
Pharmstandard International	1