Starting Line

Type

Venture Capital

Status

Active

Location

Chicago, United States

Total investments

38

Average round size

9M

Portfolio companies

25

Rounds per year

6.33

Lead investments

6

Follow on index

0.34

Stages of investment
Seed
Areas of investment
AutomotiveE-CommerceSoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologySalesAppsBitcoinCryptocurrency

Summary

In 2018 was created Starting Line, which is appeared as VC. The main office of represented VC is situated in the Chicago. The venture was found in North America in United States.

This organization was formed by Ezra Galston. The overall number of key employees were 1.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 6-7 partakers. Despite the Starting Line, startups are often financed by Social Starts, Paul Hedrick, Origin Ventures. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Ezra Galston, Origin Ventures, Jeff Weiner. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Lightspeed Venture Partners, digi Ventures, The Chernin Group.

Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 1 and less years to get the investment from the fund. The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Unchained Capital, Clyde, Made In Cookware Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Social Media, Marketplace.

Considering the real fund results, this VC is 20 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. The high activity for fund was in 2018. Deals in the range of 5 - 10 millions dollars are the general things for fund.

Show more

Investor highlights

Industry generalist
Yes
Industry focus
GeneralistCommunity/Social networkConsumer/RetailFuture of Work
Stage focus
Seed
Geo focus
United States
Check size
100K — 3M

Discover reliable insights

Find relevant VC investors, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities.

Investments analytics

Last fund

Fund size
USD 30000000
Fund raised date
2021-04-07

Analytics

Total investments
38
Lead investments
6
Rounds per year
6.33
Follow on index
0.34
Investments by industry
  • Financial Services (11)
  • FinTech (10)
  • Cryptocurrency (8)
  • Bitcoin (6)
  • Information Technology (5)
  • Show 59 more
Investments by region
  • United States (37)
  • United Kingdom (1)
Peak activity year
2021

Discover reliable insights

Leverage validated data, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities for your business.

Quantitative data

Avg. startup age at the time of investment
3
Avg. valuation at time of investment
39M
Group Appearance index
0.97
Avg. company exit year
1

Need more data?

Get access to full data about investors, including their team, contact information, and historic data.

Latest deals

Company name Deal date Industry Deal stage Deal size Location
AnyCreek 13 Jun 2024 Seed 1M United States, Tennessee, Memphis
B+J Studios 08 Sep 2022 Blockchain Early Stage Venture 10M United States, Illinois, Chicago

Similar funds

By same location

By same geo focus

By doing lead investments

How we get our data

At Unicorn Nest, we combine cutting-edge technology with human expertise to build one of the most reliable venture capital databases in the market. Our process begins with automated AI-enhanced data collection, leveraging the full potential of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Later, our team of analysts takes it further with manual verification, using proprietary tools for data cleaning and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability. We cross-check and enhance our findings through press and media monitoring, integrating information from trusted news outlets and venture capital aggregators. Finally, we stay ahead of the curve by monitoring social networks like LinkedIn and X.com.