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Social Starts
Early-stage venture fund investing in health, happiness, and emerging technologies
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United StatesSocial Starts is an institutional investor (Conventional VCs) founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Early-stage venture fund investing in health, happiness, and emerging technologies. The firm utilizes data-driven analytics to identify and invest in promising companies across various sectors. They focus on startups that enhance human well-being and longevity. Their investment strategy spans e-commerce, employment platforms, digital brands, next-generation food, biotech, and education. The firm's current fund targets startups in the health and happiness space, recognizing the interconnectedness of physical and mental well-being. They leverage their team's experience in media, research, and technology to support portfolio companies with connections and a collaborative community. Their approach is scientific, driven by data and research to uncover leading companies in strong market segments. They have invested in social/mobile technology breakthroughs, work platforms, market-based education, digital brands, delightful moments from science, emotion-centric consumer products, and the emerging science of health and happiness. Notable portfolio companies: social/mobile technology breakthroughs, work platforms, market-based education, digital brands, delightful moments from science, emotion-centric consumer products, and the emerging science of health and happiness.
- Stage
- moment of inception (pre-seed/seed), Series A, moment of inception (pre-seed/seed), Series A
- Check size
- $1M-$5M
- HQ
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Website
- https://www.socialstarts.com
- LinkedIn
- https://linkedin.com/company/social-starts
- Twitter
- http://twitter.com/socialstarts
Institutional Investorhealthtechbiotechhappiness techemotion-centric consumer productsdelightful moments from sciencenext-generation fooddigital brandsedtechwork platformssocial/mobile tech
What they look for
Top 1% of new tech companies in strongest data-identified market segments; geographies US, Europe, Asia; early-stage/brand new startups; prefer strong teams, differentiated tech, clear path to profitability Social Starts Social Starts Funds Unicorn Nest
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