Starta VC
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Diversity is one of their strong points: 150+ portfolio companies with founders coming from Eastern and Western Europe, US, Africa, Latin America. But here's the thing - while they talk a big game about being the bridge between European talent and US markets, they're really running a classic small-fund playbook with tiny checks. This VC is 4 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations, which sounds nice until you realize their exits include token sales like Cindicator's ICO rather than traditional M&A. The accelerator-to-fund model creates a pipeline, but they will teach you basic stuff about raising a round, not about building a business or something people love. So they are after people who are desperate to raise money. If you're an international founder who needs US market entry guidance and can live with small checks, they might help. Just don't expect Silicon Valley-level network effects or follow-on support.
- —Best for: International founders needing US market entry and basic fundraising guidance
- —Watch out for: Small check sizes and limited follow-on capital for scaling
- —Known for: Strong diversity focus but weak on building actual businesses vs raising money
Starta's mission is to introduce international startups to best practices, trusted advisers and mentors, and overcome cultural differences through a customized educational program at Starta Accelerator. They help startups to gain traction in the US and become part of the local startup and investing ecosystem. Starta Ventures was built on their reading that early-stage European tech startups are undervalued relative to their innovative technology and potential.
The firm prefers to make investments in the agritech, business products and services, education, human resources, gaming and E-sports software, legal tech, fintech, and food-tech sectors. Starta has made 99 investments in Seed stage, 4 investments in Series A stage and 1 investment in Series C stage. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 100 thousands - 1 million dollars.
He has 15 years of experience in audit and finance and 10 years in the venture capital industry. His introduction to investment started in 1996 when he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Investment Company Dominanta. In 2010, Alexey became the Co-Founder and General Partner of Starta Ventures. Starta Capital's portfolio now includes a number of deep tech startup companies.
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