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Social Starts

Social Starts, a venture fund established in 2012 in San Francisco, California, invests in a wide range of industries including Advertising, Big Data & Analytics, Healthcare, and Augmented & Virtual Reality. The fund, led by Partner Mike Edelhart, focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, with a portfolio of companies like IRIS.TV and Mashable. With 433 investments and 60 exits, Social Starts actively supports startups in sectors such as E-Commerce, EdTech, and Sports. Their website, www.socialstarts.com, provides more information on their investment focus on Software, Creator Economy, and more.

About

About

About

Bio

Social Starts is a venture capital partnership that focuses on the emerging science of individual health.

Location

San Francisco, California

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Partner name

Mike Edelhart

Bio

Social Starts is a venture capital partnership that focuses on the emerging science of individual health.

Location

San Francisco, California

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Partner name

Mike Edelhart

Fund

Fund

Fund

Fund Focus

Advertising (AdTech), Big Data & Analytics, Marketing (MarTech), Software, Creator Economy, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Developer Tools, SaaS, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Fashion, RetailTech, HR Tech, Entertainment & Media, Information Technology, Apps, EdTech, PropTech, Marketplace, PaaS (Platforms), Sports, PetTech, Pharmaceuticals, Health & Wellness, Medical Device, Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

Number of investments

433

Number of exits

60

Fund Type

Venture Fund

Portfolio Companies

IRIS.TV, Stratifyd, ClosedLoop.ai, Andie, Kazoo, GYANT, Digbi Health, Mashable, Classkick, Hamama, Jobble, HackNotice, Zone7, Mixlab, Captiv8, Ombre, TransfrVR

Social Starts

Social Starts, a venture fund established in 2012 in San Francisco, California, invests in a wide range of industries including Advertising, Big Data & Analytics, Healthcare, and Augmented & Virtual Reality. The fund, led by Partner Mike Edelhart, focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, with a portfolio of companies like IRIS.TV and Mashable. With 433 investments and 60 exits, Social Starts actively supports startups in sectors such as E-Commerce, EdTech, and Sports. Their website, www.socialstarts.com, provides more information on their investment focus on Software, Creator Economy, and more.

About

Bio

Social Starts is a venture capital partnership that focuses on the emerging science of individual health.

Location

San Francisco, California

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Partner name

Mike Edelhart

Fund

Fund Focus

Advertising (AdTech), Big Data & Analytics, Marketing (MarTech), Software, Creator Economy, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Developer Tools, SaaS, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Fashion, RetailTech, HR Tech, Entertainment & Media, Information Technology, Apps, EdTech, PropTech, Marketplace, PaaS (Platforms), Sports, PetTech, Pharmaceuticals, Health & Wellness, Medical Device, Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

Number of investments

433

Number of exits

60

Fund Type

Venture Fund

Portfolio Companies

IRIS.TV, Stratifyd, ClosedLoop.ai, Andie, Kazoo, GYANT, Digbi Health, Mashable, Classkick, Hamama, Jobble, HackNotice, Zone7, Mixlab, Captiv8, Ombre, TransfrVR