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Starfish Ventures

Oceania, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne

Description

Starfish Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm focused on information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies.

Investor Profile

Starfish Ventures has made 22 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 18% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (36%)
  • Series A (27%)
  • Series C (9%)
  • Seed (9%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (5%)
  • Series E (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (64%)
  • Australia (36%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Hardware
  • Manufacturing
  • Biotechnology
  • Telecommunications
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Starfish Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Technology Venture Partners
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Pyrmont
Co-Investments: 3
Adage Capital Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 1
Accede Capital
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 2
NIPR
North America, Missouri, United States, Kansas City
Co-Investments: 2
Versant Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Inbio Ventures
Europe, Moscow City, Russian Federation, Moscow
Co-Investments: 2
Foundation Capital
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
UPS Ventures
North America, Georgia, United States, Atlanta
Co-Investments: 2
Lilly Ventures
North America, Indiana, United States, Indianapolis
Co-Investments: 3
Deutsche Bank
Europe, Hessen, Germany, Frankfurt
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Starfish Ventures often collaborate with?

ZY
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 1
KA
North America, Minnesota, United States, Minneapolis
Shared Deals: 1
Larry Marshall
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
Lars Stegmann
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
SF
Europe, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Copenhagen
Shared Deals: 1
Alan Jones
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
JD
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
PE
Oceania, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland
Shared Deals: 1
Anthony Marcar
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
BT
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Starfish Ventures?

CAP-XX

Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia

CAP-XX develops, manufactures, and markets high power, high energy supercapacitors in thin, flat, prismatic packages.

Consumer ElectronicsElectronicsManufacturing
Post Ipo EquityMar 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,772,219
DesignCrowd

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

DesignCrowd is an online marketplace for logo design, graphic design, and web design.

CrowdsourcingGraphic DesignMarketplaceWeb Design
Series CFeb 1, 2021
Amount Raised: $7,633,326
Marani

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Marani develops a prenatal care platform which includes a wearable, textile-based product to measure key vital statistics of women.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHealth Diagnostics
SeedAug 12, 2019
Amount Raised: $1,518,746
Aktana

San Francisco, California, United States

Aktana delivers data-fueled insights and suggestions to life science sales reps, driving better decision-making and improved results.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Life ScienceMachine Learning
Series BJun 8, 2016
Amount Raised: $17,640,000
Protagonist Therapeutics

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Protagonist Therapeutics develops orally-stable peptides to treat diseases that are currently addressed by injectable antibodies.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Series CJul 16, 2015
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Protagonist Therapeutics

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Protagonist Therapeutics develops orally-stable peptides to treat diseases that are currently addressed by injectable antibodies.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Series BJun 4, 2013
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
Bubble Gum Interactive

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bubble Gum Interactive is an independent game development studio creating story-driven entertainment experiences.

ChildrenMobileVirtual World
Series BJun 27, 2012
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
UpGuard

San Francisco, California, United States

UpGuard is a cyber resilience platform, designed to proactively assess and manage the business risks posed by technology.

Cyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsuranceIntelligent SystemsSaaSSoftwareTest and Measurement
SeedJun 1, 2012
Amount Raised: $1,200,000
ICIX

San Mateo, California, United States

ICIX helps the retail industry's leading companies collaborate across trading partner networks to achieve Active Transparency.

ComplianceEnterprise SoftwareRetailSupply Chain ManagementSustainability
Series BOct 25, 2010
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Ausra

Mountain View, California, United States

Ausra develops utility scale solar technologies.

CleanTechEnergyEnergy StorageRenewable EnergySolar
Series UnknownApr 22, 2009
Amount Raised: $25,500,000