A Star Capital Fund III

A Star Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

London, United Kingdom

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Israel
Germany
France

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

SaaS
Developer Tools
FinTech
AI
Marketplaces
Consumer Internet
Enterprise Software
Big Data

About
A Star Capital is a San Francisco-based VC focused on early-stage technology companies. Their focus spans SaaS, marketplaces, developer tools, FinTech, AI, consumer internet, and enterprise across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Germany, and France. The firm supports founders from Pre-Seed through Series B.

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Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

A Star Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across software, SaaS, developer tools, FinTech, AI, big data, and consumer sectors. They invest in outliers from idea to IPO with a focus on leading seed rounds and doubling down at Series A, while also incubating companies from scratch. The firm differentiates itself through its operator-heavy founding team including Eventbrite founder Kevin Hartz, former Uber finance head Gautam Gupta, and ex-Coatue partner Bennett Siegel, plus iconic founder LPs including Max Levchin and Peter Thiel.

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Manager's Experience

Kevin Hartz (Co-Founder & General Partner) is the founder of Eventbrite (which he took public) and Xoom (acquired by PayPal), bringing serial entrepreneur and operating expertise. Gautam Gupta (Co-Founder & General Partner) is the former head of finance at Uber and former Partner at General Catalyst, bringing deep finance and growth-stage investing expertise. Bennett Siegel (Co-Founder & General Partner) is a former Coatue Partner who backed companies including Peloton and DoorDash, bringing growth-stage investing expertise. Max Levchin and Peter Thiel back the firm as iconic founder LPs.