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First Star Ventures

Technical founders building to solve real-world problems. Deep tech, new computing, climate.

Spotlight

First Star Ventures is a venture fund with 4 years of investment experience.

Actively building a portfolio of 7 startups.

Focused on multiple regions; invests in startups across multiple industries from early-stage to seed and series A with a typical check size around $0.6M.
Requires an MVP and revenue to qualify. Open to first-time and solo founders.

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Technical founders building to solve real-world problems. Deep tech, new computing, climate.

Details

Investor type

Venture Fund

Founded

20 Mar 2022

Name of legal entity

First Star Ventures

Country

United States

Website

firststar.vc

Board

Drew Volpe

Founding Partner

Drew Volpe

Founding Partner

investment Strategy

Industries

Climate

Telecom / 5G

Entertainment

Virtual Reality / AR

Robotics

Hardware

Healthcare / HealtTech

Artificial Intelligence

Social Impact / Non-profit startups

HR Tech / Human Resources / Workforce

Recruiting

Biotech and pharmaceuticals

Developer Tools

Hard Tech

Other

Food / Beverage

Insurance

Transportation / Logistics

Mental Health

Fitness

B2B SaaS

Energy / Sustainability

Industrial IoT (Internet of Things)

Security / Cybersecurity

Crypto / Blockchain

K-12

Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 / 3D printing

E-commerce / Retail

Freight

EdTech / Continuing Education

Agriculture

Gaming

Security / Cybersecurit

Stages of financing

Pre-Seed

Angel Round

Seed

Geographies

Canada

United States

North America

Mexico

Minimum investment size

$100K

Maximum investment size

$1M

Founder background

Any (background-agnostic)

Other

Focuses on post-MVP startups

Requires revenue to qualify

Invests in first-time founders

Solo founders allowed

Funding history

Portfolio

7startups

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Now's your moment: join as a startup or investor and get a welcome bonus — earn up to 350 Sparks

Now's your moment: join as a startup or investor and get a welcome bonus — earn up to 350 Sparks

First Star Ventures

Spotlight

First Star Ventures is a venture fund with 4 years of investment experience.

Actively building a portfolio of 7 startups.

Focused on multiple regions; invests in startups across multiple industries from early-stage to seed and series A with a typical check size around $0.6M.Requires an MVP and revenue to qualify. Open to first-time and solo founders.

ABOUT

Details

Investor type

Founded

Name of legal entity

Country

Website

Board

Drew Volpe

Drew Volpe

investment Strategy

Industries

Stages of financing

Geographies

Minimum investment size

Maximum investment size

Founder background

Other

Funding history

Portfolio

First Star Ventures

Spotlight

First Star Ventures is a venture fund with 4 years of investment experience.

Actively building a portfolio of 7 startups.

Focused on multiple regions; invests in startups across multiple industries from early-stage to seed and series A with a typical check size around $0.6M.Requires an MVP and revenue to qualify. Open to first-time and solo founders.

ABOUT

Details

Investor type

Founded

Name of legal entity

Country

Website

Board

Drew Volpe

Drew Volpe

investment Strategy

Industries

Stages of financing

Geographies

Minimum investment size

Maximum investment size

Founder background

Other

Funding history

Portfolio

Now's your moment: join as a startup or investor and get a welcome bonus — earn up to

Now's your moment: join as a startup or investor and get a welcome bonus — earn up to

Focused on multiple regions; invests in startups across multiple industries from early-stage to seed and series A with a typical check size around $0.6M.
Requires an MVP and revenue to qualify. Open to first-time and solo founders.

Focused on multiple regions; invests in startups across multiple industries from early-stage to seed and series A with a typical check size around $0.6M.
Requires an MVP and revenue to qualify. Open to first-time and solo founders.