Investors / Northstar
Northstar
Venture capital
Northstar is a venture capital firm that combines venture investing with access to co-investment opportunities alongside financial institutions. It describes its mission as connecting frontier technology with Europe's capital and institutions and helping portfolio companies scale globally.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechFintech
In its own wordsclimateenergyenterprise softwareconsumerindustrial technologyfintech
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Or find every investor that fitsNorthstar lists 26 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (17%), Fintech (17%) and AI & Machine Learning (13%). 74% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital and Lux Capital.
No funding round on record names Northstar yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Northstar's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 26. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| Fintech | 17% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Consumer | 9% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Climate & Energy | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| General Catalyst | 5 |
| Sequoia Capital | 5 |
| Lux Capital | 3 |
| Manhattan Venture Partners | 3 |
| 8VC | 2 |
| Abstract | 2 |
| Accel | 2 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 62th | 26 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 6th | 17% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers26100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with General Catalyst
Compare Northstar head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
26 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon provides a platform for supply chain management and finance, offering features such as shipment tracking and invoice reconciliation. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bolt offers various mobility services, including ride-hailing, car-sharing, food and grocery delivery, and micromobility solutions. | Mobility & LogisticsFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a free app that offers real-time alerts, live video, and incident updates to help people stay safe and informed about their community. | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Discord provides a group chat platform for playing games and socializing with friends or communities. | GamingMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells a smart bed with cooling and heating technology. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The EVERY Company produces animal-free egg white protein ingredients using fermentation technology for food companies. | Food & AgricultureHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Formation Bio develops and acquires clinical-stage drugs to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gallatin applies AI to solve defense logistics problems by connecting and analyzing data across the entire supply chain. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Isima makes haircare products for curls | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Loop provides an operations platform for e-commerce brands to manage delivery, returns, and order changes | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| MoonPay allows users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| mPharma delivers access to medicines and healthcare services through its network of pharmacies and partners | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| N26 provides banking, saving, and investment services through a mobile app | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Nabis operates a cannabis wholesale platform supplying licensed dispensaries with cannabis products from various brands. | Climate & EnergyHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Onda provides comprehensive cyber insurance for UK businesses with annual revenues up to £1 billion. | CybersecurityFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Pangaia is a materials science brand that sells clothing and accessories | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Sesame develops and provides virtual agents to assist users with various tasks and information | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| STAX Engineering offers emissions capture and control technology for the maritime and data center industries. | Industrial & ManufacturingClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Stord provides fulfillment and consumer experience services to brands, including software tools for tracking and managing orders and inventory. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- northstar.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 26
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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