Investors / United States / Social Starts
Social Starts
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Social Starts is a set of early-stage venture funds that uses analytics to uncover and invest in companies in selected market segments. Its current fund, Social Starts Health and Happiness, focuses on startups that help people live longer or live better.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordshealthconsumerdigital brandsblockchainsecuritywork platforms
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Or find every investor that fitsSocial Starts lists 137 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (26%), Education (12%) and AI & Machine Learning (11%). 92% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Joyance Partners, Techstars and Y Combinator.
No funding round on record names Social Starts yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Social Starts' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 137. 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 | 26% | 15% |
| Education | 12% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 4% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Joyance Partners | 23 |
| Techstars | 12 |
| Y Combinator | 9 |
| UpHonest Capital | 5 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 4 |
| Expansion Venture Capital | 4 |
| IndieBio | 4 |
| Portfolia | 4 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 135 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 | 37th | 26% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers12289%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company1511%
- 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 Joyance Partners
Compare Social Starts head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
137 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Alphapoint provides financial infrastructure for the digital asset era, including platforms for institutional treasury, trading, payments, and liquidity | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| AmplifiDx develops point-of-care diagnostics for family and women's health | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Apptopia provides mobile app data and insights to help investors and companies make informed decisions. | FintechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| ART19 provides services to publishers and advertisers for audio experiences. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Astronomer provides a platform to run Apache Airflow for data and AI orchestration | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company designs and sells personal care products, including pads, liners, and body care items, for women as they age. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides parental control products and services to help families monitor and manage their children's online activities and device usage. | CybersecurityConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Barn2Door helps farmers make more money and save time by providing software and services for marketing, selling, and managing their businesses | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Beam Health provides an AI platform for medical practice management, connecting various aspects of medical practice such as intake, documentation, and billing | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Binded makes copyrighting simple and affordable by providing tools for creators to upload, register and monitor their work | Media & EntertainmentCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an enterprise blockchain platform for tokenizing and managing real world assets. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bloom Science is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and neurological disorders | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bloom Institute of Technology provides online coding bootcamps and training programs for careers in tech. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| BrainKey develops AI to examine MRI scans to uncover key biomarkers and assess brain health | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides nutrition coaching and health services to help clients achieve their goals | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells modular furniture and sofas with tool-free assembly | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Captiv8 provides an end-to-end influencer marketing platform | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Cassia Networks develops and provides enterprise Bluetooth IoT products and solutions | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- socialstarts.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 137
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