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Starshot Capital

Venture capital · Los Angeles, CA, United States · North America

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Starshot Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building high-impact, high-growth businesses focused on decarbonization. It invests across climate-related sectors and supports its portfolio companies with board involvement, introductions, and fundraising help.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & ManufacturingEducation

In its own wordsclimatedecarbonizationenergycleantechimpactsustainability

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8portfolio companies
3funding rounds on record
3rounds, last 12 months
$5M to $20Mtypical round it comes in at
Seedmost frequent entry

Starshot Capital lists 8 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (50%), Industrial & Manufacturing (19%) and Education (19%). 67% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside NetZero Capital, Serra Ventures and Ag Startup Engine.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Starshot Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed67%
Series A0%
Series B33%
Growth0%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 8 companiesRecent activity: 3 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 67% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 50% in its largest sectorReach: 3 countriesPortfolio size15th pctRecent activity76th pctEarly stage80th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus85th pctReach58th pct
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Starshot Capital compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size15th8 companies
Recent activity76th3 rounds in 12 months
Early stage80th67% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus85th50% in its largest sector
Reach58th3 countries

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
NetZero Capital2
Serra Ventures2
Ag Startup Engine1
AgriZeroNZ1
At One Ventures1
Character1
Cleo Capital1
Collaborative Fund1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers8100%
  • 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.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning50%18%
Industrial & Manufacturing19%7%
Education19%7%
Real Estate & Construction6%3%
Climate & Energy6%1%

Compare Starshot Capital head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with Starshot Capital
DateCompanyStage
20 Oct 2026Imioimio.coSeed
23 Sept 2026mojavehvac.commojavehvac.comSeries B
29 Jul 2026quercusbio.comquercusbio.comSeed

Round details for Starshot Capital

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Starshot Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

8 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Brightbandbrightband.comBrightband is making AI weather forecasting tools available to all, to help humanity adapt to increasingly extreme weather.
AI & Machine LearningClimate & Energy
Portfolio page
Ecolectroecolectro.comEcolectro develops membrane technology for green hydrogen production
EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Imioimio.co · United StatesIMIO develops and manufactures biological products to improve soil performance and nutrient efficiency for commercial agriculture
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Oct 2026SeedFunding round
mojavehvac.commojavehvac.com · United StatesMojave Energy Systems designs and manufactures humidity control systems for commercial buildings
Industrial & ManufacturingReal Estate & Construction
Sept 2026Series BFunding round
Phaidraphaidra.ai · United StatesPhaidra develops AI agents for AI factories to maximize resilience and token production across infrastructure
AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
quercusbio.comquercusbio.com · United StatesQuercus Bio creates biology-based solutions for crop protection using genAI.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Jul 2026SeedFunding round
Ren Energyren.inc · ChinaRen Energy helps companies launch and execute renewable energy programs and transactions in Asia
EducationEducation
Portfolio page
Rumin8rumin8.com · AustraliaRumin8 creates cost-effective additives to reduce methane emissions from livestock
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Starshot Capital, as last read
starshotcapital.com as VCinfo last read it
Site
starshotcapital.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
5 Nov 2026
Rounds since
29 Jul 2026
Companies checked
8

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