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StarTec Investments, LLC

Venture capital · Minneapolis, MN, United States · North America

startecinv.com

StarTec Investments is a private venture capital firm founded in 1998. It invests in early-stage technology companies, with a focus on companies headquartered in Minnesota.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningEducation

In its own wordstechnologyearly-stageminnesotaproprietary technology

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8portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record
Seed to Series Astages it states

StarTec Investments, LLC lists 8 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (19%), Education (19%) and Fintech (13%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Matchstick Ventures, Anzu Partners and Artiman Ventures.

No funding round on record names StarTec Investments, LLC yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning19%18%
Education19%7%
Fintech13%12%
Human Resources13%1%
Industrial & Manufacturing13%7%
Healthcare & Biotech13%15%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%6%
Robotics & Hardware6%1%

Invests most often with

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Matchstick Ventures2
Anzu Partners1
Artiman Ventures1
Atland Ventures1
Bread and Butter Ventures1
Capital Midwest Fund1
High Alpha1
Light Ray Ventures1

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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 8 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 19% in its largest sectorReach: 1 countryPortfolio size15th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus12th pctReach19th pct
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StarTec Investments, LLC compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size15th8 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus12th19% in its largest sector
Reach19th1 country

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers675%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company225%
  • 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.

Compare StarTec Investments, LLC head to head

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

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

8 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Apruveapruve.com · United States
FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page
GovDeliverygovdelivery.com · United StatesGranicus helps governments engage with the people they serve through various digital solutions and technologies.
EducationHealthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
LiquidCool Solutionsliquidcoolsolutions.com · United StatesLiquidCool Solutions designs and manufactures high-density, liquid-cooled, rack-based servers for data centers, edge computing, and harsh environments.
AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources
Portfolio page
Magnum Technologies, Inc.magnumt.comMagnum Technologies Inc is a leading information technology (IT) services company that specializes in providing complete consulting solutions, software development and staff augmentation.
Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Naikunaiku.netNaiku provides a comprehensive student-centric assessment solution for data-driven instruction
EducationEducation
Portfolio page
Niron Magneticsnironmagnetics.com · United StatesNiron Magnetics develops and manufactures rare-earth-free permanent magnets made with Iron Nitride
AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Pointcloudpoint.cloudPointcloud designs and manufactures silicon-based high-performance 4D imaging sensors for various applications.
Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Structuralstructural.com
Human ResourcesFintech
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of StarTec Investments, LLC, as last read
startecinv.com as VCinfo last read it
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startecinv.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Companies checked
8

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