# Jason Starr

> Jason Starr is a seed investor at CompanyFirst (Chicago) backing Apparel and Fashion. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CompanyFirst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/companyfirst)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonstarr
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CompanyFirstEBA/
- Website: http://www.companyfirst.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompanyFirstEBA/

Jason Starr is a seed investor at CompanyFirst in Chicago focused on Apparel and Fashion. Jason Starr - Founder, Managing Director @ Consumer Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apparel | 1 | 100% |
| Fashion | 1 | 100% |
| Women's | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| alder | alder apparel is an e-commerce, direct to consumer line of outdoor apparel designed for women. alder’s core differentiators are inclusive sizing (XS - 4X, double the size range of typical outdoor and athletic apparel brands) and female focused design, sustainable and ethical production and a playful brand that starkly contrasts theperformance-driven, hard-core athletic brands that currently dominate the outdoor space. | $2M | Seed | Jun 15, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Backbone Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backbone-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bridge Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridge-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incite-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Path Ahead Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/path-ahead-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The 51 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-51-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CompanyFirst

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

CompanyFirst is a venture capital and advisory firm based in Chicago focused on building great brands and companies.

1 contacts available at CompanyFirst.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Starr | Founder, Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-starr-a43d |

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Starr invest in?

Jason Starr invests primarily in Apparel, Fashion and Women's startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jason Starr last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Starr closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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