# Starling Ventures

> Starling Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Software, Logistics and Apps. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/starling-ventures/about/
- Website: http://starlingllc.com

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 19% |
| Logistics | 3 | 14% |
| Apps | 2 | 10% |
| SaaS | 2 | 10% |
| Video | 2 | 10% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 18 | 86% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 29% |
| Singapore | 3 | 14% |
| India | 2 | 10% |
| Colombia | 2 | 10% |
| Egypt | 1 | 5% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recall.ai | Recall.ai is a software Development company. | $2.7M | Seed | Dec 29, 2022 |  |
| HoyTrabajas | HoyTrabajas is an HR-Tech solution designed to assist companies in Latin America facing high turnover rates in swiftly attracting and retaining low-skilled talent within a timeframe of fewer than 48 hours. | $5M | Seed | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| Vozy | Vozy is an artificial intelligence voice platform that helps companies change the way they interact with their customers, using voice assistants and conversational AI.The company's platform combines conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and contextual voice assistants to automate communication across self-management or one-on-onetailored chats, allowing customer-centric businesses to deliver customized customer experiences at scale while cutting costs.Vozy was established on February 18, 2017 by Humberto Pertuz, Helmuth Corzo, Alejandro Lopez, and Ricardo Marin in Medellín, Antioquia. | $4M | Seed | Oct 11, 2022 |  |
| Posh | POSH provides integrated battery energy storage solutions for commercial and industrial customers. | $3.8M | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Topship | Topship is the easiest for African businesses to import/export parcels, cargo and freight to their customers, distributors and suppliers across the World. We use technology to drive transparency and delight, making it easy for African businesses to connect with customers, suppliers and distributors across the World. | $3M | Seed | May 16, 2022 |  |
| MadEats | MadEats is an online restaurant that offers a variety of food products and online delivery services. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Makati, Manila, Philippines. | $1.7M | Seed | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Dashworks | Dashworks is a knowledge assistant that helps employees find the information they need while also increasing productivity. Dashworks is where all documents, messages, tickets, and other knowledge scattered across a company's apps and people come together seamlessly. Dashworks assists every organization in growing more efficiently andeffectively — and in motivating every person to get things done. | $4M | Seed | Jan 28, 2022 |  |
| Infina | Infina is an investment platform that engages in real estate and financial services. | $6M | Seed | Jan 25, 2022 |  |
| Deskimo | Deskimo is a desk booking app that provides remote workforce access to desk space. Deskimo connects mobile working professionals with quality workspaces all over Singapore. Deskimo's network of vetted workspaces all across Singapore and Hong Kong allows anyone to discover, work, and pay by the minute for workspace. | $3M | Seed | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| ShipBlu | ShipBlu is a platform that redefines the e-commerce shipping and fulfillment experience providing 24-hour delivery with live tracking. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 31, 2021 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Starling Ventures invest in?

Starling Ventures invests primarily in Software, Logistics and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Starling Ventures's check size?

Starling Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Starling Ventures participates in.

### When did Starling Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Starling Ventures closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 21 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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