START EQUITY VENTURES
VC Fund
Ashburn, United States
START EQUITY VENTURES is a VC fund in Ashburn focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Our mission is to support and empower visionary entrepreneurs who are catalysts for positive change and industry disruption through groundbreaking ideas. We firmly believe that startups have the power to transform entire industries and shape the future of our society. To achieve this, we go beyond providing financial capital – we offer strategicguidance and operational support to be a valuable partner on their journey to success.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries START EQUITY VENTURES invests in
Stages START EQUITY VENTURES invests in
Countries START EQUITY VENTURES invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$4.2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (38%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (31%)
- Health Care 3 (23%)
- Machine Learning 3 (23%)
- Apps 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (46%)
- Series A 2 (15%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Series C 2 (15%)
Country
- United States 10 (77%)
- Nigeria 1 (8%)
- Bangladesh 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Replit
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Replit provides a cloud-based software development platform that allows users to write, run, and deploy applications through a browser-based environment. The platform includes an integrated code editor, terminal, debugging tools, and hosting features that support the creation and deployment of full-stack applications from a single workspace. Replitsupports multiple programming languages and provides preconfigured development environments so projects can start without installing local software.The platform includes collaboration features that enable multiple users to edit and run code within the same project in real time. It also offers AI-assisted coding tools that generate code suggestions, help debug programs, and assist with building applications through natural language prompts. Replit provides project sharing, templates, and integration with external services and repositories to support development workflows. | $250M / Series C / Jul 30, 2025 | |
AiDEN Auto
|
AiDEN Auto offers a software platform for real-time vehicle communication and in-car services. | $4.2M / Seed / Feb 19, 2025 | |
Sully.ai
|
Sully is deploying autonomous medical workers into healthcare organizations to address the most expensive line item in healthcare: payroll ($800b/yr in the US alone). Today, Sully's autonomous workers can perform most medical staff tasks 100x faster and 20x cheaper. From Digital Triage Nurses and Autonomous Medical Assistants to DigitalScribes and Digital Receptionists, our workers can automate patient check-in, assessments, documentation, diagnosis support, and billing that integrates with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) | Series A / Feb 10, 2025 | |
Uplift Labs
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Uplift Labs specializes in helping people move better. Its AI-powered technology provides analytics to improve performance while minimizing injuries in sports, fitness, and our everyday lives. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquarters in Palo Alto, California. | $2.1M / Seed / Aug 28, 2024 | |
testRigor
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TestRigor offers a codeless test automation tool powered by generative AI, designed to help manual testers and product managers. Comprising a team of engineers and data scientists, the company developed testRigor with a focus on catering to fast-paced startups in industries where the critical functionality of applications is paramount. TestRigor isdedicated to empowering developers and QA teams to leverage the capabilities of machine learning, pushing the limits of software testing. | Seed / Feb 15, 2024 | |
Aiden Automotive Technologies
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Aiden is the world's first pure software product that connects vehicles with the rest of the world - regardless of vehicle brand. We enable bi-directional communication in near real time directly with Aidenabled™ vehicles for maximum flexibility in how data is configured and what it is applied to. Our product is built for data privacyregulations at its core, and with end-to-end encryption and native consent management we ensure that you always are in complete control over your data. | Seed / Jan 31, 2024 | |
Anyplace
|
Anyplace is a marketplace that provides flexible housing to digital nomads and millennials. Its mission to free people to live wherever they feel inspired to go by providing modern, dependable, turn-key living and accommodations anyplace in the world. | $8.3M / Series B / Oct 18, 2023 | |
Chaldal
|
Chaldal is an online platform for grocery and delivery based in Dhaka, Chattogram & Jashore in Bangladesh. It company is focused on giving customers the experience of shopping in a big-box store with a huge selection.Chaldal was founded in 2013 with the intention of offering customers the opportunity to purchase large amounts of groceries –something that is not typically possibly in Dhaka due to limited stock in most shops.Backed by Y-Combinator and 500 start-ups, Chaldal currently stocks more than 4000 products in its two warehouses and delivers goods within an hour. It uses a cloud-based inventory system to allow users to see what items are available in real-time. | $3.9M / Series C / Oct 01, 2023 | |
Paismo Inc
|
Paismo is a modern HR, Payroll and Benefit provider servicing global markets. Paismo provides a all-in-one, 360° degree, hire to retire, SaaS solution with localized benefits. | $1.3M / Seed / Aug 22, 2023 | |
Fitbod
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Fitbod allows users to maximize the use of indoor gym equipment and confidence to train effectively for strength.Using machine learning, Fitbod analyzes tracked workout data to build a real-time strength-training plan tailored to your physical capability, available equipment, and fitness goals. By turning activity data into concrete fitnessguidance, Fitbod innovates beyond current fitness apps, which offer fixed exercise plans that can’t adapt to unique user needs.It was launched in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Series B / Mar 15, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does START EQUITY VENTURES invest in?
START EQUITY VENTURES invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 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 START EQUITY VENTURES's check size?
START EQUITY VENTURES typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$4.2M 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 START EQUITY VENTURES participates in.
When did START EQUITY VENTURES last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for START EQUITY VENTURES closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 13 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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