Start Fund
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Start Fund is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Mobile. Start Fund, created in January 2011, is a joint venture between [Yuri Milner](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/yuri-milner) and [SV Angel](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/sv-angel). The fund was created to invest in Y Combinator startups and[ made its first set of investments](http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/yuri-milner-sv-angel-offer-every-new-y-combinator-startup-150k/) in January 2011.
- Total investments:
- 67
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 4%
- Fund size:
- $6.5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Start Fund invests in
Stages Start Fund invests in
Countries Start Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $150k–$2.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 17 (25%)
- Mobile 12 (18%)
- Enterprise Software 11 (16%)
- Internet 8 (12%)
- E-Commerce 6 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 54 (81%)
- Funding Round 3 (4%)
- Angel 2 (3%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (3%)
- Series A 2 (3%)
Country
- United States 59 (88%)
- United Kingdom 2 (3%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Felix Shpilman
Founder & Partner
|
Founder & Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Harjeet Taggar
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 157 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| At One Month, we teach beginners how to code HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. We know the two most difficult things about learning to code are starting and motivation, so we’ve designed our courses for true beginners. From day one of all our courses, you will build something awesome! Over 60,000 students have used One Month’s computerprogramming courses to launch their side hustles, level up their careers, and build things they couldn’t even imagine before. Our courses combine video tutorials, human support, and the opportunity to build real-world projects from day one.One Month students have gone on to work at top companies including Google, Bloomberg L.P., Facebook, and Salesforce. Our coding curriculum is used and trusted by Stripe, Columbia University, and Y Combinator. Are you a non-technical founder? Head of sales? Marketing team member? HR professional? We have a course called Programming for Non-Programmers that is just for you! Jump into any of our upcoming online coding bootcamps, and this time next month you’ll have the confidence to say “I know how to code.” | $770K / Seed / Jun 24, 2014 | ||
| Streem offers unlimited cloud storage for you to store, stream, and share your media. | $875K / Seed / Apr 25, 2014 | ||
| Apptimize lets mobile teams increase revenue and engagement by iterating faster and smarter. Our mission is to enable you to optimize, deploy, and manage the features and UX of your native iOS and Android apps in real-time through instant updates, A/B testing, feature flags, and analytics. We work with top apps like the Wall Street Journal,Western Union, Flipagram, HotelTonight, Nokia, and Trulia. | $2.1M / Seed / Jan 22, 2014 | ||
| Apptimize lets mobile teams increase revenue and engagement by iterating faster and smarter. Our mission is to enable you to optimize, deploy, and manage the features and UX of your native iOS and Android apps in real-time through instant updates, A/B testing, feature flags, and analytics. We work with top apps like the Wall Street Journal,Western Union, Flipagram, HotelTonight, Nokia, and Trulia. | $2.1M / Seed / Jan 01, 2014 | ||
| Betable is the world’s first platform that enables any developer to legally offer real-money play in their games and apps on any platform or device.Betable is licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control Commission to offer support and infrastructure to developers to legally integrate real-money gambling intotheir mobile and social games and applications.Betable provides world-leading security, fraud protection, player location, identity and age verification and account monitoring to keep players’ funds safe and to ensure responsible gaming.Betable was founded in 2008 in London, United Kingdom. It also is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $18.5M / Series A / Nov 05, 2013 | ||
| Swiftype is a provider of SaaS-based site and enterprise search platform used to fully customize the search experience on websites. The company's suite of products, Site Search and Enterprise Search, have revolutionized the way people find information across their organization and on public facing websites. Headquartered in San Francisco, thecompany has raised $23 million in funding, from investors including NEA and Y Combinator. Its strong customer portfolio includes AT&T, Shopify, SurveyMonkey, Dr. Pepper, publishers Engadget and TechCrunch, and brands like Qualcomm, Asana, Marketo, and Hubspot. | $1.7M / Seed / Aug 15, 2013 | ||
| Siasto is a collaboration and project management tool that integrates into Google Apps, Gmail, Google Drive, GCal, box, and Dropbox.It's used by teams, SMBs, and enterprises to keep all their tasks, events, projects, and files in the same place. It allows users to create tasks, events, and documents all from the inbox. Siasto wasstarted by the founders of Taskforce (http://taskforceapp.com) who's previous experience in task management led them to building Siasto. Siasto is backed by YCombinator and other angel investors. | $750K / Aug 09, 2013 | ||
| BuildZoom is a marketplace, designed specifically for the construction industry. We have identified the best contractors and architects in the US and work with our clients to streamline the pre-construction process and ensure they are matched to the right professional who will see their vision through to completion. | $1.4M / Seed / Jun 25, 2013 | ||
| First Opinion is like having a doctor in the family and from the convenience of your phone or computer. Doctors are available within minutes, 24-hours a day for all of your health-related questions. It's always free to ask and you can upgrade for treatment if necessary. | Seed / Jun 21, 2013 | ||
| EasyPost is a technology leader that builds shipping solutions for ecommerce brands, fulfillment providers, online marketplaces and businesses of all sizes. The company provides a best-in-class multi-carrier shipping API that removes the technical complexities of logistics while making shipping more reliable, efficient, and affordable. | $1.2M / Seed / Jun 06, 2013 | ||
| See all 67 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Start Fund invest in?
Start Fund invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 67 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Start Fund invest in?
Start Fund typically joins rounds of $150k–$2.1M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Start Fund's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Start Fund took part in.
How do I contact Start Fund?
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Who are the partners at Start Fund?
The team at Start Fund includes Felix Shpilman (Founder & Partner) and Harjeet Taggar (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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