# StartLabs

> StartLabs is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Apps. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/startlabs-tech-accelerator
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/StartLabsRS
- Website: http://www.startlabs.co
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/startlabsacc

StartLabs is a US based early-stage fund investing in startups from Western Balkans. We are focused on innovative entrepreneurs and their teams, providing up to $50,000 for building impressive products during a mentor-led go-to-market program. We will work closely with your team to help evolve ideas and shape your approach to building a successfulcompany. We believe that proper mentoring is key so StartLabs will provide access to experienced mentors from Silicon Valley.OUR OFFER:- Up to $50K seed investment, no fees taken out- Offices in Belgrade and San Francisco- Mentorship to shape idea, execute it, gain traction and raise more funding- Connection to others in the ecosystem that can help you in building your startup- Intros to boosters, angels and VCs in Silicon Valley- Incorporation, legal and accounting support- 6-month program, plus additional hands-on help after that, as needed- Hands-on help, 1-on-1, daily, in the office, collaboration and mentoring by SL Partners

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| Apps | 2 | 14% |
| SaaS | 2 | 14% |
| B2B | 1 | 7% |
| Computer | 1 | 7% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 79% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Angel | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 21% |
| Kenya | 1 | 7% |
| Serbia | 1 | 7% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nebojsa Lazic | Partner | 11 | — |
| David Schoch | Partner & Mentor | 0 | — |
| Voja Lalic | Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agremo | Agremo offers a cloud-based software platform that performs analytics from aerial imagery using computer vision and machine learning technologies to provide crop intelligence for better management of agricultural processes. Agremo is used by agribusinesses, crop growers, and anyone interested in plant status and health. | $600K | Seed | Dec 18, 2018 |  |
| Insightful | Workpuls empowers organizations to analyze and optimize employee productivity, performance, and efficiency with the help of deep behavioral data insights. With Workpuls, companies can understand exactly how their employees work, manage remote teams, streamline workflows, and drive productivity at scale.Workpuls is simple, affordable, andavailable in the cloud or on-premise. |  | Seed | Aug 18, 2016 |  |
| Fragrance By Me | Fragrance By Me is a new concept in fragrance industry, where consumers are able to design their own perfume online. Our intuitive web-engine will allow anyone to mix their favorite scents and choose and brand their own bottle. We are taking our customers to an exciting journey of being a perfume designer. The final destination is a fullycustom-prepared, high quality, unique fragrance - the fragrance by you. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Feb 26, 2016 |  |
| NootBot | Messenger chatbot for nootropics (congitive enhancers). Talk and suggest right cognitive enhancers. | $35K | Seed | Oct 31, 2015 |  |
| WhoAPI | Providing extensive domain data on a massive scale via the API. Structured whois, domain availability, ranks, DNS checks, server uptime from all our world wide nodes and many more valuable data. WhoAPI is great for automated 'domain details' requests on a massive scale. | $50K | Seed | Mar 24, 2015 |  |
| Loyalis | Loyalis is the solution to the biggest problem of a 1.5 trillion dollar e-commerce industry. They maximize customer value and retention. |  | Seed | Mar 20, 2015 |  |
| MangoCoinz | MangoCoinz is a cryptocurrency. Bitcoin for runners. If you don’t know what Bitcoin or a cryptocurrency is, think of this as mining real life gold. Everything applies, except this is digital and you don’t have to go around with a mining pick in caves, but simply run. You are rewarded digital gold (MangoCoinz) which can be sold for USD oncryptocurrency exchanges where people buy them from you. In the future, there will be online fitness gear shops that accept MangoCoinz as a payment method. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Kidster |  | $50K | Seed | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Swapp | Have some things you don't need anymore? Swapp allows you to trade them for something else in just a few clicks! | $50K | Seed | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Carlock | CarLock is an application that enables user to monitor their cars’ safety and location from anywhere in the world. It analyzes the data from the sensors in the CarLock device, GPS position of their cars, and their car batteries, in order to ensure the maximum protection possible. CarLock is a product of Protectus Technologies. | $75K | Seed | Dec 29, 2014 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dundee Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dundee-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [South Central Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sc-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Straight Shot — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LAUNCHub Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silicon Gardens](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-gardens) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does StartLabs invest in?

StartLabs invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact StartLabs?

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### Who are the partners at StartLabs?

The team at StartLabs includes Nebojsa Lazic (Partner), David Schoch (Partner & Mentor) and Voja Lalic (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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