# StartVenture

> StartVenture is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Logistics, Automotive and Food and Beverage. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://startventure.com

StartVenture is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Logistics and Automotive. StartVenture Capital is one of the world's most active early-stage and seed-stage investors; providing founders with funding, guidance, network and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.We invest from seed to Series A stages, mostly as the lead investor but also working alongside other investors; backing ambitiousfounders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use every day. We expect them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Headquartered in San Francisco, we are founded by Randall Young, an entrepreneur and investor.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cbeidou Supply Chain | Canbeidou is a food catering logistics service provider in China. | $7M | Series A | Mar 26, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Maple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-maple-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dark Horse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dark-horse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K2VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k2-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [QC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does StartVenture invest in?

StartVenture invests primarily in Logistics, Automotive and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did StartVenture last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for StartVenture closed in Mar 2018. 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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