Star Ventures Asset Manager Profile - aVenture Research
Founded in 1992 as one of the first Venture Funds in Israel with $1B under management STAR has successfully built over 180 category leading technology companies. STAR has orchestrated over 75 successful IPOs and M&As to date. These include companies such as Acopia, Alvarion, BigBand, Broadbus, Ciena, Creo, Identify, Orckit, Precise, Sheer Networks and Topio.
STAR has a reputation for working with a broad range of companies and is recognized as a venture capital firm capable of uncovering and creating value across a broad sector of emerging, early stage, and mid-stage companies. STAR has a global reach with offices in Germany, Israel, and USA. Offering companies the invaluable ability to move deftly when opportunities for growth become evident, STAR has established itself as a highly respected presence in the venture capital marketplace, producing success in telecom, enterprise software, media, wireless and life science sectors.
Portfolio Snapshot
Observed round participation, including acquisitions and grants. Current holdings, investor exits, and write-offs are not established.
Recorded Recipients17
Repeat Participations
12
Operating Recipients6
Acquired Recipients5
Closed Recipients4
Public Recipients2
Top Investment Stages
Series B10 (38.5%)
Series A6 (23.1%)
Series C6 (23.1%)
Series D4 (15.4%)
Stage Mix
Series B 38%Series A 23%Series C 23%Series D 15%
Concentration shown as share of recorded participations by stage.