U-Start
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
U-Start has backed 8 European tech companies across 9 funding rounds between 2014 and 2018, joining rounds totalling €67M. Most active in Travel and Software. Data as of Nov 2026.
Deals
9
distinct rounds
Companies
8
backed
Active span
2014–2018
5 yrs
Total round €
€67M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearU-Start — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| U-Start — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsU-Start — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| U-Start — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Travel | 5 |
| Software | 2 |
| Fashion | 2 |
| Fintech | 2 |
| Legaltech | 2 |
| E-commerce | 1 |
| Foodtech | 1 |
Stages
by dealsU-Start — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| U-Start — stages | |
|---|---|
| Seed | 3 |
| Series A | 2 |
| Series D+ | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
Countries
by dealsU-Start — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| U-Start — countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | 3 |
| Poland | 2 |
| UK | 2 |
| France | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Galvanize Ventures2
- Khosla Ventures2
- Naval Ravikant2
- Accel. Connect Ventures1
- Beringea1
- Commercial Growth Fund1
- Delta Partners1
- Highland Europe1
- HV Holtzbrinck Ventures1
- InMotion Ventures1
- InReach Ventures1
- Kima Ventures1
- Lepe Partners1
- Mangrove Capital Partners1
- Monkfish Equity1
- New Europe Ventures1
- Nicolas Bourdin1
- Nicolas Brusson1
- Northzone1
- Octopus Ventures1
- Ona Capital1
- Perpetual Ventures1
- Project A Ventures1
- R204 Partners1
- Thibaud Elziere1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outfittery | Germany | 1 | €20M |
| AirHelp | Poland | 2 | €14M |
| Horizn Studios | Germany | 1 | €12M |
| Soldo | UK | 1 | €9.8M |
| Festicket | UK | 1 | €9.3M |
| La Belle Assiette | France | 1 | €1.5M |
| Worldcoo | Spain | 1 | €200k |
| Horizn | Germany | 1 | €0 |