Starlight Ventures

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We partner early with unstoppable entrepreneurs leveraging breakthrough science and technology to pursue progress at scale. We invest in teams and solutions that address multi-decade problems across energy transition, industrial biotechnology, critical materials, space technology, next-generation computing, and defense.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Climate Cleantech, Energy, Hardware

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Investment Thesis

Starlight invests in founders addressing the world’s most pressing challenges by leveraging breakthrough science and technology to pursue progress at scale. Their core philosophy centers on reconciling economic growth with human and planetary resilience, believing humanity has ‘no choice but to solve’ multi-decade problems through early-stage investment in technically viable, economically sound solutions.

What Sets Them Apart

Founder-led team with deep operational experience: 'a team of builders, operators, and scientists who have stood in founders' shoes'
Problem-first investment approach rather than technology-first: 'We look to problems and unmet needs first and then to which technologies and solutions have the potential to address those problems'
Focus on the three basic disciplines (physics, chemistry, biology) to engineer economically viable solutions
First institutional investor positioning with capital reserved for follow-on rounds
Personal stake in success with 'a large portion of our fund comes from our team'
Emphasis on governance, operational practices, and de-risking tailored to frontier tech challenges