Investments
154Portfolio Exits
13Funds
6Partners & Customers
1About White Star Capital
White Star Capital is a venture capital firm. The firm invests in early-stage tech companies operating in commerce, digital health, marketplace, SaaS, communication and collaboration, industrial technology, mobility, fintech, lifestyle, food tech, artificial intelligence, gaming, and digital assets sectors. The investment firm was founded in 2007 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Latest White Star Capital News
Sep 13, 2023
White Star Capital has announced the first close of its Structured Growth Capital Fund I, a new investment strategy with commitments from both existing and new LPs.
White Star Capital Investments
154 Investments
White Star Capital has made 154 investments. Their latest investment was in Trident Digital as part of their Seed on September 9, 2023.
White Star Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/7/2023 | Seed | Trident Digital | $8M | Yes | 2 | |
7/20/2023 | Pre-Seed | Eyeball Games | $1.5M | Yes | Great South Gate, Immutable Capital, Ocular, Polygon Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and White Star Capital | 1 |
6/13/2023 | Seed VC | BoomFi | $3.8M | Yes | Aquanow, Blockchain Founders Fund, GSR Capital, Kraken Ventures, Mantle, Passion Capital, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and White Star Capital | 7 |
5/24/2023 | Series B | |||||
5/17/2023 | Series B |
Date | 9/7/2023 | 7/20/2023 | 6/13/2023 | 5/24/2023 | 5/17/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed | Pre-Seed | Seed VC | Series B | Series B |
Company | Trident Digital | Eyeball Games | BoomFi | ||
Amount | $8M | $1.5M | $3.8M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Great South Gate, Immutable Capital, Ocular, Polygon Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and White Star Capital | Aquanow, Blockchain Founders Fund, GSR Capital, Kraken Ventures, Mantle, Passion Capital, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and White Star Capital | |||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 7 |
White Star Capital Portfolio Exits
13 Portfolio Exits
White Star Capital has 13 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Adore Me on November 01, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/1/2022 | Acquired | 43 | |||
4/14/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
3/30/2021 | IPO | Public | 2 | ||
Date | 11/1/2022 | 4/14/2022 | 3/30/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 43 | 6 | 2 |
White Star Capital Fund History
6 Fund Histories
White Star Capital has 6 funds, including Structured Growth Capital Fund I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/13/2023 | Structured Growth Capital Fund I | 5 | |||
4/11/2022 | White Star Digital Asset Fund II | ||||
10/25/2021 | White Star Capital Fund III | ||||
6/4/2018 | White Star Capital Fund II | ||||
11/13/2015 | White Star Capital Fund I |
Closing Date | 9/13/2023 | 4/11/2022 | 10/25/2021 | 6/4/2018 | 11/13/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Structured Growth Capital Fund I | White Star Digital Asset Fund II | White Star Capital Fund III | White Star Capital Fund II | White Star Capital Fund I |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | |||||
Sources | 5 |
White Star Capital Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
White Star Capital has 1 strategic partners and customers. White Star Capital recently partnered with F+W on April 4, 2011.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/1/2011 | Distributor | United States | F&W Media International Ltd and White Star Publishers sign new Sales & Distribution Partnership White Star CEO Andrea Pasquino said : `` We are thrilled to start this new strategic partnership with F&W Media International for reinforcing our commercial presence in the UK market and to capture new sales and distribution opportunities . | 1 |
Date | 4/1/2011 |
|---|---|
Type | Distributor |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | F&W Media International Ltd and White Star Publishers sign new Sales & Distribution Partnership White Star CEO Andrea Pasquino said : `` We are thrilled to start this new strategic partnership with F&W Media International for reinforcing our commercial presence in the UK market and to capture new sales and distribution opportunities . |
Sources | 1 |
White Star Capital Team
10 Team Members
White Star Capital has 10 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Christian Hernandez Gallardo | Meta, Google, Microsoft, and MicroStrategy | Founder | Current |
Name | Christian Hernandez Gallardo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Meta, Google, Microsoft, and MicroStrategy | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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