Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
AIBiotechClimate TechRoboticsIoT & EdgeEnergy TechCybersecurityHardwareAdvanced ManufacturingSemiconductors
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Specialist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
First Star Ventures was founded in 2014 by Drew Volpe (Harvard CS, former VP of Product at Semantic Machines, ex-Endeca which sold to Oracle for $1.1B) and Millie Liu (MIT, ex-APT which sold to Mastercard for $600M, co-founded Infervision). Both bring serious operator credentials.
The thesis is "computing x real-world" — techbio, climate, robotics, and industrial infrastructure. The technical bar...
Notable Investments
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iOrganBioB
Bedrock EnergyP
Phaseshift TechnologiesP
Parallel WirelessG
GenialisS
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