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Sophie Starck
Investment Team at Insight Partners
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Sophie Starck
Investment Team at Insight Partners
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Sophie Starck is currently an Investor at Insight Partners in New York City, specializing in stages ranging from Series C to Pre-seed investments within sectors such as Education and New York City. With a background in leading entrepreneurial initiatives at various organizations, she has notable experience in venture growth, entrepreneurship programs, and product and marketing team management.
Highlights of Sophie's career include founding Van Wickle Ventures and serving as President of the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program, showcasing her leadership in fostering startup ecosystems and supporting emerging businesses through strategic investments and mentorship.
Work Experience
Investment Team
2020 - Current
Seed @ Sento Series A @ Bubble Series A @ LawVu Series A @ Writer Series A @ Turing Series A @ Prophecy Series A @ Waldo (acquired by Tricentis) Series A @ Coast Series A @ Kubit Series A @ Valence Series B @ AssemblyAI Series B @ Tailscale Series B @ Shelf Series B @ CookUnity Series B @ Portside Series B @ Unannounced Series C @ Genesis Series E @ Unannounced
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Founder & Director
2018 - 2020
VWV is a micro venture fund that invests across all stages in Brown- and RISD-affiliated companies.
President
2018 - 2018
The Brown Entrepreneurship Program is a student-run entrepreneurship initiative at Brown University.
Entrepreneur Selection & Growth Team
2018 - 2018
Endeavor catalyzes long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide.
Endeavor supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. Endeavor Catalyst is the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor.
Raised $130,000,000.00 from Nour Nouf.
Venture Growth Team
2017 - 2017
SeedInvest is a leading equity crowdfunding platform that connects investors with startups.
Black Capital provides access to the venture capital ecosystem to promote economic inclusion.
Product and Marketing Teams
2015 - 2015