First Star Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital fund that backs research-driven technical founders from inception through Series A and beyond. First Star Ventures's Twitter Score is 8.1 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #113,133 among 498,071 tracked accounts.
First Star Ventures was co-founded by Drew Volpe and Millie Liu, both serving as Founding Partners, with Teddy Blank as Partner. The fund's investment thesis centers on emerging computing technologies, spanning AI, robotics, genomics, CRISPR, and generative AI, with selective exposure to blockchain and decentralized technologies. Per its official website, the firm has backed 53 startups across three funds, structured under First Star Ventures LLC as the management company, as identified in SEC Form D filings for First Star Venture Fund II LP and First Star Venture Fund III LP.
First Star Ventures is affiliated with Nomial, an open-liquidity network for the modular blockchain ecosystem. The fund previously led Everbloom's $1.5M seed round, per a statement from Indicator Ventures. First Star Ventures's account has 1,133 posts and has been mentioned by 13 accounts a total of 23 times, reflecting consistent engagement within the venture and crypto-tech communities. The account has 2,223 followers as of October 2026.
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The accounts that follow First Star Ventures include 49 founders, 14 angel investors, 7 influencers and 14 VCs. Among them are mikedemarais.eth, VCs Congratulating Themselves, Buffalu, Riva, Drew Austin and SuperRare John.