Starting Line (@startinglinevc) — Twitter Score 6 out of 1000

Starting Line is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on consumer startups, founded by Ezra Galston. Starting Line's Twitter Score is 5.8 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #143,750 among 486,860 tracked accounts.

Starting Line has raised multiple funds since its inception, beginning with a Fund I of $17M dedicated to leading and co-leading seed rounds in consumer-facing companies. A $30M Fund II followed, announced in April 2021, and the firm's official history identifies a $30M third fund from 2023. Investors backing the firm include Vintage Investment Partners, Foundry Group, 50 South Capital, Bracket Capital, Wicklow Capital, and Chicago Ventures.

Starting Line's team includes Haley Kwait Zollo as Partner, Scott Holloway as Partner, Ade Olonoh as Fund I and II Venture Partner, and Matt Maloney as Venture Partner. The firm's crypto-related holdings span cryptocurrency-backed lending and custody, crypto key management, crypto portfolio management, and a Solana-based creator-token project. Fund I included Unchained Capital, a crypto custody and lending platform, and Haven Protocol, an ecosystem of private stable crypto assets, while Fund II added Stacked, a platform enabling consumers to access hedge-fund-style cryptocurrency investment strategies.

Starting Line's portfolio includes AgentArcade.io, Unchained, Path, Strata Protocol, RSTLSS, BJ Studios and Twocents. Starting Line has published 1 posts on the platform. Starting Line has been mentioned by 24 accounts, with 75 total mentions.

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Starting Line has 1,258 followers as of September 2026 on the platform. The accounts that follow Starting Line include 39 founders, 9 angel investors, 6 influencers and 6 VCs. Among them are Notsofast, Shaan Puri, Spencer, David Haber, Bartosz and Peter Johnson.