Starlight Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Miami, FL, USA focused on partnering with founders building scientifically and technologically transformative companies that address major global challenges — often in deep tech areas like energy, climate tech, industrial bio, and next-generation computing.

Pre-Seed / Seed: Core investment stage; Starlight positions itself as an early institutional investor, ideally the first institutional check into promising startups.
Series A & Follow-On: Participates in Series A and early growth financings through follow-on into rounds where the company has proved traction.

Typical Check Size:
• $100K – $500K — seed/early checks.
• $500K – $3M+ — larger seed or early institutional participation.
• No fixed % publicly published. Like most early-stage VC firms, Starlight negotiates equity on a deal-by-deal basis with founders and co-investors.
• Industry norms for firms writing checks in the $100K–$3M seed/Series A range suggest meaningful minority stakes (~5%–15%) for a lead investor’s portion of a round; actual percentage depends on valuation, round size, and syndicate composition.
Equity Structure: Typical priced preferred equity or convertible instruments used in early institutional rounds.
Governance: With material minority stakes, the firm may seek board or observer rights consistent with early institutional participation.

Submission Method: There is no widely advertised public inbound portal; startups generally engage via direct outreach or introductions through founders, ecosystem partners, or co-investors. 
Warm intros through advisors and other investors often help in sourcing conversations.

Sector Focus: Deep tech and science-driven domains — energy transition, materials, industrial biotech, space tech, climate tech, and related breakthrough technologies.
 Geography: Primarily U.S.-based companies, with openness to global opportunities aligned with mission and fund strategy.
Stage: Pre-seed through seed and early institutional (Series A).
Company Profile: Teams with technical depth, compelling proof of concept, and ambition to scale technology for impact. 

Initial Screening: Internal evaluation of team, technology, and alignment with Starlight’s mission. 
 Due Diligence: Deep dives into market potential, technical defensibility, and business model. 
 Terms Negotiation: Agreeing on valuation, governance, and rights per deal. 

Strategic Capital: Early institutional funding ranging from $100K up to several million dollars (depending on stage and growth plan). 
Network & Support: Connection to co-investors and deeper VC ecosystems to accelerate growth. 
Founder Partnership: Hands-on support for governance, scaling, and aligning with later stage capital.