Starting Line
The Starting Line Management, LLC
Chicago, IL startingline.vc Exempt reporting adviser
Starting Line reports 14 venture funds on Form ADV among 14 private funds, with $122M in gross private fund assets.
The numbers
| Began raising | Raised |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $24M |
| 2023 | $24M |
Updates from Starting Line
Funds on Form D
Venture funds whose Form D filings carry this adviser’s name, matched by name. Amounts are what each fund last reported to the SEC.
| Fund | Began raising | Target | Raised | Investors | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Line New TV, LLC | 2025 | Not stated | — | — | January 31, 2025 |
| Starting Line Fund III, L.P. | 2023 | $40M | $24M | 44 | August 19, 2024 |
| Starting Line Fund III-A, L.P. | 2023 | $40M | $24M | 17 | August 19, 2024 |
| Starting Line Fund II-A, L.P. | 2021 | $2.3M | — | — | April 1, 2021 |
| Starting Line Fund II, L.P. | 2020 | $30M | — | — | November 19, 2020 |
| Starting Line Fund I, L.P. | 2018 | $20M | — | — | August 20, 2018 |
LPs on the record
1 private foundation lists on their latest IRS Form 990-PF, and 1 other LP reports holding Starting Line’s funds.
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Firms whose LPs overlap
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Registration
- Legal name
- The Starting Line Management, LLC
- Status
- Exempt reporting adviser since December 20, 2021
- CRD number
- 318174
Full Form ADV on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site
About this data
Registered and exempt reporting advisers that report managing at least one venture capital fund on Form ADV, with the number of private funds and their gross assets as each adviser reports them. Advisers whose business name reads as an individual's are left out. From the roster published for September 2026. Source. Benchmarks for funds like these are in Raise benchmarks.