About Astia
Astia, established in 1999, is an angel investment group based in San Francisco, United States. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in United States. Its portfolio includes 34 firms, spanning the Life Sciences, High Tech sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like TerViva, Harvest Thermal and Tivic Health. As of Jun 2025, Astia has witnessed 7 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a $10M Series B round in OCON Medical on Jun 24, 2024, which also saw participation from and EXERTE.
To date, 104 investors have co-invested in Astia's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Golden Seeds.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
San Francisco, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Series A &
Locations of Investment
Astia's Portfolio
Astia has a portfolio ofÌý34 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýOCON Medical(Series B Round) on Jun 24, 2024.ÌýThey have hadÌý7 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌýTivic Health,ÌýRenovoRx andÌý.Astia's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Astia has invested in 34 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in OCON Medical and most recent follow-on round was in Goalsetter.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Astia's Investments by Stage
Astia has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.77M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.82M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $16.1M, 2 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $13.5M and 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 6 |
Series B | 5 |
Series D | 2 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Astia's Investments by Sector
Astia has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 27 Tech companies, 21 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 14 |
Sustainability Tech | 7 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Others | 23 |
Astia's Investments by Geography
Astia has made most investments in United States (22), followed by Ireland where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 22 |
Ireland | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Astia's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Astia:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 24, 2024 | Israel | Series B | $10M | [+3] | |
May 07, 2024 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | Jumpstart Nova [+7] | |
Mar 25, 2024 | Ukraine | Series A | $9.6M | MassMutual [+7] | |
Aug 08, 2023 | United States | Series A | $8.8M | Accel [+3] | |
Jul 26, 2023 | United States | Seed | $23.6M | Rhia Ventures [+10] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Astia's Portfolio
Here are Astia's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 11, 2021 | Aug 18, 2019 | Seed | $8M | |
Aug 26, 2021 | May 23, 2018 | Series D | $7M |
Acquired companies in Astia's Portfolio
Here are Astia's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 29, 2023 | Apr 18, 2020 | Series A | $6.59M | |
 | Jun 30, 2022 | Oct 09, 2018 | Seed | $2M |
Jan 24, 2022 | Sep 14, 2016 | Series A | $9M | |
Mar 30, 2021 | Sep 20, 2018 | Series B | $10M | |
Apr 16, 2018 | Feb 06, 2012 | Seed | $500K |
Team profile of Astia
Astia has a team of 10 membersÌýincluding 5 PartnersÌýlocated in United States and United Kingdom. Astia's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Astia:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Diego | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Oxford | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Associate | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Astia
Over the past 13 years, 265 investors have co-invested in Astia's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Astia:ÌýHHS, Rhia Ventures and 66 others have invested in rounds before Astia. There are 3 companies where HHS has invested before Astia and 2 companies where Rhia Ventures has invested before Astia.
- Top Co-investors of Astia:Ìý104 investors entered a company along with Astia. These include investors like Golden Seeds (5 companies).
- Invested after Astia:ÌýA total of 93 investors have invested in Astia's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Portfolia (2 companies) and Stardust (2 companies).
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GlobeNewswire•Sep 19, 2022•CNote, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Astia, BankTech Ventures and 9 others
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