Startup Capital Ventures

Startup Capital Ventures

Startup Capital Ventures began deploying in 2005 from Menlo Park, with Tom Toy as a named investment lead. The firm operates a classic early-stage venture model but applies it through a lens of capital efficiency, favoring companies with proof of first revenue that can scale without excessive dilution. SCV focuses on capital-efficient B2B technology companies, writing initial checks from $250,000 up to $1 million, with reserves for follow-on rounds. The firm typically co-invests alongside other leading funds at the Series Seed and Series A stages. Its sector emphasis spans FinTech, Cloud/SaaS, Security, Healthcare IT, and IoT. The portfolio reflects broad execution: confirmed holdings over two funds include SI-BONE, TuneIn, Elevate, Ring, Xignite, and WhiteHat Security, with several exits to acquirers such as EMC and Broadsoft. Geographic coverage concentrates on Silicon Valley, with selective investments in Hawaiʻi and elsewhere. The firm maintains a lean profile with an additional office in Honolulu. While no team listings are publicly disclosed, Tom Toy appears as the primary relationship manager for portfolio CEOs. The portfolio page references two funds raised since inception, though specific fund sizes and total deployment remain undisclosed. Structurally, SCV differentiates itself by targeting companies that require relatively small amounts of capital to achieve success — a true capital-efficiency mandate rather than standard software investing. It operates without a large institutional apparatus, co-investing alongside other lead funds rather than leading rounds itself, which defines a syndicate-dependent posture distinctive among early-stage managers.