Updated: June 13, 2026
Venture Capital Firm
Investment Fund
Consumer
CPG / D2C
Starting Line
Founded 2018 · Chicago, USA
Starting Line is an early stage Chicago based Venture Capital fund investing in premier consumer startups & brands and managed by Ezra Galston.
Total investments
25
Funding raised
$30M
About the program
Program type
Investment stage
Description
Chicago-first seed investor focused on cheaper and better consumer services, offering an open-source Operating Manual on GitHub, hands-on data/KPI support, and an operator-backed local ecosystem.
Founded2018
Location
Investment offer
Check size$100 – $2,000,000
Can lead rounds
Yes
Lead preference
Sometimes
Details
Avg Check: $500K - $1.75M ·
Funding requirements
We invest in early-stage consumer-focused companies.