Joy J. Lindsay is the Co-Founder, CEO, and President of StarTec Investments. See sector focus and contact routes.
Joy J. Lindsay is the Co-Founder, CEO, and President of StarTec Investments, a private venture capital firm she established in 1998 with Thomas J. McLeod, Sr. to invest in high-tech companies in the Midwest. Her firm’s investment thesis targets early-stage technology companies specifically based in Minnesota, seeking teams with proprietary technologies and market validation. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, Lindsay also acts as an angel investor through Sofia Fund, which she helped form to fund women-led growth businesses. Notable portfolio companies include Apprise Technologies, Compellent Technologies, Kidizen, and Apruve. Compellent Technologies, a data storage firm, was a significant early investment that later went public. Lindsay is a long-standing community member who has served as past chair of the Minnesota High Tech Association board and sits on the Advisory Board at the University of Minnesota’s Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship. She is recognized for her distinctive focus on Midwest tech growth and women-led ventures, having provided capital for
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