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Estalea

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2004

AUM

$11 000 M

Location

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series B Pre-seed Seed Series A Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 12 February, 2026

Profile

Estalea is an entrepreneurial company whose mission is to create and operate a network of successful online businesses. Estalea uses a systematic and cost-effective process for building, launching and operating companies based on proven market opportunities. Estalea provides its operating companies with best practices, a highly synergistic sister company network, operational support and strategic guidance. Today, Estalea is focused on creating a network of online companies with a medium investment risk profile that enjoy high margins and show significant potential for sustainable, profitable growth.

Industry

Biotechnology Business Services (B2B) Healthcare Services Mobile/Apps Pharmaceuticals MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure HealthTech Digital SaaS Software

Estalea Funds

Name Type
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Estalea Impact Radius Holdings II
Venture Capital (VC)
Business Services (B2B)
Digital
SaaS
Software
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$164 M
October 2017

Contacts

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Hendrik Grobbelaar, MBA Director Of Finance And Human Resources , General Manager
Director Of Finance And Human Resources , General Manager
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Hough van Wyk Director Of Engineering
Director Of Engineering
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FAQs about Estalea

Estalea is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series B, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Estalea is located in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
Estalea was founded in 2004.
Estalea invests in companies and startups in Biotechnology, Business Services (B2B), Healthcare Services, Mobile/Apps, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, HealthTech, Digital, SaaS, Software.
Estalea invests in companies and startups in North America.
Estalea invests in companies and startups at Series B, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage (Series C+).
Estalea usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Estalea has around $11 000m assets under management.
Estalea last fund was created/launched in 2017-10-19
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