Starbridge Raises $42 Million Series A to Expand AI-Driven Govtech Platform

Starbridge, a New York-based AI-powered govtech startup founded in 2024 by Justin Wenig, has raised $42 million in a Series A funding round led by David Sacks’ Craft Ventures, with participation from Owl Ventures, Commonweal Ventures, and Autotech Ventures. The company’s platform consolidates fragmented public sector procurement data—such as budgets, meeting minutes, and RFP signals—into a centralized, searchable interface that uses AI scoring to help sales teams prioritize and time engagements effectively, improving efficiency in navigating the traditionally opaque and slow-moving government sales process. Starbridge aims to modernize public sector sales by surfacing early procurement signals and transforming decentralized government data into actionable sales intelligence, thereby accelerating public-private partnerships. Craft Ventures, known for focusing on high-growth B2B software companies and led by David Sacks, who also serves as the White House AI and Crypto Czar, sees this investment as aligning with broader efforts to modernize federal infrastructure and improve government operations. The funding will support Starbridge in enhancing its AI-driven platform, expanding product integrations, and scaling operations, positioning it as a key player addressing inefficiencies in government technology. Starbridge’s approach reflects growing investor and public sector interest in leveraging AI to automate bureaucratic processes and improve the effectiveness of government procurement and sales.