About
Joy Lindsay is President and co-founder of StarTec Investments, LLC, a private venture capital firm that has been investing in high-tech companies since 1998. In addition to her role at StarTec, Ms. Lindsay is a manager of the Sofia Fund, a fund focused on making early stage investments in companies founded by or led by women. She is also a member of the Gopher Angels, a group of angel investors who share screening and due diligence. Ms. Lindsay is a member and past chair of the Minnesota High Tech Association board of directors, is a member of the Advisory Board at the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota, and has served as Secretary and Vice-President of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association. She is a judge for the Minnesota Cup business plan competition and serves on the Planning Committee for the Annual Minnesota Venture Conference. Prior to founding StarTec, Ms. Lindsay was a Senior Vice President in the Westlaw division of West Publishing (now T
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors hold the CEO, President and Co-founder role in VCSift. Joy Lindsay is one of them.
- • 365 investors are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Minneapolis, US
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