Blue Star Capital plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed, early stage, and late-stage companies, including buyouts. The firm provides funding for shell companies at the founder stage, upon IPO and operating businesses prior to IPO or alternative exit. It invests by way of equity, debt or convertible or hybrid securities. It typically invests in electronic equipment and instrument, security and alarm services, online bill payment services, security and Alarm systems, online sporting and recreational good retail, new, disruptive technologies in the fast-growing areas of e-sports, blockchain, focus on new technologies, and payments. The firm invests globally. The firm typically invests between £0.25 million ($0.38 million) and £2 million ($3.1 million) over the lifetime of an investment. The firm seeks to invest in quoted and unquoted companies. It invests between £0.05 million ($0.08 million) and £0.5 million ($0.78 million) in the initial round and similar amounts are invested in subsequent funding rounds. The firm may take either a minority or a majority stake in its portfolio companies. In the latter case, the firm seeks to take a strategic control of investee businesses. It seeks to invest in companies with a positive cash flow and recurring revenue streams. The firm prefers to exit its investments between three to four years. Blue Star Capital plc was founded on 8 July 2004 is based in Brighton, United Kingdom.