S t a rx H o s p i t a l i t y
A Global Investment Company focusing on Minority Owned Startups and Small Businesses within Retail, CPG, Hospitality and Real Estate industries.
Our Portfolio
Starx takes pride in our innovative approach that combines financial investment with comprehensive advisory services, enabling our portfolio companies to thrive. By focusing on underrepresented ventures, we promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the business landscape while driving positive change in underserved communities. Through targeted investments, mentorship programs, and strategic partnerships, we hope to level the playing field and create lasting impact.
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Fleurish L.A. brings the best of California relaxed luxury to bridal, featuring a curated selection of comfortable, chic and fully customizable wedding dresses from designers all over the world. Fleurish L.A. champions our profit with purpose mission: For every wedding dress sold, Fleurish donates a prom dress to a high school girl in need, partnering with the L.A. Unified School district who help select girls from homeless families who cannot afford to attend prom otherwise.
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Shibumi is an intimate 40 seat Japanese restaurant and bar located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. Guests enjoy a unique and rare selection of beverages paired with seasonal offerings. The program begins with the highest quality local, organic, and sustainable ingredients and finishes with skillful arrangement on handmade ceramics atop a 400-year old cypress counter. Shibumi is the proud recipient of a Michelin Star.
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Gingko Real Estate
Gingko (RE BTR) is an innovative real estate investment company utilizing a proprietary machine learning algorithm to acquire single family homes in peripheral areas of high job growth. Gingko employs a value-add strategy to improve the homes we acquire, and subsequently rent it out at affordable rates to prevent community displacements.
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Founder Paul Baek discovered and patented a novel delivery system for skincare ingredients and launched his science based skincare line - Matter of Fact. MoF successfully launched on Sephora.com and 270 Sephora locations in 2023.
