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Bonfire Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 115 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $240M, Feb 2025VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSoftwareWealthtechRecurring

Deploying now
43%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 115 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.0MCheque size, as they say$2.0M – $6.0MRounds led7 of 115Sole investor9 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Bonfire Ventures

Bonfire Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $3.3M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm backing founders building AI-native B2B software companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$2.0M – $6.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SoftwareWealthtechRecurring
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first115 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    SantéSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$15MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    MithrlSeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    Destro AISeed · US · Firms' own news pages$8.0MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    Katalyze AISeed · US · TechStartups$11MLed
  6. Jul
    TireTutorVenture · US$3.3MWith 4 others
  7. May
    Ranger AISeed · US$8.4MWith 3 others
  8. Apr
    JunoSeed · US · Crunchbase News$12MLed
  9. Feb
    SantéSeed · US · TechStartups$7.6MLed
  10. Feb
    OdynnSeed · US$8.9MWith 2 others
  11. Jan
    RisottoSeed · TechCrunch$10MLed
  12. Jan
    Credit KeyGrowth · US$90MWith 4 others
  13. 2025

    23 rounds

  14. Dec
    Jeeva AISeed · US · TechStartups$9.0MWith 10 others
  15. Oct
    AlvysSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$40MWith 7 others
  16. Sept
    Bonsai HealthSeed · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  17. Aug
    Topline ProSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$27MWith 5 others
  18. Jul
    RwaziSeries A · MU · Disrupt Africa$12MLed
  19. Jul
    BoulevardSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$80MWith 5 others
  20. Jul
    BlueprintVenture · US$15MWith 2 others
  21. Jun
    WarpSeries A · US$10MWith 4 others
  22. Jun
    CalmWaveSeed · US$4.4MWith 2 others
  23. Jun
    Orbifold AISeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  24. May
    Suite StudiosVenture · US$13MWith 1 other
  25. May
    OctaveSeed · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  26. Apr
    SupioSeries B · US · TechCrunch$60MWith 4 others
  27. Apr
    WindfallSeries B · US$65MWith 5 others
  28. Apr
    Jeeva.aiSeries A · US$8.3MWith 2 others
  29. Apr
    Involve.aiVenture · US$8.3MWith 6 others
  30. Apr
    1FortSeed · US$9.9MWith 4 others
  31. Apr
    SafeRide HealthDebt · US$48MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    YoulifySeed · US$4.3MSole investor
  33. Apr
    BranchVenture · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  34. Mar
    VoiceopsSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    ParticleVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  36. Jan
    AbstractSeed · US$4.8MWith 2 others
  37. 2024

    19 rounds

  38. Nov
    GitStartVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Nov
    KeySavvySeed · US$4.3MSole investor
  40. Nov
    CalmWaveSeed · US$5.3MWith 2 others
  41. Nov
    MithrlSeed · US$4.0MSole investor
  42. Oct
    Wildfire SystemsSeries B · US$16MWith 5 others
  43. Oct
    ReactivSeed · CA$5.0MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

BQBrett QueenerManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JMJames Michael AndelmanManaging DirectoriForm ADV
JAJim AndelmanManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MCMark Christopher MullenManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$955Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Bonfire Ventures Management, LP
SEC number
CRD 289457

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

26 of 43 we have independently watched raise

AbstractAforzaAlvysBindCalmwaveChangeengineCreditkeyDestroaiDisqoEarnestresearchFermatadiscoveryFigmentFuel50GetGitstartIntegryInvocaJeevaKatalyzeaiKeysavvyKychospitalityNobl9OdynnOperativeintelligencePostieProsprAtriumhqBlueprint-healthBranchappCascadedebtCascadedebtCubesoftwareGetflowpathGetpradoHumcapitalJoinblvdJunoNavlessOctavehqOrbifoldRainforestqaRangerxThisisalice

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

OrbiteraBought by Google$100MAug 2016
LettuceBought by Intuit$30MMay 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bonfire Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Bonfire Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

3 episodes naming Bonfire Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Bonfire Ventures

What does Bonfire Ventures invest in?

Bonfire Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Wealthtech and Recurring.

How active is Bonfire Ventures?

115 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Bonfire Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Santé (Series A, Oct 2026), Mithrl (Series A, Sept 2026) and Destro AI (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Bonfire Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M. It says it writes cheques of $2.0M to $6.0M.

Does Bonfire Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 7 of its 115 investments on record (6%).

Where does Bonfire Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Bonfire Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Bonfire Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (13 rounds together), Y Combinator (10 rounds together) and Greycroft (7 rounds together).

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