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Firebolt Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 55 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $134K, Jan 2023VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFinancial ServicesWealthtechLending

Deploying now
67%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 55 on record
Since the last cheque12days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 55Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 90%
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Firebolt Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $12M

What they do

We partner with founders early, back them through every stage, and share the operator network, market intelligence, and pattern recognition we've built across 400+ investments.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Financial ServicesWealthtechLending
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first55 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Oct
    DifferentSeed · US · Pulse 2.0$48MWith 5 others
  3. Jul
    HakimoVenture · US$12MWith 1 other
  4. Jul
    Spectro CloudSeries D · US$100MWith 2 others
  5. May
    Boostsecurity.ioVenture · CA$4.0MWith 4 others
  6. Apr
    BluefishSeries B · US · TechStartups$43MWith 9 others
  7. Feb
    ModveonSeed · US$10MWith 1 other
  8. Jan
    SimbianVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  9. 2025

    11 rounds

  10. Dec
    Sora SchoolsVenture · US$1.5MWith 4 others
  11. Oct
    Ava FinancialSeed · US$16MWith 2 others
  12. Oct
    PlaneraSeries A · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  13. Sept
    SEONSeries C · US$80MWith 3 others
  14. Sept
    Splash FinancialSeries C · US$70MWith 4 others
  15. Aug
    BluefishSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 5 others
  16. Jun
    GrabrFiSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  17. Apr
    OpseraSeries B · US$20MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    WealthcomeVenture · FR$7.6MWith 4 others
  19. Mar
    HakimoSeries A · US$11MWith 3 others
  20. Feb
    Auditoria.AISeries B · US$38MWith 2 others
  21. 2024

    7 rounds

  22. Sept
    StackGenSeed · US$12MSole investor
  23. Aug
    DevRevSeries A · US$101MWith 4 others
  24. Jul
    EmaSeries A · US$36MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    Zingly.aiSeed · US$10MWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    SimbianSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    RekenSeed · US$10MWith 5 others
  28. Jan
    Aircover.aiSeed · US$5.2MWith 1 other
  29. 2023

    3 rounds

  30. May
    OpenEnvoySeries A · US$15MWith 3 others
  31. May
    ApataSeed · IE$5.0MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    RiscositySeed · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  33. 2022

    7 rounds

  34. Dec
    DarkstoreVenture · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  35. Oct
    WhizAISeries A · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  36. Sept
    ProntoSeries A · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  37. Jul
    ProvusSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  38. Jun
    NarmiSeries B · US$35MWith 7 others
  39. Jun
    Roost AIUS$1.0MWith 1 other
  40. Feb
    DatabookSeries B · US$50MWith 4 others
  41. 2021

    11 rounds

  42. Dec
    NearsideSeries B · US$58MWith 4 others
  43. Aug
    ZeniSeries B · US$34MWith 3 others
  44. Aug
    ClakPre-seed · GB$950KWith 2 others
  45. Jul
    Spreadsheet.comSeed · US$5.5MWith 2 others
  46. Jul
    HypersonixSeries B · US$35MWith 4 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 registration7 named

AOAde OjoOfficer of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
CVCherian Varkey MathewManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
ERErin RosenthalOfficer of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
JBJens BeyrichManager of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
VBVineet BuchManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 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

$140Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 171737

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Firebolt Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Firebolt Ventures

What does Firebolt Ventures invest in?

Firebolt Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Wealthtech and Lending.

How active is Firebolt Ventures?

55 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Firebolt Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Different (Seed, Oct 2026), Hakimo (Venture, Jul 2026) and Spectro Cloud (Series D, Jul 2026).

How big are Firebolt Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Firebolt Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 55 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Firebolt Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

Is Firebolt Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Firebolt Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Cota Capital (4 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together) and Bossa Invest (3 rounds together).

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