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Firebrand Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2025, closing $10M. Last cheque observed Sep 2023.

VC firmQuietLast fund $10M, May 2025

Pre-seedSeedSeries ARecurringSubscriptionProductivity Tools

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque1151days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 11Mostly inUnited States, 100%
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Firebrand Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds

What they do

Firebrand invests primarily in seed stage companies in underserved and emerging startup ecosystems.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
RecurringSubscriptionProductivity Tools
Based in
Overland Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2023

    1 round

  2. Sept
    The Regis CompanySeed · US · Access Venture PartnersUndisclosedWith 3 others
  3. 2022

    1 round

  4. Apr
    8baseSeries A · US · Foundry Group$11MWith 4 others
  5. 2019

    3 rounds

  6. Sept
    ReplicaSeries A · TechCrunch$11MWith 1 other
  7. Aug
    ScaleFactorSeries C · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 7 others
  8. Jan
    ScaleFactorSeries B · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 2 others
  9. 2018

    3 rounds

  10. Nov
    The MinteSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.3MWith 2 others
  11. Jul
    ScaleFactorSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others
  12. Feb
    DwollaUS · Clayandmilk$12MWith 4 others
  13. 2017

    2 rounds

  14. Nov
    ScaleFactorSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 5 others
  15. Jan
    ThreatcareSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.4MWith 1 other
  16. 2016

    1 round

  17. Jul
    AutomoxUS · FinSMEs$1.3MWith 1 other

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 registration1 named

JFJohn FeinMANAGING PRINCIPAL OF GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

17 of 31 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Firebrand Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Firebrand Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Firebrand Ventures

What does Firebrand Ventures invest in?

Firebrand Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Recurring, Subscription and Productivity Tools.

How active is Firebrand Ventures?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2023.

What has Firebrand Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: The Regis Company (Seed, Sept 2023), 8base (Series A, Apr 2022) and Replica (Series A, Sept 2019).

How big are Firebrand Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.0M.

Does Firebrand Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Firebrand Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Firebrand Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2023.

Who does Firebrand Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Next Coast Ventures (2 rounds together) and Techstars (2 rounds together).

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