# FireStarter Fund: portfolio, investments and team > FireStarter Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest May 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestarter-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # FireStarter Fund Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Series B Streaming Market-tech Subscription Follow FireStarter Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Ffirestarter-fund) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record Since the last cheque **4195** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.8M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch FireStarter Fund ## FireStarter Fund highlights - 01 14 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 64% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > FireStarter is an early stage investment fund focused on helping technology companies grow. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Streaming Market-tech Subscription - **Based in:** Chicago, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **May** **[Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)** Series A · US **$3.6M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Public Good Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/public-good-software)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 1 other - **2014** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series A · US **$10M** With 6 others - **Jun** **[Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)** Debt · US **$965K** With 2 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 5 others - **May** **[Pangea Universal Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/pangea-universal-holdings)** Seed · US · pnga.co **$1.0M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[UpCity](https://millionrounds.com/company/upcity)** Series B · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$2.0M** With 2 others - **2012** 7 rounds - **Dec** **[Kapow](https://millionrounds.com/company/kapow)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 5 others - **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series A · US · shiftgig.com **$3.0M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[GiveForward](https://millionrounds.com/company/giveforward)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Kapow Events](https://millionrounds.com/company/kapow-events)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$700K** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Hireology](https://millionrounds.com/company/hireology)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Retrofit](https://millionrounds.com/company/retrofit)** Venture · US · articles.chicagotribune.com **$2.7M** With 22 others - **Mar** **[Tap.Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/tap-me)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$3.2M** With 5 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 We 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) **12** of 17 we have independently watched raise [Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)[giveforward-](https://millionrounds.com/company/giveforward)[hireology-](https://millionrounds.com/company/hireology)[homechef-](https://millionrounds.com/company/home-chef)[kapow-events-](https://millionrounds.com/company/kapow-events)[mightynest-](https://millionrounds.com/company/mightynest)[rightatschool-](https://millionrounds.com/company/right-at-school)[shelfbucks-](https://millionrounds.com/company/shelfbucks)[shiftgig-](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)[spothero-](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero)[tapme-](https://millionrounds.com/company/mediamath)[upcity-](https://millionrounds.com/company/upcity) Copy shortlink Getfoodgenius cartavi- pangea- pgs- 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 listed **1 in all** **[Tap.Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/tap-me)** Bought by MediaMath **Undisclosed** Dec 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$1.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M** Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** May 2015 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *5* - Seed said *4* - Venture *3* - Debt *1* - Series B said *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2015 Often in the room with - [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 9 - [Lakewest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc) 5 - [Brian Spaly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-spaly) 3 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2 - [Brian Hand](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-hand) 2 - [Corazon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corazon-capital) 2 **Pitching FireStarter Fund?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as FireStarter Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Lakewest Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc)[**Brian Spaly** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-spaly)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Brian Hand** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-hand)[**Corazon Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corazon-capital)[**Hyde Park Angels** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-angels)[**I2A Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/i2a-3)[**Jeff Carter** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-carter)[**Lon Chow** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lon-chow)[**Pat Ryan Jr** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pat-ryan-jr) ## Quick answers about FireStarter Fund ### What does FireStarter Fund invest in? FireStarter Fund invests most often at Series A and Seed (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Streaming, Market-tech and Subscription. ### How active is FireStarter Fund? 14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015. ### How big are FireStarter Fund's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.8M. ### Does FireStarter Fund lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does FireStarter Fund invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is FireStarter Fund investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015. ### Who does FireStarter Fund invest alongside? Most often Chicago Ventures (9 rounds together), Lakewest Venture Partners (5 rounds together) and Brian Spaly (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is FireStarter Fund? FireStarter Fund is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States. ## Raising now? 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