VC  Firebrand Ventures

https://www.firebrandvc.com





     Office Locations:

8510 West 127th Place
Overland Park, KS 66213
Phone: 760-420-5355

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Firebrand Ventures is a 'new kind' of early stage, Midwest venture fund. Firebrand considers investments in the 'Greater Midwest' region of the central U.S. roughly bordered by Austin to Minneapolis, Boulder to Columbus. The firm's sweet spot is investing between $500k and $1M into seed stage rounds, with capital reserved for select follow-on investments. Managing Partner John Fein served as Managing Director for Techstars, where he ran three accelerator programs in Kansas City and invested in 30 startups.


     

    Funds:


      Fund Name


      Amount


      Date

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Chris Marks Managing Partner
    Claire Hansen Principal
    David Cohen Advisor
    John Fein Founder and Managing Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      03/05/2024


      Hdata


      AL


      $10,000,000


      Series A


      04/27/2023


      AaDya Security


      MI


      $5,000,000


      Series A


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      8 Base


      8base


      AaDya Security
        web link


      Crafty
        web link


      Drop


      Dwolla


      Edlink


      Hdata
        web link


      Nivati
        web link


      Notivize


      Path Spot


      Realto
        web link


      Replica


      ScaleFactor
        web link


      THE MINTE


      Threatcare
        web link


     

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