Firebrand Ventures

Early stage venture fund investing in exceptional founders in underserved communities. Supporting the next generation of great software companies!

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

We’re so excited to officially announce we’ve merged with Blue Note Ventures! Thrilled to join forces with @bluenotevc as we continue to invest in exceptional founders in emerging communities - now from a larger fund!

[Kansas City Business Journal @KCBizJournal]

#KansasCity-based Firebrand Ventures has merged with a similar venture capital fund based in Boulder. #venturecapital #VC​ https://t.co/z6Ikon6Tps

[John Fein @johnfein]

Announcing @thehillfund, the first and only venture fund focused on the @UnivOfKansas ecosystem!

🚨 KU alumni-led startups rank among the top 15 US colleges for exit value 🚨

And we’re backing the next wave of Jayhawk success stories! #RockChalk

https://t.co/JPoTTlXP28

[Kansas City Business Journal @KCBizJournal]

A KC-based VC firm is going all in on Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. https://t.co/RhanGQaQMH

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

WOO HOOOOO 🙌🙌🙌

[Crafty @Crafty_delivers]

🚨We have some rather big news!🚨 So for that, we tapped our close personal friend 😉 @DavidKoechner to announce it for us. We raised a $10 million series A! Huge thanks to our partners, investors, customers, employees, family, and fans - we are just getting started 💪

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

Proud to continue supporting the awesome team at @8base and a big welcome to @foundrygroup and other great investors! 👍👍

[8base @8base]

It's official! Thrilled to announce our $10.6 million Series A funding. Oversubscribed round led by @foundrygroup with participation by @Techstars @FirebrandVC @MongoDB PaaS Accelerator @11TribesVC Argonautic Ventures, LAGO Innovation Fund, @SCreekVentures an @alumniventures fund

[Locomation, Inc. @LocomationAI]

“@LocomationAI now has three bona fide contracts, three invaluable partners, to enable them to provide real, money-making autonomous truck services to their customers when the ARC system starts deploying next year,” said co-founder & CEO @cmericli. https://t.co/tyfeAXgwfP

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

Super exited to continue supporting @AaDyaSecurity’s mission of providing their all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMBs!

[Judy Security @Judy_Security]

We are thrilled to share this news & excited to be working with the team at @companyonvc to accelerate our growth!

We also want to thank Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, @GaingelsVC, @FirebrandVC, @nextcoastVP & @InvestDetroitVC for their support.

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[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

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[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

This data validates the geographic thesis of @FirebrandVC and every other investor who focuses on exceptional founders in emerging communities! 🚀🚀

[Rise of the Rest @RiseOfRest]

(5/5) So we partnered with @PitchBook to look beyond the headlines & see where venture dollars—early stage in particular—were really going. And what we found was validating. 👀 Dive into the data, & stay tuned for more highlights from #BeyondSiliconValley: https://t.co/U4xeVvZ9hT

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

We’re so excited to support @HDataUS’s startup journey! And big congrats on their partnership with @alabamapower! 👍 https://t.co/Fl26pzz8CO

[Slice'd Podcast @slicedpodcast]

Chris Marks is Managing Partner at @FirebrandVC & has been working with founders for 15+ years. Click the link to hear about Chris’ experience in the CO startup ecosystem & which city he sees as the next venture hotspot (Hint: everything’s bigger there 🤠)
https://t.co/94CgBwxwDL

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

@jillklinvex @clairehansen0 @AtxStartupWeek 🙌🙌

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

@ArlanWasHere @AssembleBeGreat @8Labmedia @imchristiepitts @iBrittDavis @chachovaladez YAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!! 🙌

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

@dtboyd @johnfein 🙌🙌

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

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[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

So proud to support the amazing @dwolla journey! 🤜💥🤛

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

@ArlanWasHere @johnfein 🙌🙌

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

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[Automox @Automox]

We're hiring! Do you want to join a company working towards making IT operations a more secure experience? Check out our open positions below! https://t.co/4jdC1P0zOJ

[Firebrand Ventures @FirebrandVC]

Truth! And here are some great examples:

⁦@Automox⁩ (Boulder)
@replica (KC)
⁦@dwolla⁩ (Des Moines)
⁦@LocomationAI⁩ (Pittsburgh)

Startups in Emerging Tech Hubs Are Growing Fast https://t.co/NHC35GkJAw