Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc
Venture capitalPalo Alto Β· Pre-SeedβLate Stage Β· 2 people tracked
Also known as Firebolt Ventures 1S3
Investment thesis
Firebolt Ventures backs founders early and continues supporting them through subsequent stages. The firm emphasizes the operator network, market intelligence, and pattern recognition it has accumulated across a portfolio of 400+ investments. Its focus spans high-performance AI infrastructure and chips, developer tools, fintech and stablecoin payments, enterprise software and security, data infrastructure, and consumer applications, as reflected in its portfolio of companies that have reached significant outcomes through acquisitions and IPOs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team Β· 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 24 of 70 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ11Enterprise Software Γ10Developer Tools Γ9Cloud Computing Γ7SaaS Γ7Consumer Γ5Fintech Γ4Cybersecurity Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ15
Investments Β· 70 tracked
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Duolingo offers a language-learning app with short, game-like lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using research-based teaching methods and AI to personalize lessons for learners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US
Andrew Moore(Director)Severin Hacker(Director)Luis von Ahn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrad Burnham(Director)
Telehealth platform for online medical care and pharmacy services
Cloud security posture and infrastructure-as-code scanning platform
Telehealth platform for online medical care and pharmacy services
Tenable One Cloud Exposure is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that identifies and reduces cloud risk by addressing misconfigurations, risky entitlements, and vulnerabilities across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Process intelligence platform for enterprise automation teams
Vault Radar is a product on the HashiCorp Cloud Platform that automates the detection and identification of unmanaged secrets, personally identifiable information (PII), and non-inclusive language in code to help security and development teams remediate risks.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Banking and financial operations platform for startups
BrightHire provides an AI-powered recruiting platform that analyzes hiring conversations to deliver real-time insights and automate talent decisions for enterprise recruiting teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
No-code quoting, approvals, and subscription checkout platform (acquired by HubSpot).
Stablecoin payments and digital financial infrastructure
Cloud-native network security and firewall platform
Business management software for fitness and wellness operators
AI software engineering agents for enterprises
Developer productivity tools for code review and stacked changes
Global payroll platform, category-defining SaaS outcome
AI calendar automation and scheduling platform
Developer API for crypto identity and wallet intelligence (acquired by Circle).
EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)inRaymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)inSaam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)in
AI-native code editor for software developers
AI inference chips and systems for high-performance AI workloads
Code security platform for secrets and repository risk detection
No-code quoting, approvals, and subscription checkout platform
LaunchDarkly provides a feature management platform that enables development teams to release code changes safely through feature flags, detect production issues in real time, and run experiments without redeploying applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Edith Harbaugh(Founder & CEO)
Modern banking infrastructure for fintech companies.
AI-powered hearing systems and speech enhancement technology
AI creative tooling with mainstream recognition
Momence is an all-in-one management platform for fitness studios, gyms, spas, and dance schools that consolidates booking, member management, payments, and communications into a single software.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Product analytics platform for digital experience teams (acquired by Optimizely).
Faction is a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects at the seed and series A stages, focusing on entrepreneurs building fundamental utility across the technology stack.
Crypto & Web3
Gal Barnea(Executive Officer)Christina Calvaneso(Executive Officer)Brian Pozesky(Executive Officer)Menashe Ezra(Director)Erez Shachar(Director)Tal Riesenfeld(Director)
Acquired feature management and experimentation platform for product teams
Optimizely develops an AI-powered marketing operating system used by over 10,000 businesses to manage campaigns and conduct experiments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pete Koomen(Founder)inIlya Fushman(Director)Scott Weiss(Director)Dan Siroker(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Fenton(Director)
Enterprise identity verification and compliance infrastructure.
PlanetScale is a database platform built on the Vitess open-source project, designed for scaling large distributed systems.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Digital banking and financial services for small businesses
Postman is an API platform that helps developers build, test, and manage APIs throughout their lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Abhinav Asthana(CEO and co-founder)Ankit Sobti(Co-founder)Abhijit Kane(Co-founder)
Pulumi provides Infrastructure as Code tools using general-purpose languages to help engineers build and manage cloud infrastructure faster.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Sheila Gulati(Director)"S. ""Soma""" Somasegar(Director)John Joseph Duffy(Executive Officer, Director)Eric David Rudder(Executive Officer, Director)
An AI-powered calendar management tool for sales teams that reduces scheduling friction and meeting overhead by protecting focus time for selling activities and automating meeting coordination.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketing TechSales TechSeattle, US
Alexandra Taylor(Director, Promoter)Kyle Buckingham(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Stablecoin-powered payments platform for global money movement
Acquired consumer finance app for subscriptions, bills, and savings
AI creative tooling with mainstream recognition.
Privacy-preserving data clean room for enterprise collaboration (acquired by Snowflake).
Security workflow automation and incident response platform (acquired by Zscaler).
Privacy-preserving data clean room for enterprise collaboration
Socure provides an AI-driven platform for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and risk decisioning, serving enterprises and government agencies across financial services, gaming, healthcare, e-commerce, and other sectors.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechNew York, US
John F. Frankel(Director)Sunil Madhu(Executive Officer, Director)Alessandro Piol(Director)Pavlo Protopapa(Director)John Ayers(Executive Officer, Director)
Speak is an AI-powered language learning platform that uses a proprietary curriculum to teach users conversational language through personalized lessons, practice exercises, and real-time interaction with a tutor.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechSocialSan Francisco, US
Andrew Hsu(Founder)in
Infrastructure-from-code platform for cloud engineering teams.
Leading AI research and product company
Acquired stablecoin orchestration and payments infrastructure
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc invest at?
- Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc focus on?
- Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc located?
- Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc lead rounds?
- Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors Β· 1
Vibe Capital (Vibecap) is a venture firm investing in AI, Web3, and deep tech startups, aiming to back founders building more equitable, transparent, and accessible structures.
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