San Francisco · Seed · 3 people tracked
Also known as FYRFLY VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC
Investment thesis
FYRFLY Venture Partners focuses on startups that develop their competitive edge through proprietary data and intelligence. Operating from Silicon Valley and Switzerland, the firm backs founders globally, emphasizing data-driven differentiation as a core investment criterion.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 3 of 5 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2Deep Tech ×1E-commerce ×1EdTech ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12 dated
San Francisco, US
Board seatPhilipp Stauffer· per SEC Form D · $2.7M raise · filed Dec 2024
Bizzy provides a platform that consolidates marketing campaigns across multiple channels for online retailers, using unified customer data to automatically adjust messaging and execution in response to customer activity.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jennifer Kessler(Founder/CEO)inChiara McPhee(Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGraph Ventures
Poetiq builds self-improving AI systems that sit on top of existing LLMs to extract and synthesize their embedded knowledge into reliable reasoning strategies, using far less data than traditional reinforcement learning post-training.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Ian Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsOperator CollectiveOutset Capital468 CapitalCharacterSurface VenturesY Combinator
Microplastic monitoring and filtration solutions company
Kearny, US
Yidian Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Nathaniel Banks(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJulie Maples(Director)
Co-investorsTech Council Ventures10X CapitalGolden SeedsINTERSTATE FUSION VENTURESLowercarbon CapitalPrelude Ventures+2 more
Rosalyn provides an exam governance platform designed to prevent cheating and maintain test integrity in remote testing environments through systematic monitoring and detection of sophisticated violations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechDublin, US
Martin Jakobsson(Founder)inNoorullah Akbari(Executive Officer, Director)Carl Martin Viktor Jakobsson(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Abner(Director)
BoardJulie Maples(Director)in
Co-investorsBrighteye Ventures
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPolyGone Systems · infotechlead.com · Feb 22, 2026
Poetiq · thesaasnews.com · Feb 3, 2026
Bizzy · thesaasnews.com · Jun 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does FYRFLY Venture Partners invest at?
- FYRFLY Venture Partners invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does FYRFLY Venture Partners focus on?
- FYRFLY Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure.
- Where is FYRFLY Venture Partners located?
- FYRFLY Venture Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Co-investors · 40
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
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Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
ACME Capital is a venture firm that backs deep-tech founders combining technical ambition with decisive execution, supporting companies through every phase of growth.
Slow Ventures is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011, with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York, investing in the earliest rounds of companies across many sectors.
FundersClub is an online venture capital firm and startup investing platform that gives accredited investors access to vetted early-stage startups from Silicon Valley and beyond.
SciFi is the venture fund of Max and Nellie Levchin, an early-stage generalist firm partnering with founders tackling hard problems, with emphasis on fintech, artificial intelligence, and science.
▶28 more co-investors
Fifth WallKapor CapitalCanvas VenturesFloodgate8VCTrajectory VenturesHack VCLerer HippeauAccompliceUncorrelated Ventures7percent VenturesWebb Investment NetworkTransmedia CapitalSummit PartnersOyster VenturesThink+ Ventures Management, LlcGigascale CapitalAZ-VCBootstrapLabsWestern Technology InvestmentWollef VenturesElsewhere PartnersThayer VenturesEarly Light VenturesRPM VenturesAlpana VenturesTomahawk.VCMaximon
Firms observed investing alongside FYRFLY Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with FYRFLY Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
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