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SignalFire

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Seed–Growth · 70 people tracked

Also known as SIGNALFIRE AFFILIATES · SIGNALFIRE AFFILIATES BREAKOUT · SignalFire Affiliates Early · SignalFire Affiliates Seed · SignalFire Affiliates XIR Venture · SIGNALFIRE BREAKOUT

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Investment thesis

SignalFire positions itself as a top seed fund built around a philosophy of committing its entire team behind a small set of companies it believes in. The firm assembles a multidisciplinary team of engineers, data scientists, founders, operators, and investors, and leans on its proprietary Beacon AI platform to track talent and market signals. It emphasizes frequent, high-touch support for portfolio companies, running structured programs and measuring outcomes through founder NPS, customer satisfaction scores, and OKRs. This data-and-feedback-driven approach is used to continually refine the products and services it provides to founders.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
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$250K – $15M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
24 investments
AUM
$4.5B
Tracked investments
200
Unicorns
12
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
8

Team · 70 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Veronica Mercado· Partner & COOin
Ryan Wexler· Principal
Lisa Liu· Principalin
Ed Simcox· Previously VP of Solutions at Mayo Clinicin
Lauren Nguyen· Head of Marketingin
Liana Renati· Office Coordinator
Libby Hadzima Perkins· General Counsel
Max Friedman· Principal Software Engineerin
Michelle Gandhi· Managing Director, Investor Relations
Mimi Do· Manager, Eventsin
Mitchell Yee· Head of Events
Nir Polak· Board Partner
Rachelle Sisco· Assistant Controllerin
Sadasia McCutchen· Head of Ecosystem
Spencer Ackermann· CFO & CCOin
Tina Wang· Senior Data Engineer
Trips Reddy· Head of Content
Zachary Hoffman· Machine Learning Engineer

12 people who came through SignalFire went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 1 more

What they invest in

from 159 of 200 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×98SaaS ×78Enterprise Software ×59Healthtech ×32Developer Tools ×27Data & Infrastructure ×26Fintech ×25Digital Health ×23

HQs:United States×107United Kingdom×4Canada×2Australia×1Germany×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 84 portfolio companies
31%
solo founders
26 of 84 mapped founding teams
50%
repeat founders
of 139 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 27 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×262 founders×353 founders×174+ founders×6

Where their founders studiedfrom 130 founders with education data

Stanford University ×14University of California, Berkeley ×7Brown University ×5Columbia University ×4Duke University ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Technion ×4University of Cambridge ×4

What their founders studiedfrom 127 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×54Engineering ×34Business & Management ×17Economics ×16Humanities ×8Finance & Accounting ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Life Sciences ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 139 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×6Facebook ×5Stanford University ×5Stripe ×5Uber ×4Cisco ×3Crew ×3Google ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×14

14 founders hold a PhD · 20 hold an MBA (of 140 with degree data)

Investments · 200 tracked

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By year:2026 · 152025 · 222024 · 72023 · 112022 · 162021 · 202020 · 72019 · 32018 · 12017 · 22015 · 22014 · 2108 dated

Boundless Bioboundlessbio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BOLDSeries A · Sep 2019 · $46M

Boundless Bio develops precision oncology medicines targeting ecDNA-amplified cancers, specifically creating a new category of ecDNA-directed therapies for patients with oncogenic alterations.

BiotechMedical DevicesLa Jolla, US

Zachary D. Hornby(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Doebele(Chief Medical Officer)inChristian Hassig(Chief Scientific Officer)Jessica Oien(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)in

BoardBenjamin Cravatt, Ph.D.(Director)Kristina Burow(Director)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersNextech InvestRA CapitalNEXTECH ONCOLOGY SCSP

Erascaerasca.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ERASSeries A · Dec 2018 · $42M

Erasca is a clinical-stage oncology company developing therapies targeting RAS- and MAPK pathway-driven cancers using a modality-agnostic approach including small molecules, large molecules, and protein degraders.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Jonathan E. Lim, M.D.(Chairman, CEO and Co-founder)Gary Yeung, CFA(Chief Business Officer)in

BoardAlexander W. Casdin(Director)Pratik S. Multani, M.D.(Director)Valerie Harding-Start(Director)James A. Bristol, Ph.D.(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersFrazier Life SciencesCity Hill VenturesColt Ventures+1 more

Maze Therapeuticsmazetx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MAZEOct 2019

Maze Therapeutics develops precision medicines for common diseases with high unmet need, using its Compass platform based on human genetics and variant functionalization.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Charles Homcy(Director)Jason Coloma(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Frazier Healthcare Partners+3 more

Docugamidocugami.cominSeed · Feb 2020 · $10M✓ verified

Docugami provides an agentic document AI platform that converts unstructured business documents into structured knowledge graphs of actionable data to automate enterprise workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKirkland, US

Jean Paoli(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inAndrew Begun(CTO, Co-Founder)inMike Palmer(Co-Founder)inRobert Muglia(Director)

Board seatIlya Kirnos· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Fenwick & WestHillspring InvestmentSamsung NextMenlo Ventures

PayZenpayzen.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2022 · $15M✓ verified

PayZen provides AI-powered, interest-free patient financing that lets patients pay medical bills over time through personalized payment plans, with pre-built EHR integrations and automated servicing for providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Tobias Mezger(Executive Officer, Director)inIsaac Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Ariel Rosenthal(Co-Founder & CTO)inItzik Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)inAntonio Martino(Executive Officer)in

BoardLee Shapiro(Director)in

Board seatChris Scoggins· per SEC Form D

Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesHaymaker VenturesLink VenturesLorimer VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more

Double Blind Biodoubleblindbio.coDec 2025✓ verified

Double Blind Bio builds AI agents that automate administrative workflows within clinical trial sites and sponsor operations, enabling faster and more efficient execution of clinical studies.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

David Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Shruti Tibrewala(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDefine VenturesPeterson Ventures

Greybeamgreybeam.aiin✓ verified

Greybeam builds a compute layer that optimizes query costs for data warehouses, reducing expensive cloud database usage by routing queries away from data warehouses when more efficient alternatives exist.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSaaS

Kyle Cheung(Founder)in

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveComposed Ventures LPK5 Tokyo Black

Lagogetlago.comin𝕏✓ verified

Lago is an open-source billing platform that enables companies to build and manage their billing infrastructure with transparency and control.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Anh-Tho Chuong(Founder)inRaffi Sarkissian(Founder)inAnh-Tho CHUONG(Founder)inRaffi SARKISSIAN(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorFirestreak VenturesKima VenturesScript Capital

Neuralmachineneuralmachine.com✓ verified

Neural Machine develops technology to connect humans and machines, aiming to create a new form of "human computing" that extends the human mind.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsHF0Evolution VC Partners

Sirosiro.aiin✓ verified

Siro provides conversation intelligence for field sales teams, converting customer interactions into scalable insights to improve coaching, learning, and performance in in-person sales roles.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Jake Cronin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)FikaIndex VenturesThe MBA Fund

Teracterac.comin𝕏✓ verified

Terac operates an "expert labor MCP" — an API and marketplace that lets AI systems and companies source, screen, interview, verify, and pay verified human experts on demand, using a panel of experts and an AI moderator that runs structured voice interviews.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Zac(Co-founder)Jack(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAudaciousSV AngelZ-Fellows

Anchoreanchore.comin𝕏Jan 2020

Anchore provides an SBOM-powered platform for software supply chain security, automatically generating and managing Software Bill of Materials and running vulnerability, secret, and malware scans across container images, filesystems, and source repositories.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSanta Barbara, US

Saïd Ziouani(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Nurmi(Founder)in

BoardDouglas Carlisle(Director)Andreas von Blottnitz(Director)in

Board seatIlya Kirnos· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEntrada VenturesMenlo Ventures

Budibasebudibase.comin𝕏Aug 2022 · $7M

Budibase is an open-source platform for building internal tools, AI agents, and automated workflows that connect to a company's databases, spreadsheets, LLMs, APIs, and business systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSBelfast

Michael Shanks(Executive Officer, Director)inMartin McKeaveney(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph Johnston(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGil Dibner(Director)in

Board seatOana Olteanu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAngular VenturesTechstart VenturesTq Ventures Llc

Conveyorconveyor.cominMay 2025 · $20M

Conveyor automates customer security reviews, using a RAG-based AI engine to answer security questionnaires and handle SOC 2 requests.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Chas Ballew(Founder)inFrank Macreery(Director)

BoardFarinacci Chris(Director)Matthew Kinsella(Director)inDaniel Karp(Director)in

Board seatTony Pezzullo· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOregon Venture FundCERVIN VENTURESMaverick Ventures

JustPointjustpoint.cominJan 2025

JustPoint aggregates health and safety data from proprietary sources and government agencies and applies AI to detect data gaps and surface health risks that may be incomplete or delayed in disclosure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechBoulder, US

Victor Bornstein, PhD(Founder)in

Board seatWayne Hu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcross Capital PartnersAmino CapitalBeresford VenturesBeyond CapitalDeep AcreHoneystone Ventures+6 more

Recorarecora.comDec 2021 · $20M

Recora builds technology for heart and lung health management and care navigation, designed to help people pursue preventive health goals and live longer, fuller lives.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US

Abhi Chandra(Co-Founder & CEO)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & COO)Vivek Vishwanath(Co-Founder & CGO)inEd Wu, MD(Founder)in

Board seatTaylor Barada· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMGV.VCPear VCValor Equity Partners

TestBoxtestbox.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2025 · $10M

TestBox is a buying and selling operating system designed to optimize the software purchasing experience for customers.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechBoulder, US

Peter Holland(Director)inSamuel Senior(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardElicia McDonald(Director)

Board seatElaine Zelby· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesFelicis VenturesGTMfund

Aestheticaesthetic.comin𝕏

Aesthetic uses AI to generate images based on a user's personal visual style, producing results in seconds.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Nate Smith(Founder/CEO)inMatthew Trost(Founder/CTO)inAndrew Look(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorA.Capital VenturesHaystackTwenty Two VenturesVIEWPOINT VENTURES

Affinitiaffiniti.financeMay 2025 · $17M

Affiniti is a financial technology company offering a platform that combines banking, payments, credit cards, expense management, bill pay, and accounting automation for small and mid-sized American businesses.

FintechSaaS

Sahil Phadnis(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution VenturesLightShed VenturesSpice CapitalFlare Capital PartnersIndicator VenturesMontage Ventures

Alchemyalchemy.comin𝕏

Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)

Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders Fund3cubed Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz+20 more

Alchemyalchemy.run𝕏Apr 2021 · $80M

Alchemy is an infrastructure-as-code tool that lets developers define their entire cloud setup as a TypeScript program, with commands to plan, deploy, and destroy resources across providers like Cloudflare and AWS.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsCrucible CapitalAdditionAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementDFJGenies+3 more

Alchemy Cloud Inc.alchemy.cloudin𝕏Apr 2021 · $80M

Alchemy provides a Product Development Platform including electronic lab notebooks, laboratory information management systems, and artificial intelligence tools that help chemists and material scientists accelerate research, product development, and quality control.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSaaSSilicon Valley, US

Sasha Novakovich(Co-Founder & CEO)inDusko Vesin(Co-Founder & CTO ELN & LIMS)inNikola Milinkovic(Co-Founder & CTO AI & DOE)in

Co-investorsUncork CapitalBowery CapitalSouth Central VenturesValuestream VenturesAdditionCoatue Management+4 more

Allall.health

all.health offers an Integrated Continuous Management (ICM) platform combining a clinical-grade wearable with an FDA-recognized system that collects 24/7 vitals and biometrics, screens for disease risk, and links patients to their care teams.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsMindset VentureDolby Family VenturesMorpheus VenturesReinvent Capital

Allocateallocate.comMay 2022 · $15.3M

The page is a listing of premium .com domain names and associated sale prices rather than a description of an operating company's product or service.

Samir Kaji(Founder)in

Co-investorsSupernode VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasis Set VenturesBedrockFika VenturesM13+3 more

Allocate Holdingsallocate.coinMay 2022 · $15.3M

Allocate provides infrastructure software for private markets, enabling wealth advisors and asset managers to efficiently handle subscriptions, capital flows, and portfolio operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Samir Kaji(Co-Founder, CEO & President)inHana Yang(Co-Founder, CXO)in

BoardCarter Reum(Director)

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureAtacama VenturesFikaFJ LabsFour Acres CapitalRareBreed Ventures+13 more

Anomaloanomalo.comin𝕏Series B · Jan 2024 · $33M

Anomalo provides AI-based data quality monitoring that detects anomalies and data issues in large data warehouses and lakehouses.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Elliot Shmukler(CEO)inJeremy Stanley(Chief Scientist)in

PartnerChris Scoggins· led

Co-investorsNextView VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersSmith Point CapitalVillage GlobalZero Prime VenturesDatabricks Ventures+2 more

Anyteamanyteam.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2025 · $10M

AnyTeam builds AI-powered sales assistant software that handles research, preparation, follow-up, and administrative tasks for B2B enterprise sales teams, freeing reps to focus on relationship-building and closing deals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechRedwood City, US

AjayinJeffinJeff Yoshimura(Founder)inAjay Arora(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalFoundersX VenturesGradient VenturesY Combinator

Apostropheapostrophe.com

Ben Holber(Founder)in

Co-investorsNelstone Ventures

Argyleargyle.comin𝕏Series B · Jan 2022 · $30M

Argyle provides a verification platform that automates the collection and verification of income, employment, and asset data using consumer-permissioned, real-time data from payroll, banking, and document sources.

Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Samuel Fishman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shmulik Fishman(Founder)inDaniel Yanisse(Director)inChristopher Hansen(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalRackhouse Venture Management LpBain Capital VenturesSocially FinancedSocii Capital

Assembledassembled.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $3.1M

Assembled provides workforce management software with a forecasting tool that predicts support volume and staffing needs across channels, queues, and sites for in-house, outsourced, and AI-automated customer support teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

John Wang(Founder)inBrian Sze(Founder)inRyan Wang(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Emergence CapitalEarl Grey CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersBasis Set VenturesStripe

Auraaura.comin𝕏

Aura provides AI-powered digital security and protection services for families and individuals across all ages.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityDigital HealthWellness & Fitness

Hari Ravichandran(Founder and CEO)inTim Levy(Chief Executive Officer, Aura Alpha)in

Co-investorsAccelFJ LabsGeneral CatalystGranite HillPartech VenturesTen Eleven+2 more

Auxiliauxili.usin𝕏

Auxilius provides a platform for clinical trial finance and accounting, automating R&D accruals, close processes, investigator spend tracking, site invoice reconciliation, and budget forecasting.

FintechHealthtechSaaS

Adam Weisman(Founder)inErin Warner Guill(Founder)in

Co-investorsXYZ Venture CapitalRenegade Partners

Bicycle Healthbicyclehealth.cominMay 2020 · $5M

Bicycle Health provides treatment and support for opioid use disorder (OUD).

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthRedwood City, US

Ankit Gupta(Founder)inRuss PhillipsinChris Norrisin

BoardEvan Richardson(Director)Kelly Clark(Chief Clinical Advisor)

Co-investorsCity LightCobalt VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesHustle FundNext Play VenturesQuesta Capital

Billablesbillables.aiin

Billables AI provides automated timekeeping software that uses AI to track billable activity while professionals work, generating time entries with associated clients, matters, and narrative descriptions.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Arvind Sujeeth(Founder)inNancy Jeng(Founder)in

Co-investorsf7 VenturesWing

Bitwavebitwave.xyzDec 2022 · $15M

A leading enterprise solution for crypto tax, accounting and compliance.

Amy Kalnoki(Founder)in

Co-investorsHack VCBlockchain Capital

Blank Bioblank.bioin𝕏

Blank Bio develops RNA foundation models for precision oncology, helping pharmaceutical companies identify the right patients for clinical trials and predict disease progression using bulk RNA-seq data.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Jonny Hsu(Founder)inPhilip Fradkin(Founder)inIan Shi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesIA Seed VenturesLeonis CapitalRipple VenturesY CombinatorBoxOne Ventures

Bubblebubble.ioin𝕏

Emmanuel Straschnov(Founder)inJosh Haas(Founder)in

Co-investorsDig Ventures Management LimitedFoothill VenturesKima VenturesNewView Capital

Bubblejoinbubble.com

Bubble is an on-demand childcare service in the UK that connects parents with local, vetted babysitters and nannies through its app, prioritizing carers already trusted within parents' social circles.

ConsumerHealthtechHR TechMarketplaces

Co-investorsForm VenturesAda Ventures

Centaurcentaur.aiin𝕏Oct 2024 · $16M

Centaur.ai uses performance-based AI and collective intelligence methods to improve medical decision-making in skin lesion assessment for cancer detection.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Erik Duhaime(Founder)inTom Gellatly(Founder)inZach Rausnitz(Founder)in

Co-investors186 VenturesAccelAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundMatrixOmega Venture Partners+5 more

Centaurcentaur.io

Centaur extracts and verifies social trading signals shared publicly on X and Telegram, turning them into timestamped, tracked positions with computed metrics such as win rate and ROI.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsTq Ventures LlcMatrix

ClassDojoclassdojo.comin𝕏

ClassDojo is a global community platform connecting over 50 million teachers and families to share learning moments through photos, videos, and messages.

EdTechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US

Sam Chaudhary(Founder/CEO)inLiam Don(Founder/CTO)in

PartnerChris Farmer· led

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFlucas VenturesGSV VenturesImagine K12Kapor CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.+9 more

Clubhouseclubhouse.com𝕏

Clubhouse is a social audio platform where users can join live voice conversations and discussions.

Social

Rohan Seth(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzColor CapitalDreamers VCGraph VenturesJames Beshara FundJustin “3LAU” Blau+11 more

Clutchclutch.cain𝕏Jan 2025 · $20M

Clutch is an online platform for buying and selling used cars in Canada, offering pricing, inspection, e-contracting, financing, and delivery through software built in-house.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Stephen Seibel(Founder & President)inDan Park(Chief Executive Officer)inAnshul Ruparell(Chief Financial Officer)inRichard Ball(Chief Production Officer)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersAltos VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersPanache VenturesUpper90Alkeon Capital+9 more

Clutch Securityclutch.securityin

Clutch Security offers an identity security platform focused on non-human identities, AI agents, and secrets across cloud, SaaS, on-prem, and code environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Ofir Har-Chen(Founder)in

Co-investorsThe Westly GroupLightspeed Venture PartnersMerlin VenturesMizMaa Ventures

Codametrixcodametrix.cominSeries A · Feb 2023 · $55M

CodaMetrix operates an AI-based contextual coding automation platform that converts clinical data and chargeable activities into billable, clinical, and demographic medical codes for hospitals and health systems.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US

Hamid Tabatabaie(Director, Executive Officer, Promoter)inMark Pottle(Executive Officer)inJim Whelan(Mr. Whelan is the Chief Revenue Officer of the Issuer.)inKevin Schmitt(Mr. Schmitt is the Chief Engineering Officer of the Issuer.)inJay Aslam(Mr. Aslam is the Chief Data Science Officer of the Issuer.)Tara Bradley(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCU Healthcare Innovation FundFrist Cressey VenturesMartin VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITALMass General Brigham Ventures

Color Healthcolor.comin𝕏

Color Health operates a nationwide virtual cancer clinic delivering oncologist-led care, screening, and treatment management for employer, union, health plan, and public sector populations.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Othman Laraki(CEO)in

Co-investors8VCComcast VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dria VenturesForesite CapitalHomebrew+9 more

Cravecrave.ioin

Crave provides one-click cloud infrastructure and containerized "Devspaces" — unified remote dev environments that let engineering teams onboard, build, debug, and run CI consistently.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSanta Clara, US

Alvin C.(Founder)inYuvraaj Kelkar(Founder)in

Co-investorsK9 Ventures

Elemyelemy.comOct 2021

Elemy is a US pediatric behavioral health company offering tech-enabled in-home and online autism (ABA) and mental health care.

Yury Yakubchyk(Founder & CEO)

Co-investors8VCBling CapitalFelicis VenturesPremji InvestReshapeAmity Ventures+9 more

Ellipticelliptic.coin𝕏

Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon

James Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Joyce(Executive Officer)inTom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin

BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)inWalter Kortschak(Director)in

Co-investorsAlbionVCDigital Currency GroupEvolution Equity PartnersMiddlegame VenturesMouro CapitalOctopus Ventures+11 more

Ensoensoanalytics.comin𝕏Apr 2022 · $16.5M

Enso is an AI-first data preparation and blending platform that enables data teams to ingest, clean, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data across multiple sources including databases, files, and APIs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKraków, PL

Sylwia Brodacka(Founder)in

Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Y CombinatorKhosla VenturesMulticoin CapitalNFXPolychain Capital+1 more

EvenUpevenuplaw.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2020

EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)inRaymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)inSaam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)in

Co-investors137 VenturesAllison Pickens VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+13 more

Explosionexplosion.aiin

Explosion builds developer tools and libraries for natural language processing, including the open-source spaCy library and the Prodigy annotation tool, along with new products for agentic and modular NLP development.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Ines Montani(Founder)inMatthew Honnibalin

Co-investorsAccelCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesGICY Combinator

Faros AIfaros.aiin𝕏Seed · Mar 2022 · $12M

Faros AI offers an engineering intelligence platform that unifies data about people, agents, processes, and tools to track AI token spend, tie it to shipped outcomes, and measure AI's impact on developer productivity, quality, and experience.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Aria Brown(Founder)Matthew Tovbin(Founder)inShubha Nabar(Founder)inVitaly Gordon(Founder)in

Co-investorsLobby CapitalOperator CollectiveRPS VenturesWebb Investment NetworkZenda

Farsightfarsight-ai.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2025 · $16M

Farsight AI provides AI-driven workflows that generate client-ready financial deliverables such as pitch decks, financial models, and investment memos tailored to a firm's own voice and historical work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechCambridge, US

Kunal Tangri(Co-Founder and COO)inSamir Dutta(Co-Founder and CEO)inNoah Faro(Co-Founder and CTO)in

BoardDavid Blundin(Director)inWayne Hu(Director)in

Co-investorsLink VenturesRRE VenturesXPV

Fittfitt.coinAug 2026 · $50M

Fitt is a media-powered platform connecting people, brands, and capital in the well-being and health economy.

HealthtechMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersRiverfront Ventures, LLC186 VenturesAlumni VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersOffscript+1 more

Fixiefixie.aiin𝕏

Fixie.ai (Ultravox) is a research lab and product company that builds a speech-native voice AI model and inference infrastructure, offering developer APIs and SDKs for creating real-time conversational voice agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Zach Koch(Founder)inMatthew Welsh(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJocelyn Goldfein(Director)in

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupRedpoint VenturesZetta Venture Partners

Flock Freightflockfreight.comin𝕏Seed · May 2025 · $60M

Flock provides shared truckload technology that optimizes freight transportation, reducing costs for shippers, increasing earnings for carriers, and lowering supply chain emissions.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsKortschak Investments L.P.Roar VenturesSchematic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundVolvo Group Venture Capital ABBracket Capital+3 more

Form Healthformhealth.coinSeries A · Apr 2021 · $23M

Form Health is a medical weight loss solution that combines medical expertise with patient support to help individuals achieve weight loss and improve overall health.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US

BoardLatif Peracha(Director)inEvan Richardson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJuliette Bolea(Director)

Co-investorsNextView VenturesWittington VenturesM13Sound Ventures

Formantformant.ioin

Formant Metaphysics is an AI-powered incident management and ticketing system designed for physical operations in industrial settings.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Francisco, US

Jeff Linnell(Founder)inJames Turnshek(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)in

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesPICUS CAPITALThursday VenturesIntel Capital

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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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.

Exits · 11

3 IPOs · 8 acquisitions · showing 5

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4

as of Jun 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
SignalFire Early Fund IV, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System20250.99x0.00x
SignalFire Seed Fund V, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System20240.85x0.00x
SignalFire XIR Venture Fund II, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System20240.85x0.00x
SignalFire Sage Fund, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System20231.07x0.00x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has SignalFire made?
SignalFire has 200 tracked investments, 11 of which have exited, including 40 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does SignalFire invest at?
SignalFire invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is SignalFire's typical check size?
SignalFire typically writes checks of $250K – $15M.
What sectors does SignalFire focus on?
SignalFire focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Sector Agnostic.
Where is SignalFire located?
SignalFire is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does SignalFire lead rounds?
Yes, SignalFire leads investment rounds.
Who does SignalFire co-invest with?
SignalFire most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, among 358 tracked co-investors.

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PeopleReign · Elaine Zelby

ACM Chicago 6/14/23 on How to Fund and Launch Your AI Startup with Oana Olteanu of SignalFire

ACM Chicago · Oana Olteanu

Every Startup is a Shitshow 💩 w/Elaine Zelby, SignalFire

AudioLabs · Elaine Zelby

Wayne Hu, Managing Director at SignalFire: Everything You Wanted to Know About Venture Capital

The Blind Ambition Podcast with Jack Kelly · Wayne Hu

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Co-investors · 171

Andreessen Horowitz

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.

$500K – $50M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

$1M – $20M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M
Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

$1M – $20M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.

$10M – $30M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
159 more co-investors

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