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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 Aug 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
Check
$250K – $15M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
16 investments
AUM
$4.5B
Tracked investments
162

Team · 70 people

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Veronica Mercado· Partner & COOin
Yuriy Groysman· Partner, Data Sciencein
Ryan Wexler· Principal
Ed Simcox· Previously VP of Solutions at Mayo Clinicin
Lauren Nguyen· Head of Marketingin
Liana Renati· Office Coordinator
Libby Hadzima Perkins· General Counsel
Mario Espindola· Senior Director, Talentin
Max Friedman· Principal Software Engineerin
Michael Abramson· Associate General Counselin
Michelle Gandhi· Managing Director, Investor Relations
Mimi Do· Manager, Eventsin
Mitchell Yee· Head of Eventsin
Nik Shkrob· Principal Software Engineerin
Nir Polak· Board Partner
Rachelle Sisco· Assistant Controllerin
Sadasia McCutchen· Head of Ecosystem
Tawni Cranz· Operating Partnerin
Tina Wang· Senior Data Engineer
Trips Reddy· Head of Content
Zachary Hoffman· Machine Learning Engineer

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

What they invest in

from 133 of 162 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×86SaaS ×64Enterprise Software ×49Healthtech ×29Data & Infrastructure ×23Developer Tools ×22Digital Health ×20Fintech ×20

HQs:United States×86Canada×2United Kingdom×2Australia×1Germany×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 83 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
27 of 83 mapped founding teams
50%
repeat founders
of 107 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 23 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×272 founders×333 founders×154+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 95 founders with education data

Stanford University ×6University of California, Berkeley ×6Brown University ×4Duke University ×4University of Cambridge ×4University of Michigan ×4Columbia University ×3Dartmouth College ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 107 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×6Facebook ×5Stanford University ×5Cisco ×3Crew ×3Google ×3Beyond Finance, Inc. ×2Deepgram ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×14

9 founders hold a PhD · 15 hold an MBA (of 104 with degree data)

Investments · showing 161 of 162

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Docugamidocugami.cominFeb 2020✓ 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)Andrew Begun(CTO, Co-Founder)Mike Palmer(Co-Founder)Robert Muglia(Director)

Board seatIlya Kirnos· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Fenwick & WestHillspring InvestmentSamsung Next

PayZenpayzen.comin𝕏Dec 2022✓ 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)

BoardLee Shapiro(Director)in

Board seatChris Scoggins· per SEC Form D

Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesHaymaker VenturesLink VenturesLorimer VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+3 more

Double Blind Biodoubleblindbio.co✓ 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

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

Said Ziouani(Executive Officer, Director)Saïd ZiouaniDaniel Nurmi(Founder)in

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

Board seatIlya Kirnos· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEntrada Ventures

Budibasebudibase.comin𝕏Aug 2022

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)Joseph Johnston(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGil Dibner(Director)in

Board seatOana Olteanu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAngular VenturesTechstart Ventures

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

Charles Ballew(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chas Ballew(Founder)inFrank Macreery(Director)

BoardFarinacci Chris(Director)Matthew Kinsella(Director)

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+5 more

LeaseABLEFeb 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco, US

Cameron Steele(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatIlya Kirnos· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Feb 2021

Recorarecora.comDec 2021

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.comin𝕏Jul 2025

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)Samuel Senior(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardElicia McDonald(Director)

Board seatElaine Zelby· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGTMfund

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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)

Co-investorsY CombinatorHaystackVIEWPOINT 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 CapitalIndicator VenturesMontage Ventures

Affiniti Finance

New York, US

Sahil Phadnis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Aaron Bai(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardGeoff Bernstein(Director)

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

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

All Health
Anomaloanomalo.comin𝕏

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)Jeremy Stanley(Chief Scientist)in

PartnerChris Scoggins· led

Co-investorsNextView VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersSmith Point CapitalVillage GlobalZero Prime VenturesDatabricks Ventures+1 more

Anyteamanyteam.comin𝕏

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)Ajay Arora(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalFoundersX VenturesGradient VenturesY Combinator

Apostropheapostrophe.com

Ben Holber(Founder)in

Co-investorsNelstone Ventures

Argyleargyle.comin𝕏Jan 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)Christopher 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)Ryan Wang(Founder)

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)

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

Auxilius
Bicycle Healthbicyclehealth.comin

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

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthRedwood City, US

Ankit Gupta(Founder)inRuss PhillipsChris Norrisin

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

Co-investorsCity LightCobalt VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesNext 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

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-investorsIA Seed VenturesLeonis CapitalRipple VenturesY CombinatorBoxOne Ventures

Bubblebubble.ioin𝕏

Emmanuel Straschnov(Founder)inJosh Haas(Founder)in

Co-investorsDig Ventures Management LimitedFoothill VenturesKima VenturesNewView Capital

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

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.+8 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+10 more

Clutchclutch.cain𝕏Jan 2025 · $20M

Clutch is an online used-car retailer that buys, inspects, reconditions, and sells certified used cars directly to consumers, offering instant cash offers for sellers and financing for buyers.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Stephen Seibel(Founder)inDan Parkin

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersPanache VenturesUpper90Alkeon CapitalAltos VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+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 Ventures

Codametrixcodametrix.comin

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)Mark Pottle(Executive Officer)Jim Whelan(Mr. Whelan is the Chief Revenue Officer of the Issuer.)Kevin Schmitt(Mr. Schmitt is the Chief Engineering Officer of the Issuer.)Jay 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)

Co-investors8VCComcast VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dria VenturesForesite CapitalHomebrew+7 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)

Co-investorsK9 Ventures

Crave Io
Digdig.security

Acquired by Palo Alto Networks

Dan Benjamin(Founder)in

Co-investorsSelah VenturesAvilaAzolla VenturesBaukunstKoa LabsSuffolk Technologies

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)Thomas Robinson(Director)Adam Joyce(Executive Officer)Tom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin

BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)

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

EvenUpevenuplaw.comin𝕏

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

Co-investors137 VenturesAllison Pickens VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+11 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 Honnibal

Co-investorsAccelCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesGICY Combinator

Faros AIfaros.aiin𝕏

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 Network

Farsightfarsight-ai.comin𝕏

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(Executive Officer, Director)inSamir Dutta(Executive Officer, Director)inNoah Faro(Executive Officer, Director)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)Matthew Welsh(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJocelyn Goldfein(Director)in

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupRedpoint VenturesZetta Venture Partners

Flock Freightflockfreight.comin𝕏May 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.Schematic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundVolvo Group Venture Capital ABBracket CapitalGLP+2 more

Form Healthformhealth.coin

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

Formantformant.aiinOct 2023

Formant provides a governed operating layer that connects frontier AI models, heterogeneous robotics hardware, and enterprise operations to run physical AI deployments in production.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRobotics

Jeff Linnell(Founder)in

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesGoodyear VenturesGS FuturesHillsvenIntel CapitalPelion Ventures+2 more

Fox Roboticsfoxrobotics.comin

Fox Robotics builds the FoxBot, an autonomous counterbalance forklift that uses onboard cameras, LiDAR, and machine-learning perception to identify and move pallets during trailer loading and unloading at warehouse receiving docks.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Peter Anderson-Sprecher(Founder)in

Co-investorsAutotech VenturesBMW i VenturesCongruent VenturesEniac VenturesFoothill VenturesLa Famiglia+2 more

Frameframe.io𝕏

Frame.io is a cloud platform for creative teams to upload and store visual assets, manage projects and tasks, collect frame-accurate feedback on videos and images, and share work through custom-branded presentations.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Emery Wells(Founder)inJohn Traver(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelKortschak Investments L.P.Elad GilFirstMark CapitalIndex VenturesPicture Capital+2 more

Frame Io

New York, US

Emery Wells(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardVasant Natarajan(Director)John Traver(Director)

Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalInsight Partners

Freshpaintfreshpaint.ioin

Freshpaint provides a platform for healthcare marketers to securely connect and activate customer data across marketing channels while maintaining privacy compliance.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Steven Fitzsimmons(Founder)inMichael Malis(Founder)inRay Mina(Chief Executive Officer)inTom Spiegelman(Chief Product & Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalThreshold VenturesVibe CapitalY CombinatorZero Prime Ventures

Funfun.countryMay 2026 · $72M

Poker Skill is a poker-learning app that teaches strategy through interactive puzzles and short guided lessons for players from beginner to expert, with progress tracking, streaks, and personalized learning paths.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechGaming

Co-investorsTRANSCENDMulticoin CapitalPharsalus Capital

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 · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

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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 122 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 11 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 380 tracked co-investors.

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SignalFireVC · Ilya Kirnos

Elaine Zelby, investor at SignalFire, discusses unsexy markets and the SaaS startup bundle

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

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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
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
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
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
Accel

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

$1.6M – $70M
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
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
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.

$15M – $75M
FirstMark Capital

FirstMark Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders and accelerates them through a platform providing access to networks, customers, and top talent.

$500K – $8M
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
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
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