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Ilya Kirnos
InvestorGeneral Partner at SFNVC 2025 · Partner & CTO at SignalFire
Los Altos, California
Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $12.5M
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About
Ilya Kirnos co-founded SignalFire and serves as its CTO. He previously spent 2004-2012 as a software engineer at Google, holding technical leadership roles including Technical Lead for Gmail Ads and AdWords Performance and Scalability, and founding Google Prediction Markets. He later led backend platform development at CardSpring, a payment company acquired by Twitter, and earlier worked at Bell Labs and Oracle. He holds a B.S.E. in Computer Science with a minor in Applied Mathematics from Princeton University.
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Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Deals · 1
LeaseABLEBoard seat
via SignalFire · filed Feb 2021 · $2.5M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Investor
AnchoreArgyleBicycle HealthBranchCatalyzeXCloudVectorCrave.ioDocugamiEarnUpFaros AIForm HealthHawthorne EffectHorizon3.aiJoinJyveLedger InvestingOneGraphOneSignalPlanetScaleProject DiscoveryProphecy.ioProphiaQuoSaturn CloudSigNozStreamlinedSyncariTestimTwingateXOR.ai
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilya Kirnos?
- Ilya Kirnos co-founded SignalFire and serves as its CTO. He previously spent 2004-2012 as a software engineer at Google, holding technical leadership roles including Technical Lead for Gmail Ads and AdWords Performance and Scalability, and founding Google Prediction Markets. He later led backend platform development at CardSpring, a payment company acquired by Twitter, and earlier worked at Bell Labs and Oracle. He holds a B.S.E. in Computer Science with a minor in Applied Mathematics from Princeton University.
- Where does Ilya Kirnos work?
- Ilya Kirnos is General Partner at SFNVC 2025 and Partner & CTO at SignalFire.
- What does Ilya Kirnos invest in?
- Ilya Kirnos invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- What check size does Ilya Kirnos write?
- Ilya Kirnos typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
- What boards does Ilya Kirnos sit on?
- Ilya Kirnos holds tracked board seats at LeaseABLE.
- What companies has Ilya Kirnos invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anchore, Argyle, Bicycle Health, Branch, CatalyzeX, CloudVector, Crave.io, Docugami, EarnUp, Faros AI, Form Health, Hawthorne Effect, and 18 more.
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