# Fireroad

> Fireroad is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fireroad/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fireroadvc
- Website: https://www.fireroad.io/

Fireroad is a full-stack investment firm that offers venture capital and growth investments to startups. The firm prefers to invest in the technology industry.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 26% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 26% |
| Marketplace | 3 | 13% |
| EdTech | 2 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 9% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 15 | 65% |
| Seed | 6 | 26% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christy Johnson | Partner | 6 | — |
| Tim Metzner | CEO | 5 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Resolv | Resolv is an AI-powered energy efficiency incentive platform that streamlines the rebate application process for homeowners, contractors, and incentive providers. The platform uses AI to understand projects and find available incentives and guides through the application process with auto-filled forms, enabling homeowners to save money onenergy-efficient products and contractors to streamline their operations. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Ando | Ando is an AI-native workforce infrastructure for predictive demand and intelligent labor allocation. It uses artificial intelligence to predict the workforce requirements for a specific team over a particular period and helps allocate the workforce accordingly. | $4M | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Ando | Ando is an AI-native workforce infrastructure for predictive demand and intelligent labor allocation. It uses artificial intelligence to predict the workforce requirements for a specific team over a particular period and helps allocate the workforce accordingly. | $4M | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| GlassHouse.biz | GlassHouse.biz is a customer intelligence platform for the trades and home services industries. | $2.7M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| Longview Restoration | Longview Restoration is an AI based IT firm offering financial security to restoration owners. | $5M | Seed | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| Ando | Ando is an AI-native workforce infrastructure for predictive demand and intelligent labor allocation. It uses artificial intelligence to predict the workforce requirements for a specific team over a particular period and helps allocate the workforce accordingly. | $835K | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| Toolsey | Toolsey platform provides a centralized easy-to-use service to manage the lead assignment and lead communication while providing real-time lead analytics for company-wide visibility. They offers features such as central lead repository, lead assignment, and automated lead rotation. It produce comprehensive customizable inspection reports withphotos. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| SMB | SMB is a financial management company that offers tools and services to simplify accounting, invoicing, and expense tracking. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Flamel AI | Flamel AI provides a fully AI-driven design studio for influencer marketing content. The company was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| DifferentKind | DifferentKind is a patient-centric enterprise SaaS solution that enables dental professionals to measure and improve patient outcomes and experience, driving trust, loyalty, and improved revenue for dental groups. It is ai-fueled for clinical huddle and c-suite action. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Monochrome Capital — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Zero Capital — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blitzscaling Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blitzscaling-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mana-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Slow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slow-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Fireroad invest in?

Fireroad invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Marketplace startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Fireroad?

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### Who are the partners at Fireroad?

The team at Fireroad includes Christy Johnson (Partner) and Tim Metzner (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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