FireStarter Fund
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
FireStarter Fund is a self-managed investment fund focused on the digital media and marketing, Software-as-a-Service, and e-commerce sectors, giving priority to web, social, mobile, and big data projects. Making most of its investments in series A and B rounds, the company consists of 42 members and has $5.7 million in committed capital.FireStarter Fund was founded in January 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $5.7M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries FireStarter Fund invests in
Stages FireStarter Fund invests in
Countries FireStarter Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 14 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$1.9M
- Series A
- $2M–$11M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (24%)
- SaaS 2 (12%)
- Mobile 2 (12%)
- FinTech 2 (12%)
- Finance 2 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (35%)
- Series A 5 (29%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
- Debt Financing 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 10 (59%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Streibich
Member
|
Member | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Alan Warms
Team member
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Team member | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Alex Campbell
Team member
|
Team member | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alicia Cannon Mullen
Team Member
|
Team Member | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brian Hand
Co-Founder
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Co-Founder | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
| See all 14 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| LogicGate offers modern risk management technology empowering businesses to proactively transform risk enterprise-wide. Because risk is a team sport, we created the Risk Cloud Platform® — the most nimble and collaborative GRC solution out there. Rapidly adapt to changing business conditions. Confidently innovate and build new processes as you go.Collaborate on risk across your entire organization. Risk Cloud® gives you an interconnected view of risk across the organization that you just can’t get from point solutions. | $1.9M / Seed / Dec 01, 2016 | ||
| Built In is a network of online communities operating as a recruitment solution for tech companies and startups in seven major tech markets. Their mission is to help talented people find their professional purpose; companies tell their stories (in a way no job post ever could), and communities connect over a shared passion for tech.The companycurrently operates seven sites in Chicago, Los Angeles, Colorado, Austin, NYC, Boston, and Seattle, and is headquartered in Chicago. It was founded in 2010. | $2.4M / Series A / Nov 14, 2016 | ||
| Kapow connects companies with venues to book unique client events online in real-time. Their curated marketplace offers a more efficient way for companies to book events designed to acquire, engage and retain clients. Their suite of online tools cover events from start to finish at no additional cost. Venues fill their space during non-peak hoursand drive corporate business while companies focus on building relationships with clients and measuring event success. | $14M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 20, 2016 | ||
| Routific is an intelligent delivery management solution - inspired by the foraging behaviors of honey bees - that helps local delivery businesses plan and optimize routes.Delivery businesses worldwide trust Routific's technology to help them to save time and fuel, and to lower their carbon emissions by 20-40%.Routific investors includeScale AI, Sustainable Technology Development Canada, Techstars Chicago, and Axiom Zen. | Seed / Feb 24, 2016 | ||
| Built In is a network of online communities operating as a recruitment solution for tech companies and startups in seven major tech markets. Their mission is to help talented people find their professional purpose; companies tell their stories (in a way no job post ever could), and communities connect over a shared passion for tech.The companycurrently operates seven sites in Chicago, Los Angeles, Colorado, Austin, NYC, Boston, and Seattle, and is headquartered in Chicago. It was founded in 2010. | $1.1M / Seed / Oct 01, 2015 | ||
| Blitsy is where creative people shop online. It aims to provide the best selection, value, inspiration, and online shopping experience for creative people worldwide. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. | $3.6M / Series A / May 07, 2015 | ||
| Public Good works to change moments of inspiration into inspiring action. Online news, social media feeds, and mobile connectivity exponentially increase awareness of problems but leave people feeling frustrated and unable to make a difference.Public Good solves that problem by building bridges from content to actions that support the 1.1mmnonprofits working on solutions. Our technology is now being adopted by top media companies nationwide. | $1.6M / Seed / Jan 28, 2015 | ||
| Shiftgig is a technology company that helps staffing agencies transform the way people work.Our flagship digital staffing software, Deploy, helps staffing firms empower their workforce to browse and claim work that fit their skills and schedules. We also give agencies deep insights into their clients and workers, allowing you to focus onstrategic growth and coaching by eliminating repetitive tasks of running day-to-day operations. To learn more, visit shiftgig.com. | $11M / Series A / Nov 13, 2014 | ||
| Blitsy is where creative people shop online. It aims to provide the best selection, value, inspiration, and online shopping experience for creative people worldwide. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. | $965K / Debt Financing / Jun 12, 2014 | ||
| Blitsy is where creative people shop online. It aims to provide the best selection, value, inspiration, and online shopping experience for creative people worldwide. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. | $1M / Seed / Jul 19, 2013 | ||
| See all 17 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does FireStarter Fund invest in?
FireStarter Fund invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does FireStarter Fund invest in?
FireStarter Fund typically joins rounds of $1M–$1.9M at Seed and $2M–$11M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not FireStarter Fund's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds FireStarter Fund took part in.
How do I contact FireStarter Fund?
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Who are the partners at FireStarter Fund?
The team at FireStarter Fund includes Jim Streibich (Member), Alan Warms (Team member) and Alex Campbell (Team member), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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