Early stage venture fund investing in exceptional founders in underserved communities. Supporting the next generation of great software companies!
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4 Aug 2020
We’re so excited to officially announce we’ve merged with Blue Note Ventures! Thrilled to join forces with @bluenotevc as we continue to invest in exceptional founders in emerging communities - now from a larger fund!
3 Aug 2020
#KansasCity-based Firebrand Ventures has merged with a similar venture capital fund based in Boulder. #venturecapital #VC bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…
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Jun 12
ALERT: John’s personal X account @johnfein has been hacked and is sending DMs with phishing links in them. If you get one, please don’t click on the link and just delete the DM.
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Announcing @thehillfund, the first and only venture fund focused on the @UnivOfKansas ecosystem!
🚨 KU alumni-led startups rank among the top 15 US colleges for exit value 🚨
And we’re backing the next wave of Jayhawk success stories! #RockChalk
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Firebrand Ventures retweeted
14 May 2025
A KC-based VC firm is going all in on Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…
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Firebrand Ventures retweeted
26 Apr 2022
🚨We have some rather big news!🚨 So for that, we tapped our close personal friend 😉 @DavidKoechner to announce it for us. We raised a $10 million series A! Huge thanks to our partners, investors, customers, employees, family, and fans - we are just getting started 💪
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6 Apr 2022
Proud to continue supporting the awesome team at @8base and a big welcome to @foundrygroup and other great investors! 👍👍
It's official! Thrilled to announce our $10.6 million Series A funding. Oversubscribed round led by @foundrygroup with participation by @Techstars @FirebrandVC @MongoDB PaaS Accelerator @11TribesVC Argonautic Ventures, LAGO Innovation Fund, @SCreekVentures an @alumniventures fund
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Firebrand Ventures retweeted
24 Mar 2022
“@LocomationAI now has three bona fide contracts, three invaluable partners, to enable them to provide real, money-making autonomous truck services to their customers when the ARC system starts deploying next year,” said co-founder & CEO @cmericli. ttnews.com/articles/locomati…
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27 Jan 2022
Super exited to continue supporting @AaDyaSecurity’s mission of providing their all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMBs!
27 Jan 2022
We are thrilled to share this news & excited to be working with the team at @companyonvc to accelerate our growth!
We also want to thank Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, @GaingelsVC, @FirebrandVC, @nextcoastVP & @InvestDetroitVC for their support.
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16 Dec 2021
This data validates the geographic thesis of @FirebrandVC and every other investor who focuses on exceptional founders in emerging communities! 🚀🚀
8 Dec 2021
(5/5) So we partnered with @PitchBook to look beyond the headlines & see where venture dollars—early stage in particular—were really going. And what we found was validating. 👀 Dive into the data, & stay tuned for more highlights from #BeyondSiliconValley: rvltn.vc/31mPFrx
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8 Dec 2021
We’re so excited to support @HDataUS’s startup journey! And big congrats on their partnership with @alabamapower! 👍 hdata.us/blog/2021/12/8/hdat…
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28 Oct 2021
Chris Marks is Managing Partner at @FirebrandVC & has been working with founders for 15 years. Click the link to hear about Chris’ experience in the CO startup ecosystem & which city he sees as the next venture hotspot (Hint: everything’s bigger there 🤠)
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We're hiring! Do you want to join a company working towards making IT operations a more secure experience? Check out our open positions below! atmx.io/2YJfPiL
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4 May 2021
Truth! And here are some great examples:
@Automox (Boulder)
@replica (KC)
@dwolla (Des Moines)
@LocomationAI (Pittsburgh)
Startups in Emerging Tech Hubs Are Growing Fast angellist.com/blog/emerging-…
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27 Apr 2021
BIG NEWS! Congrats to @Automox on their $110M raise to fuel another fantastic phase of growth. Onward and upward! 👍
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21 Apr 2021
So excited to continue supporting the amazing growth of @replica, led by @njbowden and his team! And welcome to @foundersfund.
21 Apr 2021
Exciting news today. Replica has raised a $41m Series B led by @foundersfund.
We wouldn’t be in this position without our amazing team including @sidewalklabs @iendeavors @FirebrandVC @RiseOfRest who all participated in the round 🙏
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24 Sep 2020
Big congrats to both @LocomationAI and @WilsonDriven on this historic implementation! Exciting times ahead!
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