Early stage venture fund investing in exceptional founders in underserved communities. Supporting the next generation of great software companies!
Kansas City + Austin + Boulder
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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!
#KansasCity-based Firebrand Ventures has merged with a similar venture capital fund based in Boulder. #venturecapital #VC bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…
Shocked and saddened to hear of Josh’s passing. My thoughts are with his loved ones and the countless founders and other community members he’s helped over the years.
From the time we met 10 years ago he’s always been incredibly welcoming to me and our team. I was always grateful for that.
A huge loss for Austin and beyond.
- John
Capital Factory founder Joshua Baer, a visionary force in the Texas technology and start-up ecosystem, died Tuesday night in a private plane crash in Laredo, the organization confirmed to the American-Statesman.
"Joshua was a fearless leader, a brilliant partner, and a dear friend to so many of us," Capital Factory President Bryan Chambers said.
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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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A KC-based VC firm is going all in on Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…
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🚨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 💪
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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“@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…
Super exited to continue supporting @AaDyaSecurity’s mission of providing their all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMBs!
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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This data validates the geographic thesis of @FirebrandVC and every other investor who focuses on exceptional founders in emerging communities! 🚀🚀
(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
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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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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So proud to support the amazing @dwolla journey! 🤜💥🤛
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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
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-…
BIG NEWS! Congrats to @Automox on their $110M raise to fuel another fantastic phase of growth. Onward and upward! 👍
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So excited to continue supporting the amazing growth of @replica, led by @njbowden and his team! And welcome to @foundersfund.
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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