Firestartr is a place to build revolutionary digital businesses.
Firestartr helps the most promising Internet and software entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond.
Beyond providing seed-stage capital, we draw on our entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in our portfolio. Our deep domain expertise, combined with an unrivaled network of Club investors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies to Series A and beyond.
Firestartr operates as an investment club platform that syndicates investments with a curated network of domain experts. Our structure benefits both entrepreneurs (one line on the cap table) and investors (greater deal choice, tax advantages such as EIS, no lock in).
Location: United Kingdom, England, Westminster
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2012
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; IPO
Portfolio 48
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 05.05.2021 | StudentFin... | studentfin... | $48.4M | Spain, Com... |
| 05.05.2021 | Non | lyres.com | - | Australia,... |
| 05.05.2021 | Ampverse | ampverse.c... | $12M | - |
| 05.05.2021 | Ninetynine | ninetynine... | - | Spain, Com... |
| 05.05.2021 | Alphagreen | alphagreen... | $646.71M | - |
| 05.05.2021 | Eligible.a... | eligible.a... | - | United Kin... |
| 09.08.2017 | Railsbank | railsbank.... | $118.2M | Singapore |
| 29.01.2016 | Cronofy | cronofy.co... | $1.6M | United Kin... |
| - | Gr4vy, Inc | gr4vy.com | $27.2M | United Sta... |
| - | Technology... | jagshaw.co... | - | United Kin... |
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Persons 12
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Roland | Grenke | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Amanda | St Levans ... | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Mark | Etheringto... | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Nick | Earle | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Hugh | Fahy | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Christina | Frankopan | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Azeem | Azhar | Advisor | - | - | - | |
| - | Anil | Hansjee | Co-founder | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | Richard | Muirhead | Co-foundin... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | Alain | Falys | Partner | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
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Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 21.07.2022 | Massage-booking platform Urban responds to reports of allege... | Urban, a popular UK-based startup that allows customers to find self-employed massage therapists who... | techcrunch... |
| 19.05.2021 | UK-headquartered fintech StudentFinance books €4.5 million i... | UK-headquartered fintech StudentFinance has raised €4.5 million in a seed round co-led by Giant Vent... | tech.eu/br... |
| 09.08.2017 | Railsbank, a new fintech startup from founder of Currencyclo... | Railsbank, a relatively new fintech startup co-founded by CEO Nigel Verdon, who previously founded m... | techcrunch... |
| 30.01.2016 | Cronofy Closes $1.6M Seed Funding Round | Cronofy, a Nottingham and London, UK-based unified calendar API service, closed a $1.6 million seed ... | finsmes.co... |
| 29.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 29, 2016 | BloomReach announced $56M funding; BirdEye raised $8M; Sonovate closed $7.15M Series A funding Velo... | vator.tv/n... |
| 29.01.2016 | Calendar API service Cronofy secures $1.6M led by Firestartr | Cronofy, the unified calendar API service, has closed a $1.6 million seed round led by Firestartr al... | eu-startup... |
| 07.04.2014 | Enthusiasts and Sceptics Debate Bitcoin at London's O2 Venue | A panel comprising of both bitcoin enthusiasts and sceptics discussed everything from awareness and ... | coindesk.c... |
| 11.03.2014 | With fresh funding, “code-to-cloud” startup Cloud 66 hopes t... | London-based startup Cloud 66, which allows developers to deploy and start managing Ruby on Rails ap... | tech.eu/ne... |
| 07.11.2013 | Presenting the 10 finalists for Vator Splash London! | 10 startups will be pitching their ideas to some of the top tech VCs! Vator Splash London is finall... | vator.tv/n... |
| 10.09.2013 | Yoyo Raises $1.2M To Launch New Kind Of Mobile Payment And L... | Roaming the noisy byways of TechCrunch Startup Alley I found a startup today that plans to create a ... | techcrunch... |
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