A
All funds
hybrid
Analyst signals
Portfolio activity and matriculation
Metrics use all recorded activity through 21 Jul 2026 across seed. Later-round outcomes are capped at the period end.
0%companies with a later round · 0/1
Not availablemedian round-size step-up · n=0
Not availablemedian valuation step-up · n=0
0%recorded-solo rate · 0 solo / 1 syndicated
Payments · 1 companies
These are activity signals, not fund-return metrics. Round capital is the full disclosed financing amount, not this fund's check size. “Recorded solo” means only one investor is present in the source data and is a lead signal, not verified lead status; syndicated rounds are a co-investor or follower signal. IRR, TVPI, DPI, ownership, exits, and market beta cannot be calculated from the available records.
People
Team
A
Amanda Jobbins
Marketing
A
Andy Brown
Cloud, Enterprise Software
A
Angela Clark
Digital Media, Adtech
A
A
Anton Kaszubowski
E-commerce, Gaming
A
A
Azeem Azhar
Digital Media, AI
B
Barney Burgess
E-commerce, SaaS
B
Ben Laurie
IT Security, Cryptology
B
Brian Byun
Cloud, SaaS
C
Carl Hartman
Enterprise software, DevOps
C
Charlie Muirhead
Music, Enterprise software
C
C
Chris Swan
IT Security, Cloud
C
Christina Frankopan
Fintech, Strategy
D
Dan Shearer
Open Source, Cloud
F
Fredrik Ahlberg
E-commerce, Gaming
G
Gabrielle Hase
E-commerce, Adtech
G
Gerry Heydenreich
B2B Services
H
Hugh Fahy
E-commerce, Gaming
J
Jack Kreindler
BioTech, MedTech
J
Jack Kudale
Big Data, Tech infrastructure
J
Jeremy Silver
E-commerce, Music
J
Jonathan Murray
Music, Cloud
J
JP Rangaswami
Enterprise software, Cloud
L
Limor Schweitzer
E-commerce, Enterprise
M
Mark Etherington
Enterprise software
M
Matteo Berlucchi
M-health, Digital Media
M
Michael Rolph
B2B services, M-commerce
M
Michael Tobin
Tech infrastructure, Big Data
N
Nick Earle
Cloud, DevOps
P
Paul Bohm
IT Security, DevOps
P
Phil Jackson
Open Source, Software
R
R
Robert Dunne
IT Security, Enterprise
R
Roland Grenke
Digital Media, Mobile
S
Sanjay Varma
E-commerce, Marketing
S
Simon Crosby
IT Security, DevOps
S
Simon Post
Tech infrastructure
S
Steve Waterhouse
Blockchain, IT security
T
Tobin Ireland
Mobile, Big Data
Portfolio
Investments
Full financing histories for portfolio companies. Highlighted rounds are those where firestartr is recorded as an investor.
Sylq
Payments
Sylq (formerly known as Qori) is a Paris-based fintech company that enables merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments through POS terminals or iOS/Android devices without needing to hold or manage crypto themselves, converting payments to fiat with daily bank settlements. The company also offers a broader payment platform combining crypto, open banking (payment initiation/account information services), and card payments for merchants and businesses.