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Firestartr

58 Wood Lane, London, England, W12 7RZ, United Kingdom

Overview

Supports digital entrepreneurs from seed stage to Series A and beyond.

Founded

2012

Deals ยท 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

South Africa
Spain
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Finance
Funding Platform
Internet
Software

Investment portfolio

14rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Banked
Feb 2022Participated
$20 MSeries A
StudentFinance
May 2021Participated
$6 MSeed
Gr4vy
Apr 2021Participated
$11 MSeries A
Stream
Sep 2018Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Sciapps
Jun 2018Participated
$1 MSeed
Hubble
Jun 2017Led
$2 MOther Equity
Baby2Body
Feb 2016Led
$0.85 MSeed
Cronofy
Jan 2016Led
$2 MSeed
Gojimo
Dec 2015Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Big Data for Humans
Sep 2015Participated
$1 MSeed
incrediblue
May 2015Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Yoyo
Apr 2015Participated
$10 MSeries A
Banked
Feb 2022Participated
$20 MSeries A
StudentFinance
May 2021Participated
$6 MSeed
Gr4vy
Apr 2021Participated
$11 MSeries A
Stream
Sep 2018Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Sciapps
Jun 2018Participated
$1 MSeed
Hubble
Jun 2017Led
$2 MOther Equity
Baby2Body
Feb 2016Led
$0.85 MSeed
Cronofy
Jan 2016Led
$2 MSeed
Gojimo
Dec 2015Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Big Data for Humans
Sep 2015Participated
$1 MSeed
incrediblue
May 2015Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Yoyo
Apr 2015Participated
$10 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Firestartr: 14 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Firestartr: 14 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed25
Series A03
Other Equity13

Monthly Deal Activity

Firestartr: 14 deals are recorded across 152 months.All available history.
Firestartr: 14 deals are recorded across 152 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Firestartr: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Firestartr: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software8
Networks, Cloud & Communication5
Fintech5
Data, Analytics & IT3
Travel & Hospitality2
Education & Workforce2
E-Commerce & Retail2
Consumer & Lifestyle2
Marketing & Advertising2
Health & Life Sciences2
Developer Tools2
Real Estate & Construction1
AI & Machine Learning1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Firestartr: 14 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Firestartr: 14 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M9
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Firestartr: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Firestartr: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe7
United States3
South Africa2
Wc2h 9jq1
Russian Federation1
Firestartr: 20 co-investors are shown, with London Co-Investment Fund sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Firestartr: 20 co-investors are shown, with London Co-Investment Fund sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
London Co-Investment Fund3
Imperial Innovations2
Seedcamp2
500 Global1
9Yards Capital1
Acrew Capital1
Activant Capital1
Armilar Venture Partners1
Bank of America1
Concrete VC1
Connect Ventures1
CrowdBnk1
Downing Ventures1
EC1 Capital1
Edenred Capital Partners1
Fair By Design1
Force Over Mass1
Giant Ventures1
Global Founders Capital1
henQ1

Investment Strategy

Firestartr: Led accounts for 21% and participating for 79% of round participation.All available history.
Firestartr: Led accounts for 21% and participating for 79% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led321%
Participating1179%
Firestartr: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Firestartr: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead3100%
Co-led00%

Team

Alain Falys

Founder & Partner

Anil Hansjee

Co-Founder

Axel Wehr

Partner

Chipper Boulas

Co-Founder, Partner

Mark Mitchell

CFO

Nils T. Kohle

Investor

Rachel Finegold

Investment Associate

Richard Muirhead

Co-founding Chairman