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Watchfire Ventures

1187 Coast Village Road Suite 478, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, United States

Overview

Venture capital and private equity firm.

Founded

2020

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Canada
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

13rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Confido
Sep 2026Participated
$55 MSeries B
The Renatural
Oct 2025Led
$4 MSeed
CommanderAI
Sep 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Confido
Aug 2025Participated
$15 MSeries A
Little Sesame
Jul 2025Participated
$9 MSeries A
Confido
Jul 2025Led
$5 MSeed
Stay Ai
Jul 2023Led
$15 MSeries A
Oats Overnight
Mar 2023Led
$20 MSeries A
CommerceBear
Dec 2022Participated
$14 MSeed
Black Buffalo
Aug 2022Participated
$30 MSeries A
Operto Guest Technologies
Feb 2022Participated
$12 MSeries A
Gearflow
Jul 2021Led
$3 MSeed
Confido
Sep 2026Participated
$55 MSeries B
The Renatural
Oct 2025Led
$4 MSeed
CommanderAI
Sep 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Confido
Aug 2025Participated
$15 MSeries A
Little Sesame
Jul 2025Participated
$9 MSeries A
Confido
Jul 2025Led
$5 MSeed
Stay Ai
Jul 2023Led
$15 MSeries A
Oats Overnight
Mar 2023Led
$20 MSeries A
CommerceBear
Dec 2022Participated
$14 MSeed
Black Buffalo
Aug 2022Participated
$30 MSeries A
Operto Guest Technologies
Feb 2022Participated
$12 MSeries A
Gearflow
Jul 2021Led
$3 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Watchfire Ventures: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Watchfire Ventures: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed32
Series A24
Series B01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

Watchfire Ventures: 13 deals are recorded across 78 months.All available history.
Watchfire Ventures: 13 deals are recorded across 78 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Watchfire Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 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.

Watchfire Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Consumer & Lifestyle5
Networks, Cloud & Communication4
Enterprise Software4
AI & Machine Learning4
Food & Agriculture4
Real Estate & Construction2
Travel & Hospitality1
Manufacturing1
E-Commerce & Retail1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Transportation & Logistics1

Deal Size Distribution

Watchfire Ventures: 13 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.

Watchfire Ventures: 13 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M5
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Watchfire Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (10 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Watchfire Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (10 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States10
Canada2
Europe1
Watchfire Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Boulder Food Group 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.

Watchfire Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Boulder Food Group sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Boulder Food Group3
Barrel Ventures2
Footwork2
Liquid 2 Ventures2
Y Combinator2
11 Tribes Ventures1
Access Capital1
Beliade1
Blackpines Capital Partners1
CNH Industrial1
FJ Labs1
FUSE1
Gaingels1
Garage Capital1
Harvard Business School Angels1
Impatient Ventures1
Ingeborg Investments1
Inovia Capital1
Insight Partners1
InvestEco1

Investment Strategy

Watchfire Ventures: Led accounts for 38% and participating for 62% of round participation.All available history.
Watchfire Ventures: Led accounts for 38% and participating for 62% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led538%
Participating862%
Watchfire Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 60% and co-led for 40% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Watchfire Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 60% and co-led for 40% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead360%
Co-led240%

Team

Patrick Dillingham

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Sean Koffel

Co-Founder & Managing Partner