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Bonfire Ventures
Venture capital · Los Angeles, CA, United States · North America
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm that leads seed rounds for B2B software companies, with a focus on AI-native businesses. It invests $2–6 million initially and reserves capital to keep backing its portfolio companies in later rounds.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsai-nativeb2b softwaresaasapplied aivertical aienterprise ai
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Or find every investor that fitsBonfire Ventures lists 114 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 12 funding rounds, 8 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 82% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (22%), Fintech (13%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 96% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Salesforce Ventures and Upfront Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Bonfire Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Bonfire Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 11 companies; its own site lists 114. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 82% |
| Series A | 9% |
| Series B | 9% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 2 |
| '26 | 8 | 6 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 114 companies |
| Recent activity | 94th | 9 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 84th | 82% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 69th | 7% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 25th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 9 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 8 |
| Upfront Ventures | 7 |
| Operator Collective | 6 |
| Techstars | 6 |
| TenOneTen Ventures | 6 |
| Amplify.LA | 5 |
| Greycroft | 5 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers10996%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company54%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Bonfire Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Bonfire Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 29 Sept 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Seed | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Bonfire Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Bonfire Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
114 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides AI workers for policy and compliance workflows using proprietary regulatory data and contextual intelligence. | AI & Machine LearningLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Aforza provides artificial intelligence solutions for consumer goods commercial teams | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Alarm.com brings cameras, locks, alarms, and automation together for home and business security | CybersecurityIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Alvys provides transportation management software for logistics companies | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Atrium provides an AI-powered communication and relationship management tool for professionals | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Axle provides a corporate access platform for investment banks to manage and connect institutional investors with people and insights | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bind Ai provides AI-powered insurance solutions for brokers and businesses to automate and streamline their workflows | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Blueprint provides an AI assistant platform for therapists to support their practice with documentation, clinical support, client communication, billing help, and practice growth. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blueprint turns ideas into wiring diagrams, parts lists, and purchase information | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Bonsai Health is an AI-powered platform built to improve patient outcomes, reduce staff workload, and keep schedules full automatically in the healthcare sector | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| The company provides financial services and payment solutions for workforces, including earned wage access, cashless tips, and contractor payouts. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| CalmWave fuses alarms, vitals, and EHR data into real-time intelligence for hospitals to drive safer care and stronger performance | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cascade Debt provides asset-based finance solutions with risk analytics and data integration for businesses and investors. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| ChangeEngine provides employee communication software for HR teams. | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ChowNow helps restaurants grow revenue and build relationships with customers through its online ordering and marketplace platform | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Connexity generates new sales annually to top retailers partnering for guaranteed delivery on performance targets through its performance marketing platform. | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Credit Key provides payment options and financing for business-to-business transactions | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cube provides a financial planning and analysis platform that uses AI to make financial data decision-ready across various tools and workflows. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Destro is the shared intelligence layer for autonomous warehouse and factory operations | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Sept 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Disqo measures the effectiveness of advertising across various media channels. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- bonfirevc.com
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 16 Jul 2025
- Companies checked
- 114
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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