About Firestartr
Firestartr is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Oct 2021, Firestartr has invested in 57 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Flynote Overall, Firestartr portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 21 acquisitions including key companies like Wise, Coins.ph and Stream. A lot of funds co-invest with Firestartr, with names like London Co-Investment Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Firestartr has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Firestartr's List of Top Investments
Firestartr has a portfolio of 57 companies. Their most notable investments are in Stream and Cronofy.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, India and 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Firestartr:1. Wise
Provider of international money transfer and multi-currency. It offers secure, transparent, and cost-efficient cross-border payment solutions. It provides personal accounts, business accounts, multi-currency cards, and platform APIs that enable individuals, companies, and financial institutions to send, receive, hold, and convert money globally.
Key facts about Wise
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Shoreditch (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: €500M - €1B as on Mar 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.03B
- Employee Count: 10,710 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Fidelity Investments and 120 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, May 19, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Coins.ph
Coins.ph is a digital wallet for Bitcoin assets. Allows users to transfer cash, bill payments, and phone recharge. It enables merchants to accept payments for multiple goods and services. It also facilitates buying and selling of Bitcoins.
Key facts about Coins.ph
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Pasig (Philippines)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $40M
- Employee Count: 394 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Naspers, Ribbit Capital and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Stream
Workplace financial wellbeing platform that provides employees with tools to access earned wages. It offers a suite of tools that help users earn, access, save, spend, and plan their money in one unified mobile application. It includes features such as on-demand access to earned wages, budgeting and spending insights, savings products, financial coaching, and access to loans and pension consolidation tools. It also provides discounts and rewards to help reduce the cost of living and improve day-to-day financial resilience.
Key facts about Stream
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Arlington (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $228M
- Employee Count: 312 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: QED Investors, Designer Fund and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 20, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Citymapper
Citymapper offers an app-based platform offering route planning & transit information for commuters. The platform offers multi-modal route planning and real-time transit information (bus, rail, tram/metro, etc) for commuters. Also, users can compare cab fares, hail taxi, or shared bike on the platform. It offers a smart travel card where users can get access to multimodal mobility. It offers features like real-time notifications, open data, etc. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Citymapper
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $60M
- Employee Count: 49 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Dust Road Ventures, Benchmark and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of services for direct-to-consumer brand acquisition and scaling. The company focuses on brand marketing, aesthetics, content, and photoshoots to enhance brand appeal. It expands into adjacencies, new product development, and new geographies for brands. The company builds in-house proprietary data-driven models for identifying businesses. It also provides digital marketing and inventory planning.
Key facts about GOAT Brand Labs
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $109M
- Employee Count: 79 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, Alteria Capital and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Firestartr's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Firestartr has invested in 57 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Flynote and most recent follow-on round was in Railsr.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Firestartr's Investments by Stage
Firestartr has made 16 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.01M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.32M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $850K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 16 |
Series A | 6 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Firestartr's Investments by Sector
Firestartr has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Retail and EdTech. Notably, it has invested in 51 Tech companies, 31 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 30 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 9 |
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Retail | 4 |
EdTech | 3 |
Others | 22 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Firestartr's Investments by Geography
Firestartr has made most investments in United Kingdom (13), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 13 |
United States | 6 |
Sweden | 2 |
Greece | 1 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Firestartr's recent investments
Firestartr has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Firestartr:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 21, 2021 | India | Seed | 9381 | [+9] | |
Oct 08, 2021 | United States | Series A | 8160 | [+20] | |
May 04, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9272 | [+8] | |
May 03, 2021 | United States | Series A | 5154 | [+2] | |
Nov 04, 2020 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6294 | [+6] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Firestartr's Portfolio
1 of Firestartr's portfolio company became public - Wise. It got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Jul 2021 at marketcap of undefinedHere are Firestartr's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 09, 2021 | - | - | 3365 |
Acquired companies in Firestartr's Portfolio
21 companies from Firestartr's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Korbit in Feb 2026 by Mirae Asset for $*****.Here are Firestartr's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 13, 2026 | - | - | 2183 | |
Apr 05, 2025 | - | - | 9082 | |
Jan 15, 2025 | Jun 01, 2017 | Seed | 3703 | |
Mar 16, 2023 | - | - | 9309 | |
Mar 10, 2023 | Aug 21, 2019 | Series A | 5629 |
Team profile of Firestartr
Firestartr has a team of 3 members located in United States. Firestartr's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Firestartr
Over the past 14 years, 232 investors have co-invested in Firestartr's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Firestartr: Seedcamp, Techstars and 52 others have invested in rounds before Firestartr. There are 4 companies where Seedcamp has invested before Firestartr and 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Firestartr.
- Top Co-investors of Firestartr: 103 investors entered a company along with Firestartr. These include investors like London Co-Investment Fund (3 companies).
- Invested after Firestartr: A total of 75 investors have invested in Firestartr's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sofina (1 company), Ascension Ventures (1 company) and Balderton Capital (1 company).
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