Bonfire Ventures
Seed and Early-Stage venture capital firm · San Francisco
Bonfire Ventures is a Seed and Early-Stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that typically writes $250K–$2M checks in SaaS, Enterprise Software and Business Operations. DryPowder has no SEC Form D on file for Bonfire Ventures as of June 3, 2026.
Updated · Sources: fund website
- Typical check
- $250K–$2M
- Stages
- Seed, Early-Stage
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
Overview
Bonfire Ventures at a glance
- Stage
- Seed, Early-Stage
- Check size
- $250K–$2M
- Sectors
- SaaS, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Workflow Automation
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Cold inbound
- Accepted
- Website
- bonfirevc.com
Investment thesis
Bonfire backs founders reshaping how businesses operate as AI rewires every workflow. With two decades investing in business software, they lead seed rounds and commit deeply to a small number of companies each year.
Stated on bonfirevc.comWEBSITE
What sets Bonfire Ventures apart
- 95% board seat inclusion
- Committed follow-on capital through later stages
- Series A placement track record at 4x industry average
- 20+ years enterprise software expertise
Recent investments
DryPowder has tracked these recent investments from Bonfire Ventures: Risotto.
What the portfolio shows
Portfolio 18
Backed: Risotto, Octave, Supio + 15 more
Partners
Partners at Bonfire Ventures
Team data is not yet available for Bonfire Ventures. Visit the website
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FAQ
Questions about Bonfire Ventures
What does Bonfire Ventures invest in?
Bonfire Ventures is a Seed, Early-Stage stage SaaS, Enterprise software, Business operations, Workflow automation investor, typically writing $250K – $2M checks, primarily investing in US. Their thesis: Bonfire backs founders reshaping how businesses operate as AI rewires every workflow. With two decades investing in business software, they lead seed rounds and commit deeply to a small number of companies each year.
What check size does Bonfire Ventures write?
Bonfire Ventures typically writes $250K – $2M checks at the Seed, Early-Stage stage in SaaS, Enterprise software, Business operations, Workflow automation.
What makes Bonfire Ventures different from other funds?
Bonfire Ventures stands out on 4 points: 95% board seat inclusion; Committed follow-on capital through later stages; Series A placement track record at 4x industry average; 20+ years enterprise software expertise.
What has Bonfire Ventures invested in recently?
Recent investments DryPowder has tracked from Bonfire Ventures include Risotto.
What other funds are similar to Bonfire Ventures?
Funds with an overlapping stage and sector focus include K9 Ventures, Underscore VC, Y Combinator.
How do I reach Bonfire Ventures?
Bonfire Ventures accepts cold inbound, so a warm introduction is not required. Bonfire Ventures publishes an application route at https://yikdukb5nck.typeform.com/to/Tze30ymM.
Sources
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