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FireStarter Fund

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FireStarter Fund is a Chicago-based self-managed investment fund. It consists of 42 members and has $5.7 million in committed capital. The Fund focuses primarily on companies in the digital media & marketing, software as a service, and e-commerce sectors, with a focus on web social, mobile and big data, and it makes most of its investments in series A or B rounds.

Recent Milestones

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  FireStarter Fund invested in Pangea. (5/1/13)
  Posted 5/14/13 at 4:14pm via pnga.co
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  FireStarter Fund invested in UpCity. (1/16/13)
  Posted 1/14/13 at 2:59pm via dowjones.com
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  FireStarter Fund invested in Kapow Events. (12/4/12)
  Posted 12/5/12 at 3:29am via finsmes.com
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  FireStarter Fund invested in GiveForward. (7/25/12)
  Posted 7/25/12 at 6:17pm via techcrunch.com
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  FireStarter Fund invested in Kapow Events. (6/25/12)
  Posted 6/25/12 at 7:55pm via finsmes.com
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  FireStarter Fund invested in Retrofit. (3/15/12)
  Posted 3/15/12 at 7:50pm via chicagotribune.com
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  FireStarter Fund invested in Tap Me. (3/12/12)
  Posted 5/18/12 at 6:47pm via venturebeat.com

Investments

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Sources

1. Built In Chicago (pnga.co) [edit]
2. Diyseo Rebrands as UpCity, Picks Up $2M Second Round (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
3. Kapow Events Closes $900K in Series A Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
4. GiveForward Raises $2 Million For Crowd-sourced Donation Service (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. Kapow Events Completes $700K Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
6. Fitness startup Retrofit raises $2.7M from Chicago investors (articles.chicagotribune.com) [edit]
7. Tap.me raises $3.2M for in-game mobile ad network (venturebeat.com) [edit]