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FirstIgnite Logo
FirstIgnite Growth Score
61
CB Rank
61833
Heat Score
76
FirstIgnite builds AI powered marketing software for universities
Acquired by
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Merit Holdings
Founded
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PrivateSeed Traverse City, Michigan, United States11-50 firstignite.com
Business Development
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Internet
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Heat Score 76
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About FirstIgnite

CB Rank
61833
FirstIgnite builds AI powered marketing software for universities
Acquired by
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Merit Holdings
Founded
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PrivateSeed Traverse City, Michigan, United States11-50 firstignite.com
Business Development
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Internet

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Key People

  • Photo of Chase Bonhag
    Chase Bonhag: Co-Founder & CEO
    Past Role: TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Senior Venture Associate, TechNexus Venture Collaborative
  • Photo of Cody Pawlowski
    Cody Pawlowski: CTO & Co-Founder

Details

Legal Name FirstIgnite, Ltd.
Operating Status Active
Company Type For Profit
Founders  Chase Bonhag, Cody Pawlowski
About the Company
FirstIgnite is a developer of an automated business development software designed to help organizations reach an entire customer segment.
Contact Email tech@firstignite.com
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Products & Services

Autopilot
An AI-driven tool that automates prospecting by generating targeted company lists, identifying key contacts, summarizing research, and preparing market reports.
Mission Control
A research command center that consolidates grant data, research activities, faculty insights, and industry collaboration tools for a comprehensive campus research overview.

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Headcount 11-50 Employee Profiles 3 Contacts 10

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Technology
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Monthly Web Visits

15,067
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 in past month

IT Spend

$388.9KThis year, FirstIgnite is projected to spend $388.9K on IT, according to Aberdeen.

Interest Signals

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Inmate Education
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Active Website Tech Count

23FirstIgnite is actively using 23 technologies for its website, according to BuiltWith. These include DNSSEC, LetsEncrypt, and  Cloudflare JS.

Total IP

4FirstIgnite has registered 4 trademarks with the most popular class being 'Scientific and technological services', according to IPqwery.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is FirstIgnite's headquarters? FirstIgnite is located in Traverse City, Michigan, United States.Who invested in FirstIgnite? FirstIgnite has 5 investors including Red Cedar Ventures and  Asymmetry Ventures.When was the last funding round for FirstIgnite? FirstIgnite closed its last funding round on
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