We are Firestreak.
Hello there! 👋
We invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies in the developer tooling, infra, open-source, cybersecurity and AI/ML infra
Our central life’s work is to amplify 📣 a founder's ambition and to bring to the surface the most creative 🧠 generative capacities they have. This demands duration and persistence 🔗
We invest $50-150K 💰 with additional capital commitments over time
Some of the companies we are fortunate to be working with 🤗
🤖 machine learning & artificial intelligence:
Anthropic, Cohere, Hugging Face, OpenAI, Perplexity, Groq, Hypermode, iKHOR Labs, Polyhive, mem, Superlinked, Cake AI, Etched, BentoML, SpreadAI, Collinear AI, Deltia, HoneyHive, Churney, Truco, StoryTellerAI.
⚒️ developer tools & computing infrastructure:
MotherDuck, Daytona, flox, Kurtosis, Lago, Modal, Turso, Resonate, Digma, Platformatic, Artillery, Numbers Station, Speakeasy, Dylibso, Charm, PerfectScale.
🛢️ data & analytics:
Databricks, Skyflow, dltHub, Mage, Snaplet, Oxen, Edginary, Arcus.
🔐 security:
Crash Override, Dune Security, Filigran, Oleria, Permit.io, Oblivious, SeeMetrics, ThreatKey.
An early investor in startups that got big 📈
Stripe, Trade Desk, McAfee, Palantir, Frame.io, Twitter, Robinhood, E-TEK, Finisar.
Why work with us? 🧭
🔥 We keep it simple - Send us a Notion memo or Docsend link with a sentence or two about what you’re building and why you’re the right person
🔥 We move fast - We schedule a 30-minute Zoom meeting and won’t burden you with unnecessary due diligence or time delays
🔥 We’re accessible - We’re available when you need us. We keep in sync with your preferred cadence
🔥 We’re hands-on - We’re active and involved investors. We provide you with blunt feedback. We get in the trenches with you
🔥 We created a venture scout model deploying amazing product and technology professionals who we mentor as investors to find the next great company
🔥 We are patient capital with no pre-defined timeframe for realizing liquidity because 100% of our invested funds are our own
Where can we help? 🧰
🎛️ Product - High-fidelity product design input and high-level product strategy
🚀 Go-to-Market - Early GTM launch strategy (open-source, PLG, design partners, enterprise)
🥰 Talent - Early talent hiring and vetting in product, engineering, DevRel, and DX roles
💵 Fundraising - Help and strategy for your current and next round
📣 Saying great things about you to press, prospective talent, and other investors
Meet us. 👨
Walter Kortschak
Amir Rustamzadeh
