Firestartr

Firestartr is a venture capital firm based in London that backs digital entrepreneurs across SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, digital media, fintech and e-commerce. It provides capital and hands-on support, drawing on the founders' entrepreneurial experience and a wide network of senior advisors to drive sustainable growth from seed stage to Series A and beyond.

Richard Muirhead

Co-founding Chairman

Past deals in Open Source

Status

Seed Round in 2018
Status is a mobile application designed for the Ethereum platform, serving as a browser and messenger that facilitates access to decentralized applications (DApps). It provides users with a secure communication tool that upholds human rights, ensuring private and secure conversations while promoting individual sovereignty. As an open-source application, Status empowers users to chat, transact, and explore a decentralized web, aiming to enhance privacy, reduce censorship risks, and foster transparent economic trade. The platform is committed to building tools and infrastructure that advance a secure, private, and open web3, and encourages community participation and contribution.

Giant Swarm

Angel Round in 2015
Giant Swarm GmbH is a Cologne-based company that specializes in providing a managed microservice infrastructure platform designed for cloud-native applications. Founded in 2014, the company offers a customized infrastructure that integrates a variety of open-source tools to automate the deployment and maintenance of microservices. This platform includes essential components such as distributed storage, overlay networking, and key management, while also facilitating monitoring, logging, and CI/CD processes. It supports both private and public cloud environments, allowing businesses to run their applications securely and reliably at scale. Giant Swarm's services are designed to enhance developer productivity and ensure the resiliency of applications, catering to a diverse clientele that ranges from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, the company provides expert support through dedicated communication channels, helping clients accelerate their cloud-native initiatives.

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2014
Cloud 66 is a technology company based in London and San Francisco. It offers a DevOps-as-a-Service platform enabling developers to build, deploy, and manage applications on various cloud providers. The company provides tools for Docker, Rails, Node.js apps, and an enterprise solution for on-premises container management.
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