SignalFire is an AI-driven early-stage venture capital firm that applies proprietary machine-learning technology to investment sourcing and portfolio support. SignalFire's Twitter Score is 18 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #62,779 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
SignalFire was co-founded by Chris Farmer, who serves as Founder and CEO, and Ilya Kirnos, who serves as Founding Partner and CTO. The firm began in 2013 as a bootstrapped startup with the goal of bringing data science and technology to early-stage venture capital, launching its first fund in 2015. Its Beacon AI platform, a proprietary machine-learning system, underpins how the firm identifies investment opportunities and supports its portfolio companies.
SignalFire announced in April 2025 that it had closed over $1 billion in new capital, bringing total assets under management to approximately $3 billion, per the firm's own announcement. Its 2025 vintage of funds targets applied-AI founders across healthcare, cybersecurity, infrastructure, consumer, and enterprise verticals, investing primarily from pre-seed through Series B.
SignalFire has made selective investments in the crypto and blockchain space. The firm participated as an existing investor in Elliptic, a cryptoasset risk-management company, across both its $23 million Series B announced in September 2019 and its $60 million Series C announced in 2022, the latter alongside investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Digital Currency Group, and J.P. Morgan, among others.
SignalFire's fund portfolio includes Elliptic, Socket, Superdao, Fun, Bitwave, Kurtosis, GreenPark Sports and Kolena. SignalFire's account has published 1,531 posts and has attracted 7,267 followers as of July 2026. SignalFire has been mentioned by 102 accounts, with 222 total mentions.
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