We are Firestreak.
Hello there! 👋
We invest in pre-seed and seed 🌱 stage companies in AI/ML infra, open-source, cybersecurity, blockchain infra, and vertical AI/SaaS
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 & AI: Anthropic, Cohere, Hugging Face, OpenAI, Perplexity, Groq, Hypermode, iKHOR Labs, Superlinked, Cake AI, BentoML, Haize Labs, ProRataAI.
⚒️ developer tools & computing infra: MotherDuck, Etched, Daytona, Lago, Modal, HeroDevs, Qodo, HoneyHive, Numbers Station, Odigos, Lovable, Langbase, Speakeasy.
🛢️ data & analytics: Databricks, Skyflow, Aaru, Across AI.
🔐 cybersecurity: Forter, Filigran, Oleria, Permit.io, Crogl, Oblivious, Dune Security.
🔗 blockchain infra: Toku, BLOCKv.
⌨️ vertical AI/SaaS: Athena, Owner, Rezi, Playco, Codesphere, Spline, SpreadAI, Perfect.
An early investor in startups that got big 📈
Stripe, Trade Desk, Robinhood, Palantir, Twitter, McAfee, Frame.io, E-TEK, Finisar, SpaceX, Redwood Materials.
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 and 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 100% of our capital from our family office, we have no pre-defined timeframe for realizing liquidity
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 - Referrals and strategy for your current and next round
📣 Saying great things about you to press, prospective talent, and other investors
Meet us. 👨
Walter Kortschak, Founder
Amir Rustamzadeh, Partner
