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Signalfire

SEC Registered

Venture capital engineered to ignite your growth

San Francisco, CAhttps://signalfire.com650-850-6000
Assets Under Management
$1B–$5B
Employees
50
Office Locations
2 offices
Total Accounts
52

About the firm

SignalFire is a venture capital firm built like a tech company, with AI at its core, dedicated to powering founders' next phase with data, unmatched portfolio support, and deep sector expertise. The firm interviewed 500 founders to understand their needs, transformed portfolio support with AI, and has scaled to approximately $3B in assets under management.

Firm Focus

Client segments reported on the firm's SEC Form ADV — applies to all advisors at the firm.

Pooled Vehicles

Areas of expertise

Venture CapitalAI/MLBeacon AI PlatformTalent SearchGo-to-marketHealthtechCybersecurityEnterprise SaaSFintechConsumerApplied AI+4 more

Services

SignalFire offers in-house AI/ML tools via its proprietary Beacon AI Platform (talent search, competitive intelligence, sales lead data), portfolio success programs covering go-to-market, leadership development, recruiting, data science, PR, and fundraising, and deep sector expertise and advisory support.

Private funds / alternatives
Venture Capital

Who they serve

Founders and early-stage companies across sectors including Healthtech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Consumer, Applied AI/ML and Vertical SaaS, AI/ML Infrastructure and Developer Tools

Client segmentClientsAssets managed
Pension/Profit Sharing Plans52$4.5B

Leadership

Christopher W Farmer
MANAGING MEMBER, SIGNALFIRE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Ilya Kirnos
MANAGING MEMBER, SIGNALFIRE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Walter German Kortschak
MANAGING MEMBER, SIGNALFIRE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Marcia B Kortschak
TRUSTEE
Walter German Kortschak
TRUSTEE
Spencer Colin Ackermann
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Office locations

2 offices in 2 states
CA
San FranciscoHQ
NY
New York

Regulatory & compliance

CRD number
#194512
SEC Number
801-119339
Disciplinary History
No
Fee Model & Minimums
Model: AUM / Performance-based

Data as of March 30, 2026 · Source: SEC IAPD & FINRA BrokerCheck

Contact Information

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