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Fireroad
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Cincinnati, Ohio 1,274 followers
Build, buy, and back companies to create meaningful returns.
About us
Build. Buy. Back. Fireroad is a new kind of holding company that launches, invests in, and grows companies. We partner with mission-driven entrepreneurs and investors focused on long-term impact. We invest in early-stage technology companies, acquire profitable cash-flowing businesses, and launch new companies. The common thread? Mission-driven leaders focused on using entrepreneurship as a force for good.
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http://fireroad.io
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2023
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Employees at Fireroad
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Tim Metzner
Build, buy, and back companies to create meaningful returns.
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Brennan Sweeney
Business Consultant & Fractional Executive | Fostering SMB Transformation at Trailblazers by Fireroad
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Brad Felix, CFA
Building, buying, and backing great companies | Operating Partner at Fireroad
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Ghuffran Ali
LP I Sales I Strategy I Scale
Updates
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Honored to have the opportunity to partner with Joe Brown, Brit Zandbergen-Karel, Mike Hillenmeyer and the Collide Capital team to build much needed solutions for the millions of small businesses powering our economy.
Incredibly exciting news! We just closed our $1M pre-seed round, led by Collide Capital and supported by Fireroad Ventures! This funding moves us closer to our mission: making small business ownership accessible and supporting entrepreneurs in building thriving, legacy-rich businesses. From valuations to transitions, SMB.co is reimagining small business transactions to make every step easier, faster, and more transparent. Thanks to Collide Capital and Fireroad for believing in this vision and joining us on this journey! Check out our full announcement on SMB.co or view the full link in the comments. #Entrepreneurship #buyabusiness #sellabusiness #SmallBusiness #StartupFunding
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Fireroad Ventures is pleased to announce our investment in DifferentKind, partnering with Matthew Allen, DDS and Dr. Carolyn Brown, DDS, MA to bring evidence-based patient experience measurement to dental care. https://lnkd.in/gZQFm9fj
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COO + Co-Founder of Narratize AI | Startup Executive Building Ambitious Products and Cultures | Focused on People & Impact Centered Operations
I'm thrilled to share that we're kicking off our search for our CTO (see post below for JD and application link). We are a woman-founded, venture-funded AI startup - a rarity in today's market - that is revolutionizing how innovators tell their bold stories. We are looking for an inspired CTO to come in and make an impact - this is a great opportunity to build a strategy and a team in one of the fastest-moving markets in history. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please consider applying or sharing through your network. Dave Knox Ford Knowlton Nate Sowder Tsavo Knott Kevin Mackey Maddie Bell ⚡️💬🗓️ Justin Frye Sarah Sanders Mike Bell 🗓️⚡️Brett Renzenbrink Brian Duerring Helen Todd (Human) Elisha Herrmann
WE’RE HIRING: Chief Technology Officer 📣 Do you love bringing a company's technological vision to life - and want to do it while making a difference? Join the Narratize leadership team! This is a remote position that will: ⭐ Develop and implement a comprehensive technology strategy. ⭐ Drive innovation in GenAI tech ⭐ Oversee development and maintenance of technology infrastructure systems ⭐ Identify opportunities to leverage technology for business decision making ⭐ Build, lead, and mentor a team of engineers and data scientists … and more! Does this sound like you? Check out the full description and apply. Does this sound like someone you know? Help us spread the word. Enterprise Technology Association CTO Craft Women Who Code Founders Network startupers https://lnkd.in/g4sPxrWD
Now hiring: innovative Chief Technology Officer. | Narratize
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Congratulations to Ry Walker and the whole team at Tembo -- a Fireroad Ventures Fund I portfolio company -- on closing your Series A 🚀
TechCrunch picked up on the news of our funding round! We're very fortune to have partners like GreatPoint Ventures, Venrock, Grand Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, Defined and Cintrifuse Capital cheering us on: https://lnkd.in/e48Bsm9W
Tembo capitalizes on the database boom and lands new cash to expand | TechCrunch
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Exciting day today in my next “you can’t start a company like that in the Midwest” journey. Tembo raises Series A, backed once again by the absolute greatest VC firms. https://lnkd.in/ezgSp3Ck 🔥 We are fired up to execute from here 🔥
Announcing Tembo Series A | Tembo
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Last year at #StartupCincyWeek, Fireroad Ventures portfolio companies Narratize and Tembo were featured, our partners Tim Metzner and Ry Walker spoke on panels, and alumni from our accelerator partner OCEAN Programs (Kirsten Moorefield, Maddie Bell ⚡️💬🗓️) were showcased. In preparation for this year, both Tim and Christy Johnson are working with the host committee to make it another awesome week for the ecosystem we call home. Join us at Startup Cincy Week 2024! Early bird registration is open now: https://lnkd.in/gRzwBy5X
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What a day for startup employees, founders, investors, and enthusiasts in the Cincinnati area! Two really fun announcements. OCEAN Programs announced their 10th class of their flagship Accelerator program! We could not be more excited to partner with the OCEAN team and these founders to build some incredibly impactful companies together. Link below to a post from Luke Dooley announcing this. 🌊 Cintrifuse announced they are launching a new accelerator in Cincinnati: Venture Velocity Program and are accepting applications for their first cohort! Read more about this game changer for the #StartupCincy community in the link below. 🔥 Congrats all! 🙌
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Honored to be included in a star-studded list of finalists for the Cincy Inno Fire Awards! Congrats to Coterie Insurance (we share a founder!), Tembo (portfolio company), Cloverleaf (an alum of our partner OCEAN Programs) and many other friends on the list (including all others in the Venture Capital firm category with us)!
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If you're interested at all in the trends, activity, and opportunities for venture-building in the state of Ohio, meet us at The Ohio Venture Pipeline event in a few weeks. Jeff (J.D.) Davids brings data and quality insights to help us see what's actually going on in our home state. Hope to see you there.
We are excited to welcome new sponsors for The Ohio Venture Pipeline including JobsOhio, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter, Hanson Audio Video LLC and UB Greensfelder. March 14 is right around the corner and seating is limited, so get your tickets today before they sell out! I hope you can join us for the Ohio Venture Pipeline, a presentation and analysis of all the venture capital, angel and private equity investments in Ohio companies in 2023. Our panel including Chris Berry CEO of OhioX, Eddie Pauline, MBA, OhioCED CEO of Ohio Life Sciences and Jeff (J.D.) Davids, Managing Partner of SmartMoney Ventures will dive into the deals, the trends and the people that are moving our community forward. This is a must-attend gathering for the entire startup and innovation ecosystem Thursday, March 14 at 4:00pm at COhatch Polaris 4:00PM Presentation – The Ohio Venture Pipeline Year in Review 5:00PM Panel Discussion 6:00PM Happy Hour This is an excellent opportunity to network with entrepreneurs, investors, and the people who advise and support them. Thank you to our generous sponsors JobsOhio, COhatch, SmartMoney Ventures, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter, Big Kitty Labs, TriNet, Windsor Advisory Group, UB Greensfelder and the Ohio Gateway Technology Fund. Thank you to our Community Sponsors including Ohio Life Sciences, OhioX, TechLife Columbus, Rev1 Ventures, Women in Analytics (WIA), 614Startups, North Coast Ventures, Ohio Angel Collective, Project Medtech and more confirming soon. Reserve your spot now - seating is limited!
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