Firestreak Ventures

Family office-backed VC firm investing in pre-seed/seed tech companies, focused on cybersecurity, ML, infrastructure, and AI.

Venture Capital Active Aspen, United States Est. 2022
Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
2
in our dataset
Rounds participated
2
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$13.0M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
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About

Firestreak Ventures is a venture capital firm established to support pre-seed and seed stage companies. Founded by Walter Kortschak, the firm operates out of the United States and has a strong focus on sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, open-source technologies, cybersecurity, and blockchain. The firm has built a reputation for backing innovative startups that are poised to disrupt their respective industries. Firestreak Ventures provides not only capital but also strategic support in product design, go-to-market strategies, and talent acquisition, which helps startups navigate early-stage challenges effectively.

Portfolio · 2

Odigos
Observability Platform for Simplifying Distributed Tracing
1 round $13.0M committed Latest: 2024-09
Resolved Security
Open-source Security Platform
1 round Latest: 2024-08

Investment activity

1 portfolio exit on record.

Portfolio by sector

Business Software4
Cyber Security2

Q&A

What is Firestreak Ventures' investment focus?
Firestreak Ventures invests in pre-seed stage companies specializing in developer tooling, infrastructure, open-source software (OSS), cybersecurity, and ML and AI infrastructure.
Can you name some of Firestreak Ventures' recent portfolio companies?
Firestreak Ventures' recent portfolio includes Odigos, an observability platform, and Resolved Security, an open-source security platform.
What is Firestreak Ventures' most recent exit?
Firestreak Ventures had an exit in February 2025 with the acquisition of PerfectScale by DoIt. PerfectScale focused on Kubernetes optimization and governance.
What stages does Firestreak Ventures typically invest in?
Firestreak Ventures primarily invests in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds. According to startupim data, they have made 1 Pre-Seed, 3 Seed, and 2 Series A investments.
Which sectors does Firestreak Ventures concentrate its investments in?
Firestreak Ventures shows a concentration in Business Software and Cyber Security. They have 4 portfolio companies in Business Software and 2 in Cyber Security.
What is the most recent investment activity by Firestreak Ventures?
Firestreak Ventures has been active recently, with new portfolio companies added in September and October 2024, and also in February and August 2024.
Has Firestreak Ventures invested in any companies focused on AI?
Yes, Firestreak Ventures has invested in Qodo, an AI-powered interactive code integrity tool, which raised $121M in its Series B round.
What is the funding stage and amount raised for Permit.io, a Firestreak Ventures portfolio company?
Permit.io, an end-to-end authorization platform, is a Series A portfolio company of Firestreak Ventures and has raised $14M.
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Founded2022