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SignalFire
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Francisco, California 12,022 followers
Built like startups we fund
About us
SignalFire is the first venture capital firm built like a technology company to better solve for the needs of founders. The core of its value-add is Beacon, the AI engine SignalFire has been refining since the firm's launch in 2013. Beacon tracks more than 600 million employees and 80 million companies to guide the fund’s investing and assist portfolio companies with scaling their teams and revenue. SignalFire also helps early-stage founders navigate the toughest parts of building a company at every stage, with expert advisors, 100 skill-building workshops a year, and an in-house team of recruiters, data scientists, PR experts, and go-to-market leaders. With over $2.1 billion in assets under management, SignalFire focuses on investing from seed to scale. The firm’s key sectors include AI/ML, developer tools, B2B SaaS, healthcare, cybersecurity, and consumer.
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2012
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San Francisco, California 94107, US
Employees at SignalFire
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Tom Ryan
CEO at Paramount Streaming -- $7.6B revenue run rate division includes Paramount+ (>71M subs in 3 years, est domestically profitable 2025) and Pluto…
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Jim Stoneham
Partner, SignalFire
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Chris Scoggins
Former builder of companies now helping current builders of companies at Signalfire.
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Greg Badros
Gluroo (we're hiring!) Makes managing diabetes as easy as messaging: Ex-Facebook, Ex-Google, Advisor, Investor
Updates
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Today on the blog, SignalFire’s Head of Developer Community Jarod Reyes shares key learnings for driving devrel success for early stage startups. Read more via the link in comments:
Early-stage founders, are you struggling to win over developers and build your product with their input? Here's a key insight: focus on the "aha moment" in your developer experience. This is when users first interact with your product and realize its value. For Twilio, it was when developers wrote code and received a text message. For Auth0, it was when engineers first reloaded their app and it magically had a login flow. To reach this crucial point: 1. Integrate developer relations into your core marketing strategy. 2. Create bite-sized tutorials guiding developers to the aha moment quickly. 3. Host micro-experiments like hackathons and closed beta tests. 4. Co-create your product with developers, involving them in the roadmap. 5. Target specific sub-communities aligned with your offering. Remember, early-stage developer relations is a lot like product marketing mixed with real-time feedback. Every touchpoint should deliver value and help developers reach that aha moment. Measure success through product metrics like time to first success and conversion rates. Use these insights to improve your developer experience and drive growth. If this is interesting to you, I wrote a much longer piece on it over at our SignalFire blog. You can find a link to the full post in the comments. #DeveloperRelations #EarlyStageStartups #ProductDevelopment
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Excited to dive into the world of vertical AI? Join our next 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 event for an engaging panel discussion on how vertical AI is opening up a new world of tailored solutions for traditionally tech-laggard industries! 🗓 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: October 16, 2024 🕔 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM PT Hosted by Wayne Hu, Partner at SignalFire, featuring a panel of successful founders in the vertical AI space: 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗲: CEO and Co-founder of Smith.ai 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗶: CEO and Co-founder of Peer AI 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿: Co-founder of Blue Voice Plus, network with fellow AI enthusiasts over snacks and drinks! Regster via the link in comments 🔗 Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and connect!
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲” 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗬𝗖! On 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟗𝘁𝗵, SignalFire and 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 are co-hosting a transformative evening exploring the impactful potential of AI in healthcare. From predictive diagnostics to operational efficiency, our esteemed guests will delve into how AI is reshaping patient care, clinical workflows, and healthcare systems at scale. Join us in SignalFire’s NYC HQ for compelling content, captivating conversation, and natural networking. 🎤 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 Suchi Saria - Founder & CEO, Bayesian Health Erik Duhaime - Cofounder & CEO, Centaur Labs Steve Yaskin - CEO, Health Gorilla Marc d. Paradis - VP of Data Strategy, Northwell Holdings 🍻 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁: Great food, good conversations, and hopefully a dash of inspiration. Real stories from experienced executives that are shaping the future of AI in healthcare The chance to meet fellow founders and builders in healthcare and AI 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Wednesday, October 9th 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: SignalFire HQ, New York Register via the link in comments! #Healthcare #AI #SignalFire
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On October 23rd, SignalFire is hosting a Developer Career Happy Hour at our San Francisco HQ. This event is all about helping developers navigate their career paths by hearing from industry leaders and networking with experts. We’re excited to welcome Alan Shreve, Founder & CEO of ngrok, to share with the group. Sign up below!
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The healthcare industry is at a crossroads, facing challenges similar to those the banking sector encountered with the rise of online and mobile services. Just as digital-native fintech companies disrupted traditional banking, digital health startups are now targeting the most profitable service lines of healthcare systems, offering improved customer experiences at lower costs. Enter Praia Health, a personalization platform that's addressing these urgent needs. By enabling health systems to offer fully integrated experiences to their patients, Praia is helping providers compete effectively with digital-native healthcare companies. Praia represents the fourth generation of patient engagement technology, building on the foundations laid by earlier innovations. It offers a comprehensive suite that uses AI and rules-based intelligence to automate patient interactions and improve overall experience. Developed over two-and-a-half years under Providence, one of the top ten health systems in the U.S. by net patient revenue size, Praia has demonstrated a strong return on investment through increased patient visits and retention. As healthcare continues to generate vast amounts of data, Praia's platform is poised to unlock tremendous value, enabling personalized, privacy-compliant patient engagement. For health systems ready to embrace the digital future, Praia offers a way forward that respects both patient trust and regulatory compliance while driving business results. It's not just a tool, but a transformative partner in healthcare's ongoing evolution. See the comments for our post about why we invested. #healthtech #patientengagement #venturecapital #healthcareinnovation
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👩💻𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿! On 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟐𝟑𝗿𝗱, SignalFire is hosting a 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 at our San Francisco HQ. This event is all about helping developers navigate their career paths by hearing from industry leaders and networking with experts. We’re excited to welcome Alan Shreve, Founder & CEO of ngrok, who will be sharing his career journey and providing valuable insights for developers at any stage of their career. 🎤 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲 Alan will take us through the twists and turns of his career, sharing what he’s learned from building @ngrok into a developer-first platform loved by engineers worldwide. 💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? This event is designed to help you answer some of the 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 you may have about your career: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜/𝗠𝗟? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀? You’ll also have the chance to meet and network with 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 and members of our team. These are the kinds of connections that could shape your career in unexpected ways. 💡 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗩𝗖? Engaging with a VC like SignalFire gives you access to 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 on: 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 and how you can align your career with them. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 that VCs and founders look for in developers. 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 to future leadership or entrepreneurial roles. 🍻 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁: Great food, good conversations, and hopefully a dash of inspiration. Real stories from Alan Shreve and the SignalFire team about navigating the tech world. The chance to meet fellow developers and expand your network in a relaxed setting. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday, October 23rd 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: SignalFire HQ, San Francisco This is more than just a networking event—it’s an opportunity to learn from those who have shaped their careers in tech and find guidance on how to build yours. Come curious, leave inspired! Apply via the link in comments! #DeveloperCareer #AI #SignalFire #ngrok
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As 2024's hiring roller coaster continues, SignalFire's Heather Doshay shared tips with Fast Company for job seekers navigating the current hiring climate. See the full article at the link in comments!
🌈 🦋 💰 🎉 Historically, September is a perfect confluence of candidates and open roles in the jobs market. 🌧 🌧 🌧 🌧 This year, however, has been a perfect storm. Fast Company talked with talent leaders (including me!) about why the #septembersurge this year was more of a blip, and what YOU can do about it as a job seeker (especially new grads 👩🎓). Check it out below and if we missed any tips you'd recommend, please share in the comments to help all job seekers! 🙌 https://lnkd.in/gXHRdPQs #jobmarket #hiring #newgrad #advice
Why this year’s ‘September Surge’ might be more like a blip
fastcompany.com
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Burned-out and underpaid healthcare professionals deserve a better career, so Moxie helps them start and grow their own medspas. After leading its last round, we're excited to back Dan F. and Moxie again. Read more in TechCrunch https://lnkd.in/ggjBU_DX
🎉 BIG NEWS! 🎉 We’re proud to announce our Series B funding, led by Lachy Groom and SignalFire, joining the ranks of the fastest-growing players in the $17 billion medspa industry! 🚀 With over 10,000 medspas nationwide and 100,000+ employed in the field, it’s clear that the demand for aesthetic treatments is booming – and we're just getting started. Read our CEO Dan Friedman's note on why we raised, our launch of Compliance Defender, and why supporting independent medspas is more important than ever: https://lnkd.in/g4g5J5E5 We have big plans for the future and are thankful you’re a part of our journey—we’re honored to be part of yours. 💜✨ #SeriesB #medspaindustry #aestheticmedicine #growthmode
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🚀 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 🎮 We’re excited to invite you to an unforgettable evening at SignalFire's AI Arcade Night, hosted by our very own AI Lab. Get ready for a fun time where technology meets entertainment and connections are forged over fun and games! 🗓 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday, September 26, 2024 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT Join fellow AI founders, builders, and SignalFire team members, including Ryan Wexler and @veronica mercado, for a night filled with epic games, delicious snacks, and invaluable connections. ✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱: -Engage with industry leaders and innovators -Show off your gaming skills or just relax with fellow builders -Build relationships that could shape the future of AI Spots are limited, apply via the link in comments to secure your place at this exclusive event. #SignalFire #GameNight #AIInnovation #Networking #TechEvents #AIArcadeNight