Ironfire Ventures

Ironfire Ventures is a cross-border fund that provides in-house design and research services for portfolio companies. Specializing in direct investments, they focus on venture capital investments in startups from seed to series B in AI/ML, Lifestyle, Marketplaces, and Enterprise Software categories. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ironfire Ventures also has offices in Beijing, China and Central, Hong Kong.

Richard Chan

Managing Partner

Jacky Chan

Managing Partner

Dylan Chiu

Associate

36 past transactions

remote.it (pronounced remote 'it') is unleashing private networks from legacy dependencies including hardware dependence, open ports on the Internet, on-premise configuration, and one-by-one management of individual networked devices. Founded by networking experts who's previous company invented hardware TCP/IP (acquired by NVIDIA) the companies cloud service allows for secure management of network assets from anywhere. Popular use cases include: managing cloud instances, IoT devices, remote access, remote work, and allowing legacy networking equipment to be managed from the cloud. The remote.it service is used by tens of thousands of businesses to managed devices in over 180 countries across the globe.

Krisp

Seed Round in 2018
Krisp app makes remote workers more professional. With Krisp you can take calls from wherever you want without worrying about privacy and background noise. The app works with all conferencing and recording apps out of the box. It also supports any headset and microphone (built-in, Bluetooth or USB).

Streem

Seed Round in 2014
Streem offers unlimited cloud storage for you to store, stream, and share your media. Streem is a magical drive on your device that lives in the cloud and gives you unlimited space. You can put files into Streem, free up space on your computer and mobile devices, and instantly access and share your content anywhere, anytime. Unlike other cloud storage tools, Streem takes up no space on your computer, but still gives you instant access to your files without any lag. All media on Streem is converted on-the-fly so you can access it seamlessly regardless of the device or bandwidth.

Love With Food

Seed Round in 2014
LoveWithFood.com is a marketing platform that collects product intelligence data for consumer food brands trying to reach female consumers ages 25-45. Our platform help brands send out their products to our community of highly engaging foodies who pay a small monthly fee to discover new, organic, all-natural products at their door and collect product feedback. By bridging an offline and online experience, LoveWithFood's technology helps consumer brands cut their marketing and research cost by 99%. LoveWithFood client list include General Mills, Nestle, Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate, SoyJoy, Lindt Chocolates and many more. For every snack box delivered, Love With Food donates a meal to feed a hungry child in America. To date, Love With Food has donated more than 250,000 meals to feed hungry children in the U.S.

PredictionIO

Seed Round in 2014
PredictionIO is an open source machine learning server for software developers to create predictive features, such as personalization, recommendation and content discovery. PredictionIO enables developers and data engineers to build smarter apps. Developers can add predictive features to their web or mobile applications easily through a simple set of APIs. For instance, they can provide product recommendations in the way Amazon does, or news recommendations in the same fashion as Flipboard, with just a few lines of code.

Caviar

Seed Round in 2013
Caviar is the easiest way for consumers and businesses to order food from favorite local eateries with the ability to live-track the order on a map. Browse a picture menu, place the order, and we'll deliver within 1 hour. Caviar offers restaurants a delivery solution in just a few minutes without any infrastructure, logistical, or operational costs.

Neurona Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2021
Neurona Therapeutics Inc. develops cell-based therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. The company develop therapeutic compositions of specific nerve cells for targeted delivery into the injured nervous system. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

ImpriMed

Seed Round in 2018
ImpriMed, Inc. provides drug testing services. It looks into drug responses of patient’s live cancer cells before treatment. The company collects gene and cell information from pets’ cancer cells, and translates into human oncology, and provides research insights into fighting human cancer. Its services allow veterinary oncologists to decide a final treatment regimen. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Palo Alto, California with a branch office in Seoul, South Korea.

Area 28 Technologies Limited

Private Placement in 2019
Area 28 Technologies Limited develops a cloud-based collaboration platform and game engine. Its platform allows developer and users to deliver products to global workforce through a continuous integration development platform. Area 28 Technologies Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

Defined.ai

Private Placement in 2020
DefinedCrowd develops a Crowd-as-a-Service intelligent data platform intended to accelerate enterprise data training and modeling. The company's platform combines machine learning and data science with crowd-sourcing to help companies to easily manage their global data collection and data enrichment efforts, enabling enterprises to improve quality, scalability and time-to-market for their artificial intelligence and natural language processing applications.

Mojo Sport

Series A in 2020
Mojo is an education and training services information center. the Services use cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs, and JavaScript to enable servers to recognize web browsers, their Services, analyze trends, learn user base and operate and improve Services. pieces of data– usually text files – placed on a computer, tablet, phone, or similar device used that access services.

Genomelink

Seed Round in 2018
Awaken, Inc. operates a genome research and data platform. The company’s platform allows users to upload their DNA data and learn their different genetic traits. It provides ancestry, body traits, food, nutrition, sports, personality, and intelligence information. Awaken, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan.

Area28 Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
Area 28 is a game technology company that develops a collaborative Google-Docs-like platform for game developers. The platform enables developers to design, develop and distribute entertainment more effectively in today's global, multi-platform environment. Area28's Content Development Suite (CDS) is the first and only cloud-based game engine that combines service-oriented architecture with a high performance runtime engine. GDS sets itself apart by enabling real-time collaborative development for game developers working on the same project.

CoinAlpha, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Hummingbot is an open source high-frequency (HFT) software client that allows anyone to run automated, algorithmic trading strategies that were previously available only to Wall Street hedge funds. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Stanford University's StartX Fund, Hummingbot is the leading open source algorithmic trading platform for crypto. The Hummingbot client also powers our liquidity mining platform, which is a data-driven, digital marketplace for crowd-sourced, decentralized market making that is changing the way financial markets are created and traded.

SMBX

Pre Seed Round in 2018
SMBX, Inc. operates an online funding portal, which offers a small business marketplace network for buying and selling small business financial securities and bonds. The company’s portal enable users to discover and invest in businesses and enables small businesses to offer bonds directly to the public without banks and standard regulatory fees. It also operates a mobile application to provide its services. SMBX, Inc. was formerly known as Peerhood, LLC. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Hopsy

Seed Round in 2016
Hopsy is an online marketplace featuring the best local craft breweries in your region, and delivering draft beer directly to your doorstep. We are changing the way beer is consumed and purchased by making it possible for beer lovers to order beer online directly form the best local microbreweries, bypassing local supermarkets.

Iota Biosciences

Private Placement in 2018
Iota Biosciences, Inc. manufactures Medical devices in the nature of wireless sensors and devices to monitor, measure, and stimulate internal nerves, muscles, and organs for electroceutical applications for use in treating immune and neural disorders. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Berkeley, California. As of October 29, 2020, Iota Biosciences, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc.

Zendar

Series A in 2017
Zendar Inc. manufactures radars for autonomous vehicles. The company's radars provide self-reliant cars with high-resolution imagining in bad weather, allowing all-weather autonomy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Workpop

Venture Round in 2016
Workpop, Inc. operates an online job posting and hiring platform. It provides an online job search tool for users or individuals; and candidate sourcing, applicant screening, employee onboarding, and team management tool for employers. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Santa Monica, California. As of September 10, 2018, Workpop, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

SMBX

Private Placement in 2018
SMBX, Inc. operates an online funding portal, which offers a small business marketplace network for buying and selling small business financial securities and bonds. The company’s portal enable users to discover and invest in businesses and enables small businesses to offer bonds directly to the public without banks and standard regulatory fees. It also operates a mobile application to provide its services. SMBX, Inc. was formerly known as Peerhood, LLC. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Chain of Demand

Seed Round in 2018
Chain of Demand uses AI and big data to track and predict sales demand for fashion brands. Their intuitive and beautiful dashboard highlights winning products and drives purchase optimization to reduce inventory risk, positively impacts markdowns and increases overall cash flow.

Dash Robotics

Seed Round in 2015
Dash Robotics specializes in the fields of designing a mechanical function, app development, and data collection. The company is building the backbone of connected toys by creating technology to reimagine what's possible for the toy and gaming brands. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Hayward, California.

2HZ,INC.

Private Placement in 2018
2HZ,INC. operates in the technology industry. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Yerevan, Armenia.

CTAccel Limited

Private Placement in 2018
CTAccel Limited develops heterogeneous computing solutions. It offers CTAccel Image Processor for AWS Cloud; CTAccel Image Processing (CIP) accelerator for Intel PAC; and CTAccel Image Processing (CIP) accelerator for Alveo U200. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in China.

Cloudo Kids

Angel Round in 2016
Cloudo Kids Limited owns and operates a retail store for children’s clothing in the United Kingdom. The company offers trousers and leggings, sweaters, tops, T-shirts, cardigans and sweaters, leggings, coats and jackets, loafers, slip-ons, boots, shorts and skirts, hats, skirts, dresses, socks and tights, cardigans, bodysuits, Polo shirts, shirts, bodysuits, jackets, headbands, swimwear, sweatshirts, bags, underwear, vests, playsuits, tracksuits, bloomers, tights, scarves, pre-walkers, booties, socks, waistcoats, coats, and jumpers for babies. It also provides cardigans and sweaters, coats and jackets, dresses, headbands, playsuits and jumpsuits, swimwear, shorts and skirts, socks and tights, tops, tracksuits, underwear, and trousers and leggings for girls; and cardigans and sweaters, coats and jackets, outfit sets, shorts, socks, swimwear, tops, tracksuits, underwear, and trousers for boys. In addition, the company offers accessories, including hats, bags, scarves, bodysuits, backpacks, sunglasses, and socks for boys and girls; shoes, including boots, babies and toddlers, loafers and pumps, sandals, and trainers; and toys and gifts, including babies, jewelry, and dolls and accessories. It also sells products online. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Fashion GPS

Series A in 2013
Launchmetrics is a Brand Performance Cloud that arms fashion, luxury, and beauty executives with the tools and data to create inspiring, shareworthy, and measurable experiences to attract today’s modern consumer. With over a decade of experience, the company develops software that helps companies in the fashion, luxury, and cosmetics sectors, helping them grow their businesses and streamline their processes. It is the most essential and trusted technology in the industry, yielding an unrivaled market penetration to 50% of the top 100 luxury brands worldwide in addition to fashion, beauty, and retailer giants such as Dior, Fendi, TopShop, Shiseido, NET-A-PORTER, Adidas, and more. Founded in NYC, with operating headquarters in Paris, Launchmetrics has employees in eight markets and support in five languages. The company works with over 1,000 brands as well as partners like IMG, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the British Fashion Council, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Pitti Immagine, and Google, to accelerate their business and build lasting exposure.

SkyKick

Venture Round in 2014
SkyKick helps IT solution providers build more successful cloud businesses. Their SaaS products and platform are designed to make it easy and efficient for IT partners to migrate, backup, and manage their customers in the cloud. It also provides software products and platforms to migrate, backup, and manage technology services. SkyKick was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA.

CoinAlpha, Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
CoinAlpha, Inc. develops technologies that enable developers, traders, and fintech companies to create contract-based financial products. It offers Basket Protocol, an open-source protocol for Ethereum tokens; and Fund Protocol, an open-source protocol for fund administration needs. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Mountain View, California.

Iota Biosciences

Series A in 2018
Iota Biosciences, Inc. manufactures Medical devices in the nature of wireless sensors and devices to monitor, measure, and stimulate internal nerves, muscles, and organs for electroceutical applications for use in treating immune and neural disorders. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Berkeley, California. As of October 29, 2020, Iota Biosciences, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc.

Gradescope

Venture Round in 2018
Gradescope, Inc. develops a grading platform for schools and departments. The company's software enables instructors to grade paper-based assignments and exams online, and also provides feedback for students. It also helps instructors to see detailed assignment and question analytics. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Berkeley, California. As of October 3, 2018, Gradescope, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Turnitin, LLC.

Grand Leader Technology Limited

Private Placement in 2020
Grand Leader Technology Limited operates a multimedia platform that strives to share the love of cooking and support a healthy lifestyle. The company’s platform focuses on sharing recipes suitable for home cooking with pictures and videos. Its platform enables users to record and share their cooking inspiration and enjoy the fun of cooking. The company’s DayDayCook content is available through various channels, including its website, mobile applications, social media, major video websites, television programs, cookbooks, and studios. Grand Leader Technology Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

Daydaycook

Series C in 2020
DayDayCook was founded in December, 2012. They are Hong Kong’s largest cooking multimedia platform and have community with monthly users totaly more than 400,000. Today, as more and more users aspire to a higher quality of life, food safety, and health, DayDayCook has become a platform for original recipes and cooking advice, helping their users to maintain a healthy lifestyle. DayDayCook inspires a young generation to cook and enjoy both traditional and modern Asian recipes through a variety of distribution channels including digital and traditional publishing with high quality and easy-to-follow recipes. DayDayCook has millions of monthly viewers over its broad reach including website, mobile apps, videos, and books. With a strong and dedicated fan base including over 275,000 Facebook fans, DayDayCook also brings goods to the consumer through its e-commerce store 'The DayDayCook Shop'

Defined.ai

Series B in 2020
DefinedCrowd develops a Crowd-as-a-Service intelligent data platform intended to accelerate enterprise data training and modeling. The company's platform combines machine learning and data science with crowd-sourcing to help companies to easily manage their global data collection and data enrichment efforts, enabling enterprises to improve quality, scalability and time-to-market for their artificial intelligence and natural language processing applications.

Workpop

Series A in 2014
Workpop, Inc. operates an online job posting and hiring platform. It provides an online job search tool for users or individuals; and candidate sourcing, applicant screening, employee onboarding, and team management tool for employers. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Santa Monica, California. As of September 10, 2018, Workpop, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

CT Accel

Series A in 2018
CTAccel Ltd. is founded in March 2016. The core team of CTAccel comes from the FPGA team of Clustertech Ltd. The team has been involved in the development of FPGA based heterogeneous computing solution for Datacenter since 2013. They have a 20-strong R&D team, with most its members holding an advance degree in science and engineering from top universities in the world and have extensive experience in algorithm design, FPGA design, hardware/ software codesign, system optimization and software engineering. Their team focus on accelerating image processing in Internet Data Center. Their patented CTAccel Image Processor (CIP) improves the performance and efficiency of image processing in datacenters.

Boxbot

Seed Round in 2018
Boxbot is a startup group of engineering and operations professionals who believe in building technology that will solve real business problems, at scale. We’re starting with the challenge of last-mile logistics, which is the single most expensive part of any delivery. Boxbot's product integrates years of advancements in robotics and autonomous technologies into a scalable end-to-end solution built to optimize the experiences of suppliers and consumers.