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Firebrand Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Podcast

Claire Hansen, Partner at Firebrand Ventures, appeared on the Atlanta Startup Podcast (Ep. 188) discussing her journey from Principal to Partner, seed diligence rhythms, and Firebrand's approach to investing in non-coastal hubs.

Firebrand

FirebrandFirebrand

atlantastartuppodcast.com

Added recently

Exit

Firebrand portfolio company Dwolla, an account-to-account payments infrastructure provider, was acquired by NMI (Network Merchants Inc.). The combined entity processes nearly $700B in annual transaction volume.

Dwolla

Dwolla Firebrand

nmi.comMAY 19, 2026

MAY 19, 2026

Investment

The Hill Fund by Firebrand backed Ideem, a cybersecurity company building device-centered authentication.

Ideem

IdeemFirebrand

thehillfund.comNOV 7, 2025

NOV 7, 2025

New Fund

Closed The Hill Fund ($40M) dedicated to supporting exceptional founders with Kansas University connections.

The Hill Fund

Firebrand

thehillfund.comNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Investment

Invested in Ideem's $1.2M seed funding round through The Hill Fund, supporting the cybersecurity platform founded by serial entrepreneur Toby Rush.

Ideem

IdeemFirebrand

bizjournals.comOCT 30, 2025

OCT 30, 2025

Milestone

Systrends acquired HData's Compliance solution for FERC accounting and financial reporting.

HData

HData Firebrand

blog.hdata.comOCT 1, 2025

OCT 1, 2025

Investment

Participated in LODAS Markets seed investment, supporting the real estate fintech platform enabling liquidity for non-listed REIT investments.

LODAS Markets

LODAS Markets Firebrand

startlandnews.comOCT 2025

OCT 2025

Team Change

The Hill Fund (Firebrand's $40M KU-connected startup fund) added Jeremy Tasset as Venture Partner and Will Manson as Associate, both KU alumni.

Firebrand

FirebrandFirebrand

thehillfund.comJUN 30, 2025

JUN 30, 2025

Investment

The Hill Fund by Firebrand backed Qualytics' $10M Series A led by BMW i Ventures.

Qualytics

Qualytics Firebrand

thehillfund.comJUN 23, 2025

press.bmwgroup.com

prnewswire.com

JUN 23, 2025

New Fund

Launched The Hill Fund by Firebrand Ventures to back KU-connected founders.

The Hill Fund

Firebrand

thehillfund.comMAY 14, 2025

MAY 14, 2025