When Chris Farmer founded SignalFire in 2013, his thesis was simple but radical: venture capital was ripe for disruption not by new partners or geographies, but by machine learning. At a time when most investors still leaned on gut instinct and Rolodexes, Farmer was betting on code. A decade later, that bet is paying off.
SignalFire just announced over $1 billion in new capital across multiple funds, its largest raise to date. That brings total assets under management to more than $3 billion. The fresh capital includes $200 million for pre-seed and seed, $500 million for breakout-stage companies, and $700 million in follow-on funding. The firm plans to deploy this across 100+ pre-seed and 60+ seed investments over the next 2.5 years, with check sizes ranging from $100,000 to $30 million
SignalFire Bet On AI Before It Was Cool And Now It Has $1B To Spend
- By Anshika Mathews
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We’re not chasing the AI hype cycle.
