Investing Profile

Jim Andelman(822)

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Co-founder and Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures

bonfirevc.comSanta Barbara, California

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Jim Andelman's investing connections

72 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Pete Flint (NFX), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), and 69 other investors on Signal.

Networks Jim is a member of

NewCo Network

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University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network

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Current Investing Position

Bonfire Ventures Managing Director

Investment Range

$1M - $3.0M

Sweet Spot

$2.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$20M

Jim Andelman's Investments On Record (34)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Juno	SeedApr 2026$12M	$57M
Co-investors: Evan Moore (Khosla Ventures), Sriram Krishnan (Andreessen Horowitz), Igor Ryabenkiy (Altair Capital Management), Salil Deshpande (Uncorrelated Ventures), Charles Seely (QuantrolOx), Brian Ma (Iterative Capital), Prashant Malik, Balaji Srinivasan, Surojit Chatterjee
Risotto	SeedJan 2026$10M	$11M
Co-investors: Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures ), Dalton Caldwell (Standard Capital)
Alvys	Series BSep 2025$40M Series AJul 2024$26M SeedJun 2023$6M	$72M
Bonsai Health	SeedSep 2025$7M	$7M
Co-investors: Dustin Rosen (Wonder Ventures)
Topline Pro	Series BAug 2025$27M Series AJul 2023$12M SeedOct 2022$5M	$44M
Co-investors: Brian O'Malley (Forerunner Ventures), Soraya Darabi (TMV), Songe LaRon (Squire), Susan Lyne (BBG Ventures), Molly Alter (Northzone)
1Fort AI	SeedApr 2025$10M	$12M
Co-investors: Tim Draper (Draper Associates), Anne Dwane (Village Global)
ChangeEngine	Series AMay 2024$10M SeedFeb 2023$3M	$16M
Co-investors: Adam Struck (Struck Capital), Josh Stein (Threshold Ventures)
Duro	SeedApr 2024$8M SeedNov 2021$4M	$12M
Co-investors: Brad Svrluga (Primary Venture Partners)

Jim Andelman's Media (5)

‎Demo Day Podcast: Jim Andelman on Helping Seed Stage Founders Make Progress Towards Their Mission, Bonfire Ventures on Apple Podcasts

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Jim Andelman -- Bonfire Ventures

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The Journey Continues - Announcing Bonfire II — Bonfire Ventures

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Bonfire Ventures Ignites $100M Fund II (Exclusive)

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100% focused on B2B Software, broadly defined: applications, infra, SMB, enterprise, subscription, usage-based, vertical, horizontal, etc.

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We don't invest in consumer, we rarely invest in hardware,

Jim Andelman's Experience

Board member and Investor TelgorithmPresent

Board member and Investor Topline ProPresent

Co-founder and Managing Director Bonfire VenturesPresent

Board member and Investor GitStartHQ (YC S19) Present

Board member and Investor AlvysPresent

Board member and Investor DuroPresent

Board member emeritus and Investor WriterPresent

Board Member and Investor Optimize.healthPresent

Board member and Investor SwellPresent

Investor CubePresent

Board member Emeritus and Investor WindfallPresent

Board member and Investor Wildfire Systems, IncPresent

Board Member emeritus and Investor BoulevardPresent

Board Member and Investor KittyhawkPresent

Board Member and Investor Fuel50 (Career path software)Present

Investor PostiePresent

Investor DISQOPresent

Founder and Managing Partner Rincon Venture PartnersPresent

Board member and Investor ParticlePresent

Board Member and Investor Rainforest QAPresent

Board member Emeritus and Investor Windfall DataPresent

Board Member and Investor AloftPresent

Board Member and Investor Fuel50Present

Board Member and Investor MNTNPresent

Founder and Managing Partner NewCoPresent

Board Member and Investor Tradesy (acquired)Present

Board Member and Investor Conversion LogicPresent

Board Member and Investor RentlyticsPresent

Board member and Investor CriteoPresent

Board Member and Investor BurstlyPresent

Board Member and Investor Gradient XPresent

Board Member and Investor IntellinotePresent

Principal NewCoPresent

Associate NewCoPresent

Senior Associate NewCoPresent

Board member and Investor GitStartPresent

Board Member and Investor Vivo CarePresent

Founder and Managing Partner University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent

Principal University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent

Associate University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent

Senior Associate University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent

Founder and Managing Partner BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present

Board member and Investor DataPopPresent

Principal BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present

Associate BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present

Senior Associate BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present

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