Current Firm
Firebrand
Focus
Enterprise, Fintech
John Fein is a former elite distance runner who explicitly connects the discipline, resilience, and long-term mindset of serious running to how he evaluates and supports founders, often referencing endurance, pacing, and consistency as core to his investing style. He ran three Techstars accelerator programs and personally worked with scores of founders before raising a fund, bringing structured programming, dense mentorship, and hands-on company-building habits from Techstars into his day-to-day venture work at Firebrand.
John Fein is a Managing Partner, Firebrand at Firebrand, based in Menlo Park, CA.
John's investment focus spans Enterprise, Fintech, SaaS, primarily investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
John Fein is a Managing Partner, Firebrand at Firebrand, based in Menlo Park, CA. Their investment focus includes Enterprise, Fintech, SaaS.
John Fein focuses on investments in Enterprise, Fintech, SaaS through Firebrand. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
John Fein is currently at Firebrand, headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, serving as Managing Partner, Firebrand.