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Aayush is a senior associate at SignalFire focused on venture and growth-stage software investments. He previously worked at JMI Equity and began his career at Boston Consulting Group.

Alex is an entrepreneur, executive, and investor focused on technology, data, and strategy. He co-founded ZaiNar and BlueKai, which Oracle acquired in 2014.

Andrew joined SignalFire in 2023 to assist the portfolio with talent acquisition initiatives across Go-to-Market functions.

Asher is head of research at SignalFire, where he develops analyses and tools to inform investment decisions and support portfolio companies. He previously worked at Block's CashApp and Medium.

SignalFire is a venture capital firm that provides data and advice to its portfolio companies.

SignalFire describes itself as a venture capital firm built as a technology company and offers data, advice, and support from seed to scale.

SignalFire offers teams, industry analyses, and risk management for machine learning investments and healthcare innovations.

Inworld acquires Seattle voice AI startup Ultravox, formerly Fixie, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2022 by Google and Apple veterans, Ultravox builds speech models for real-time, natural-sounding AI voice agents. The acquisition gives Inworld technology for managing turn-taking and interruptions in voice conversations, while Ultravox customers are slated to move to Inworld’s Realtime TTS-2 voice technology.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

Outmarket raises a $34.5 million Series B to use AI to automate paperwork and other administrative tasks for commercial insurance agencies and brokers. SignalFire leads the round, which includes Fika Ventures, Permanent Capital Ventures, TTV Capital, and Dash Fund, and values the company at $355 million; it follows a $17 million Series A four months earlier. Since launching a new product 14 months ago, Outmarket has attracted more than 300 insurance agencies, including 25% of the top 100.

Sep 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Blue Voice emerges from stealth with $6 million in funding led by SignalFire and Las Olas VC, offering police officers real-time AI guidance on department policies and laws. Officers at 225 county agencies across 25 states use the platform daily; it cites original regulations and provides detailed school maps for active-shooter emergencies. The company also develops tools to help detectives solve cold cases.

Aug 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

SignalFire finds that engineering is the most resilient job function in tech, despite concerns that AI coding tools will replace software engineers. Its analysis of hiring data across more than 80 million companies shows hiring at large tech companies is 25% below 2019 levels, while engineering hiring is down just 11%. Engineers make up 55% of new hires at 12 major tech companies, and early-stage startups hire 7% more engineers than in 2019.

Jun 2026 · TechCrunchNews article