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Walter Kortschak

North America, Colorado, United States, Aspen

Description

Walter Kortschak is the Managing Partner at Firestreak Ventures. He attended Caltech, Oregon State University, and the University of Califor...

Investor Profile

Walter Kortschak has backed more than 18 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 8 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Private Equity rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Germany.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Internet, Advertising.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (67%)
  • Series A (17%)
  • Private Equity (6%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)
  • Pre Seed (6%)

Country Focus

  • United States (89%)
  • Germany (11%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Internet
  • Advertising
  • Local Business
  • Saas
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Fintech
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Marketing
  • Health Care
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Walter Kortschak frequently co-invest with?

Cannae Holdings
North America, Nevada, United States, Las Vegas
Co-Investments: 2
Bonfire Ventures
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 2
Genting Berhad
Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Co-Investments: 2
PB
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 2
Founder Collective
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 2
Felicis
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
Kortschak Investments L.P.
North America, Colorado, United States, Aspen
Co-Investments: 9
Cavalry Ventures
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 2
Double M Partners
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Walter Kortschak often collaborate with?

MV
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
CD
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
YS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
GE
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
AH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
EG
Europe, Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
Shared Deals: 1
FA
North America, California, United States, Stanford
Shared Deals: 2
WF
North America, Florida, United States, Jacksonville
Shared Deals: 1
BW
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
TP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Walter Kortschak?

Wordware

San Francisco, California, United States

Wordware enables users to create and host a complete LLM stack for developing AI applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer APIsDeveloper Tools
SeedNov 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Langbase

San Francisco, California, United States

Langbase is the most powerful serverless platform for building AI products. Build, deploy, and scale AI agents with managed memory (RAG).

Developer Tools
Pre SeedAug 1, 2024
Deltia

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Unlocking a new level of productivity in manual processes with the power of computer vision and AI-based analytics

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)B2BComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSSoftware
SeedApr 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,812,525
Finni Health

San Francisco, California, United States

Finni Health is an MSO enabling ABA providers to start and grow their own in-network practices.

Health CareSoftware
Series AMar 1, 2024
Vital Interaction

Austin, Texas, United States

Vital Interaction is a software provider specialized in automating complex communication workflows.

Health CareInformation TechnologySoftware
Series AJan 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Platformatic

San Francisco, California, United States

Platformatic provides backend development platform.

Information TechnologyInternet
SeedJun 1, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
SPREAD AI

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Empower your engineers to accelerate innovation with easy collaboration on all mechatronic data

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BIndustrial EngineeringSaaSSoftware Engineering
Series AMay 3, 2023
Amount Raised: $16,000,000
Sightline Payments

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sightline Payments designs and develops a digital payment solution for the sports betting and casino gaming market.

CasinoFinTechGamblingPaymentsSoftware
Private EquityAug 17, 2021
Amount Raised: $244,000,000
Sightline Payments

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sightline Payments designs and develops a digital payment solution for the sports betting and casino gaming market.

CasinoFinTechGamblingPaymentsSoftware
Series UnknownApr 1, 2021
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Wishlife

South San Francisco, California, United States

A private communication platform that guides families and trusted advisors to build a living legacy of emotional wealth and protection.

Enterprise SoftwareInternetSoftware
SeedOct 14, 2015