14,000 People. One Compounding Machine.
We just crossed 14,000 people on Team Ignite.
Founders. Operators. Tech executives. LPs. Family offices. Exited founders. Co-investors.
That number matters. But not for the reason you think.
It’s not a milestone. It’s a moat.
Here's what's actually being built: an AI-native venture platform that gets smarter the more we do. Think Y Combinator — high volume, systematic, early-stage — but with a networked data and AI flywheel underneath everything.
Every company we evaluate adds signal. Every founder we back deepens the network. Every LP and operator adds customer surface area. Every co-investor accelerates follow-on momentum.
That data feeds our models. Better models improve screening. Better screening improves portfolio quality. A stronger portfolio compounds the network. A denser network improves deal flow.
Rinse. Repeat. Improve.
And sitting on top of all of it: distribution.
One million impressions across social, the Ignite Podcast, and our blog each month. That means our founders get amplified. Talent and customers find them. Downstream investors see momentum early. The best inbound founders start finding us.
Signal → Amplification → Better deals → Stronger outcomes → More signal → Better AI and Automation
This is not transactional venture. It’s venture as a continuously learning system.
To everyone who’s part of this 14,000: you’re not in a database. You’re inside a network built to compound.
Our latest marked up fund is actively raising and deploying. If you want in on an AI-driven platform designed to get better with every investment — reach out.
We’re still early.
— Brian