Watchfire Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Santa Barbara, California, founded in 2020 by Patrick Dillingham and Sean Koffel. The firm invests in companies across four verticals: consumer products, commerce infrastructure software, industrial modernization technology, and tech-enabled services.
Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.4M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
5
Fund Size
$150M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
PD
Patrick Dillingham
Managing Director
JM
Jack Mosbacher
Partner
SK
Sean Koffel
Co-founder
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stay Ai | Series A | $9M | May 2024 |
 The Renatural | Seed | $2M | Jan 2024 |
| BBlack Buffalo Inc. | Series A | $30M | Aug 2022 |
 CommerceBear | Seed | $10.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Gearflow | Unknown | $5.5M | Jan 2022 |
Top Co-Investors
Circle Ventures1 shared
Larsen Ventures1 shared
Telescope Partners1 shared
RiverPark Ventures1 shared
Vanterra Ventures1 shared
Inovia Capital1 shared
Operator Partners1 shared
Garage Capital1 shared
FJ Labs1 shared
Alumni Ventures1 shared
Brick & Mortar Ventures1 shared
Fearless Fund1 shared
Ingeborg Investments1 shared
Last updated: 7 September 2026