Ignition was founded by investment partners at the leading venture capital and hedge funds with expertise in investing in both private startups and the public stock markets. They have led and continue to manage $2Bn+ in deal volume and assets under management in the technology and healthcare space.

 

Ignition team has an industry-leading track record and has led several companies from initial early stage investment to exits by both IPO and acquisition. Ignition founders are active Board Directors and Board committee chairs for a number of innovative private companies.

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Ignition founders have extensive experience across the entire life cycle of investing and company building. Range of investments span from seeding and incubating companies to leading $100M+ sized checks into growth-stage companies alongside Blue-chip investment syndicates. They have in-depth insight as key members of investment committees of top firms and have built and led research & investment teams from the ground up. Serving as hands-on Board members on a number of large private board positions, they have chaired Board committees for Business Development, Finance, Audit and Executive Compensation.

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Prior to investing, Ignition founders have built up a robust corporate finance and technical background working investment bankers at top bulge-bracket banks supporting multi-billion dollar M&A transactions and IPOs. Founders studied Engineering and Computer science at top Ivy-League and conducted research at one of the most prolific labs at the university.