Fyrfly Venture Partners, LLC
Emerging managerSEC exempt reporting adviser (private fund adviser exemption, under $150M).
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.FYRFLY.VC
- HQ
- CA
FYRFLY Venture Partners is a venture firm that invests in startups building competitive advantage through proprietary data and intelligence. Julie Maples and Philipp Stauffer are listed as founders and general partners of the firm.
New fund likely raising soon
The firm's newest fund is 4 to 7 years past its first sale and no newer Form D has been filed.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Series A, Seed |
| Sectors | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Digital health, Medical devices, Cybersecurity, Hardware, Healthtech, Media |
| Regions | Global | Not enough dated deals | CA, TX |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Media |
| 2016 | 6 | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Cybersecurity |
| 2017 | 5 | Enterprise SaaS, Digital health, Hardware |
| 2018 | 4 | Enterprise SaaS, Medical devices, Data analytics |
| 2019 | 2 | Digital health, Enterprise SaaS, Medical devices |
| 2020 | 1 | Construction and proptech, Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FYRFLY Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. FYRFLY Venture Partners invests in startups that build their competitive advantage through proprietary data and intelligence. Inferred from the firm's website | 2022 | $49.33M to $50M (Form D) | Late investment period |
03 · People across funds
- Julie Maples, Managing Member of the General Partner and the Investment Manager of the Issuer.
FYRFLY Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Philipp Stauffer, Managing Member of the General Partner and the Investment Manager of the Issuer.
FYRFLY Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 27, 2026