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Bonfire Ventures Scout Program
Bonfire Ventures Scout Program is Bonfire Ventures' scout program offering exposure to venture capital investment processes for aspiring venture professionals.
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
Overview
What Bonfire Ventures Scout Program offers
What Bonfire Ventures Scout Program is
Bonfire Ventures Scout Program represents an invite-only opportunity to participate in the firm's deal sourcing and investment evaluation process. Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm managing over $1 billion in assets, exclusively focused on B2B software companies. The firm leads a small number of high-conviction investments each year, working closely with exceptional founders to build market-defining companies. The Scout Program leverages individual scouts to identify promising B2B software opportunities early in their development stages. Scouts work with Bonfire's investment team to evaluate opportunities and contribute to the firm's pipeline of potential investments. This role provides exposure to venture capital investment processes, deal sourcing strategies, and direct engagement with Bonfire's investment thesis and team. The program is designed to identify and develop future venture professionals while simultaneously expanding Bonfire's network and deal flow across the B2B software landscape.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Bonfire Ventures 馃敟
- Last reviewed
- June 11, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
Open the glossary entryTerms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Micro Fund
Compensation and economics
Exposure to venture capital processes, participation in deal evaluation, networking with Bonfire's investment team, potential for co-investment opportunities, and development of venture capital expertise.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
Bonfire Ventures leads Seed rounds for business software solutions company founders transforming the industries they target. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company was founded in 2005 by Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen. Bonfire Ventures has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.
Eligibility
Invitation-only. Typically requires relevant experience in B2B software, strong networks, and demonstrated deal sourcing capability.
Selection approach
Invitation-only. Typically requires relevant experience in B2B software, strong networks, and demonstrated deal sourcing capability.
- Stages
- Angel 路 Pre-seed 路 Seed
- Audience
- Scouts 路 Investors 路 Fund Managers
- Geographic eligibility
- United States
- Career stage
- Mid Career 路 Senior
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Main location
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Cohort size
- 11
- Engagement
- Part Time
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
- Admissions
- By Invitation
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Exposure to venture capital processes, participation in deal evaluation, networking with Bonfire's investment team, potential for co-investment opportunities, and development of venture capital expertise.
Outcomes and track record
What the public record shows
Historical activity and reported outcomes provide context, not a guarantee of future results.
- Last recorded cohort
- June 19, 2021
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Bonfire Ventures Scout Program is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Bonfire Ventures 馃敟. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
June 11, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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