Jim Andelman

Co-founder and Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures

📍 Santa Barbara, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 30 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board member and Investor
Jan 2026
We’re modernizing tax work by equipping tax pros with the tools theyve always wanted. Junos AI-powered tools ease the pressure without compromising accuracy or control. Because when youre not buried in busywork, youre free to do what you do best: bring insights, offer strategy, and deliver higher value to the clients who count on you.
Board Member and Investor
Nov 2025
Risotto is an AI-native internal support platform that automatically resolves 40-60% of IT and HR tickets. Built by IT, for IT—and loved by employees. Traditional help desks bolt AI onto legacy systems. We built Risotto AI-native from day one, with conversational understanding, screenshot reasoning, and end-to-end workflow orchestration built in from the ground up. Risotto integrates with your existing tools (Slack, MS Teams, Jira, Okta, Google Workspace, Zendesk, Freshservice) to automate common support tasks like access provisioning, password resets, general knowledge questions, and approval workflows—all while maintaining enterprise-grade security. What makes us different: •AI-native architecture, not retrofitted AI •Multi-department support (IT, HR, Legal, Finance) out of the box •Continuous learning from your teams conversations Trusted by: Gusto, Superhuman, Retool, Fundrise, ThoughtSpot, Jobber, Vidyard, Trust & Will, Hazel Health, and more. Backed by Y Combinator (W24), Bonfire Capital, and 645 Ventures.
Board member and Investor
Dec 2023
◯˚GitStart turns tickets into pull requests for engineering teams. GitStart is backed by engineering leaders like the CTOs of Microsoft and Meta, and was successfully deployed on some of the most complex codebases like Firefox Android, Union Bank, and SourceGraph.
Board member and Investor
Apr 2023
Move 22 % more loads - no extra headcount. Alvys is the all-in-one TMS built by truckers + technologists. 1,000 + fleets already kill busywork and increase shipper scorecards with Alvys. Why teams roll with Alvys: -Modern Infrastructure: Cloud-Native, Native EDI, Open API, 120 + Integrations (Samsara, Motive, QuickBooks, DAT…). -Live Driver App (that drivers actually like). -Marketplace w/ all your favorite load boards. -Alvys Intelligence throughout the platform = massive time savings. -Accounting on autopilot: same day invoicing, e-checks, automated driver pay, and so much more! Demo Today: Alvys.com/Get-Started
Board member and Investor
Jul 2022
Topline Pro (formerly ProPhone) believes that home service pros and small businesses are the backbone of the economy and have gone too long without the right technologies. Topline Pro is a Generative AI platform enabling home service businesses to be easily discovered, trusted and booked, directly. The AI-driven interface rapidly and affordably creates a custom, SEO-optimized website along with a application to help sync content to and from local listings, put social media communications on autopilot and enable the business owner to easily get paid online.
Board member and Investor
Feb 2022
Telgorithm was established in 2021 by telecom veterans who, with 20+ years of collective experience, saw a massive need to set a new standard for automation, quality, and transparency in the cloud communication space. Telgorithm is the only SMS & MMS API to automate the entire journey of registration, onboarding, activation, and supporting long-term compliant messaging, helping businesses increase revenue while decreasing overhead costs. Plus, we guarantee message deliverability with unique, patent-pending smart queueing tech, so messages are never dropped or blocked due to exceeding volume limits. Upgrade for a more reliable messaging experience, ignite your ROI and scale your business with Telgorithm.
Board member and Investor
Dec 2021
Duro helps disruptive hardware teams design and build products faster. We offer an intuitive PLM for everyone involved with the hardware development process to make timely decisions and move with agility. Our cloud-native PLM platform includes predefined agile workflows to manage sourcing, BOMs, change orders and revisions. Duro can be implemented quickly to accelerate your design and development process without compromising quality. Pre-built integrations with leading hardware partners, make it easy to centralize data in minutes without costly integrations. Forward-thinking engineering teams in space tech, industrial robotics, IoT and consumer electronics organizations all rely on Duro to manage their product data. Join us to accelerate hardware innovation. COMPANY BACKGROUND Headquartered in Los Angeles, Duro is a privately held Seed funded company. It was founded in 2017 by Michael Corr and Kellan OConnor, two engineers who are passionate about making hardware development more efficient.
Board member and Investor
Dec 2020
Swell is the flexible, API-first ecommerce platform that empowers brands to build unique online experiences at a fraction of the cost of going custom. Build today, and scale tomorrow, with Swell. Trusted by over 1,000 users and counting.
Investor
Mar 2020
Cube is the first spreadsheet-native FP&A platform that focuses on meeting strategic finance teams where they already live and enhancing the workflows they use every day. By pairing the ease and familiarity of Excel & Google Sheets with the structure of a purpose-built FP&A platform, Cube helps companies of all sizes plan and analyze for the unexpected and stay ahead of changes. To learn more, visit cubesoftware.com. Subscribe to the Finance Fix: https://www.cubesoftware.com/finance-fix-newsletter
Board member emeritus and Investor
Feb 2020
WRITER is where the world’s leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. With WRITERS end-to-end platform, teams can build, activate, and supervise AI agents that are grounded in their company’s data and fueled by WRITERS enterprise-grade LLMs. From faster product launches to deeper financial research to better clinical trials, companies are quickly transforming their most important business processes for the AI era in partnership with WRITER. Founded in 2020, WRITER delivers unmatched ROI for hundreds of customers like Accenture, Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard and is backed by investors including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Insight Partners, Balderton, B Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, and others. Learn more at writer.com
Board Member and Investor
Jan 2020
Optimize Health is a leading provider of remote care solutions and services that allows providers to provide care to patients and stay connected outside of office visits. Our solution improve patient outcomes, reduces hospitalizations, and lowers treatment cost for the support and management of chronic conditions. Contact us for a free consultation to see how RPM and Optimize Health could help your practice to provide better care for patients.
Board member Emeritus and Investor
May 2019
Windfall is a people intelligence and AI company that gives go-to-market teams actionable insights. By democratizing access to people data, organizations can intelligently prioritize go-to-market resources to drive greater business outcomes. Powered by best-in-class machine learning and artificial intelligence, Windfall activates insights into workflows that engage the right people for each respective organization. More than 1,500 data-driven organizations use Windfall to power their business. For more information, please visit www.windfall.com.
Board member and Investor
Jul 2018
Wildfire’s white-label loyalty platform creates more value for your customers with shopping companions that offer cashback rewards, deliver compelling coupons, highlight product upsells, and feature your program benefits, to increase revenue, engagement, and loyalty for your business. The company is based in San Diego and was founded in 2017.
Board Member and Investo
May 2018
Boulevard is the business management platform trusted by the fastest-growing salons, spas, and med spas. We’ve earned the trust of thousands of businesses across the nation by striving to give them the same incredible service and support they give their clients. Our innovative platform delivers personalized, enjoyable experiences with online appointment scheduling, seamless business management, marketing, and payments that are simple, elegant, and reliable. Developed in collaboration with industry-leading owners and operators, our easy-to-use platform-as-a-service is carefully designed to drive revenue, automate workflows, and convert every visitor into a valuable, long-term client. By facilitating a better, more personalized client experience, we empower businesses to give their clients more of the magical moments that matter most. As a venture-backed, fully remote startup based in Los Angeles, we are innovating at the intersection of beauty and technology. We are thoughtfully unapologetic about challenging the status quo in our pursuit to help people become the best version of themselves. We leverage technology, design, and style to unleash the untapped potential in all of us, drive real results, and improve the lives of our customers and the clients they serve. We’re just getting started 🚀 Learn more and join our cause here: https://joinblvd.com/careers
Board Member and Investor
May 2018
Aloft is an FAA-approved UAS Service Supplier (USS) for LAANC, powering the vast majority of recreational and commercial airspace authorizations. Across a wide array of enterprise and government customers, Aloft’s industry-leading platform delivers innovative, industry-leading UTM and fleet management services for uncrewed aircraft systems worldwide. Through state-of-the-art technologies and sophisticated data services, Aloft aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of drone operations, facilitating their integration into the National Airspace System. Contact pr@aloft.ai for any media-related requests.
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2026
Board member and Investor
Jan 2026
We’re modernizing tax work by equipping tax pros with the tools theyve always wanted. Junos AI-powered tools ease the pressure without compromising accuracy or control. Because when youre not buried in busywork, youre free to do what you do best: bring insights, offer strategy, and deliver higher value to the clients who count on you.
2025
Board Member and Investor
Nov 2025
Risotto is an AI-native internal support platform that automatically resolves 40-60% of IT and HR tickets. Built by IT, for IT—and loved by employees. Traditional help desks bolt AI onto legacy systems. We built Risotto AI-native from day one, with conversational understanding, screenshot reasoning, and end-to-end workflow orchestration built in from the ground up. Risotto integrates with your existing tools (Slack, MS Teams, Jira, Okta, Google Workspace, Zendesk, Freshservice) to automate common support tasks like access provisioning, password resets, general knowledge questions, and approval workflows—all while maintaining enterprise-grade security. What makes us different: •AI-native architecture, not retrofitted AI •Multi-department support (IT, HR, Legal, Finance) out of the box •Continuous learning from your teams conversations Trusted by: Gusto, Superhuman, Retool, Fundrise, ThoughtSpot, Jobber, Vidyard, Trust & Will, Hazel Health, and more. Backed by Y Combinator (W24), Bonfire Capital, and 645 Ventures.
2023
Board member and Investor
Dec 2023
◯˚GitStart turns tickets into pull requests for engineering teams. GitStart is backed by engineering leaders like the CTOs of Microsoft and Meta, and was successfully deployed on some of the most complex codebases like Firefox Android, Union Bank, and SourceGraph.
Board member and Investor
Apr 2023
Move 22 % more loads - no extra headcount. Alvys is the all-in-one TMS built by truckers + technologists. 1,000 + fleets already kill busywork and increase shipper scorecards with Alvys. Why teams roll with Alvys: -Modern Infrastructure: Cloud-Native, Native EDI, Open API, 120 + Integrations (Samsara, Motive, QuickBooks, DAT…). -Live Driver App (that drivers actually like). -Marketplace w/ all your favorite load boards. -Alvys Intelligence throughout the platform = massive time savings. -Accounting on autopilot: same day invoicing, e-checks, automated driver pay, and so much more! Demo Today: Alvys.com/Get-Started
2022
Board member and Investor
Jul 2022
Topline Pro (formerly ProPhone) believes that home service pros and small businesses are the backbone of the economy and have gone too long without the right technologies. Topline Pro is a Generative AI platform enabling home service businesses to be easily discovered, trusted and booked, directly. The AI-driven interface rapidly and affordably creates a custom, SEO-optimized website along with a application to help sync content to and from local listings, put social media communications on autopilot and enable the business owner to easily get paid online.
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