John Fein is the founder and Managing Director of Firebrand Ventures, a venture fund that invests in early stage startups in the midwest. Prior to Firebrand John served as Managing Director for Techstars, a global startup accelerator and network with over 25 programs around the world. While at Techstars he ran three accelerator programs in Kansas City and invested in 30 startups.

John was previously a part of five startups, including one he cofounded. He also spent nine years at Unitedhealth Group, managing multi-billion dollar projects and scaling their Kansas operation from zero to 1,500 employees.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Clark University.