Fitz Gate Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingHouston · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Fitz Gate Ventures backs early-stage startups across the United States as a generalist investor with a particular emphasis on deep tech. The firm prides itself on independently sourcing and identifying premium startups and offers strategic support through its proprietary 'Friends of Fitz' community of founders, venture capitalists, university professors, senior executives, and subject-matter experts. Notable outcomes include leading the seed+ round in Celestial AI (acquired by Marvell Technologies) and being the first institutional investor in Quantum Circuits (acquired by D-Wave).
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 28 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×9Consumer ×6Deep Tech ×4Fintech ×4Marketing Tech ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Biotech ×3
HQs:United States×21
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2019 · 12018 · 12 dated
FiscalNote provides AI-powered software that aggregates and interprets legislative and regulatory data to help organizations track and influence policy outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaSWashington, US
Tim Hwang(Co-founder)inGerald Yao(Co-founder)Jonathan Chen(Co-founder)Paul Donnell(Chief Accounting Officer)Jon Slabaugh(CFO and Senior VP of Corporate Development)Richard Henderson(Executive Officer)
Co-investors645 VenturesChaac VenturesConversion CapitalDorm RoomEastward Capital PartnersGPO Fund+11 more
BlockApps offers an enterprise blockchain platform (STRATO) for tokenizing and managing real world assets such as crypto, precious metals, and tokenized securities.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechBrooklyn, US
Kieren James-Lubin(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshJetBlue VenturesSKY VCSocial Starts+3 more
Cartful Solutions offers Cartful, an AI-powered guided selling and product recommendation platform that builds product finder quizzes with merchandising controls and downstream data integrations.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechNew York, US
Tim PetrellaTimothy Petrella(Executive Officer, Director)
The page describes Photonic Fabric, an optical interconnect technology platform for the scale-up interconnect market that enables high-bandwidth, power-efficient links for AI data center infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSector AgnosticSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Preetinder Virk(Chief Operating Officer)David Lazovsky(President and Chief Executive Officer)Kelyn Brannon(Chief Financial Officer)Philip Winterbottom(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)Alonso Galvan(Director)
Co-investorsIAG Capital PartnersKoch Disruptive TechnologiesM VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundThe Engine VenturesTyche Partners+2 more
Cheers sells liver-support dietary supplements marketed for people who drink alcohol and want to reduce after-effects and support their health.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsNextView Ventures
DetraPel manufactures PFAS-free protective coatings and stain-repellent technologies for use in textiles, packaging, healthcare, and electronics.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsCharlotte, US
David Zamarin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBoro CapitalBoston Harbor AngelsMaterial Impact
Mailchimp is an email and SMS marketing platform that helps businesses of all sizes automate customer communications and drive revenue through AI-powered analytics and campaign tools.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors24 HaymarketDecisive PointForma PrimeHello TomorrowMapleblock CapitalMissouri Technology Corporation+8 more
Loudmark is a strategic marketing and design agency offering advertising, branding, event production, graphic design, web development, and social media services.
AdTechMarketing TechPeachtree City, US
Co-investorsBioAdvance
March Bioscience is a cell therapy company assembling leading scientists and drug developers to advance cell therapy treatments.
BiotechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Sarah Hein(CEO, Co-Founder)inMaksim Mamonkin(Co-Founder, Chair Scientific Advisory Board)Malcolm Brenner(Co-founder)
BoardThomas Luby(Director)inPeter Olagunju(Director)inJoseph Petrosino(Director)
Co-investorsMission Biocapital4BIO CapitalCancer FundModi VenturesPortal InnovationsTMC Venture Fund+1 more
NomadGo provides on-device inventory AI that uses augmented reality and its patented Spatial Vision technology to count and track inventory in 3D on standard smartphones and tablets.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSKirkland, US
David Greschler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJonah Friedl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardHeather Redman(Director)in
Co-investorsFlying Fish Ventures
Optimal Dynamics develops a Transportation Decision System that uses advanced analytics and AI to optimize operations and automate decision-making for enterprise trucking companies and carriers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainPrinceton, US
Daniel Powell(Co-founder and CEO)inWarren Powell(Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer)inTony Adams(Executive Officer)Chris Torrence(Executive Officer)Sam Woodward(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Droesch(Director)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBessemer Venture PartnersFraser McCombs CapitalFusionKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNVP Capital+5 more
Oso Semiconductor develops power-efficient, high-performance beamforming chipsets for wireless systems using phased-array (electrically steered) antennas, based on ultra-low-loss beamforming IP.
Defense TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesThe Engine Ventures
Co-investorsAfore CapitalGreycroftImagination CapitalMaC Venture CapitalRogue Insight CapitalWestbound Equity Partners
Overtime creates and operates new sports leagues and media IP — including OTE and OT Select in basketball and OT7 and OT Nationals in football — while producing over 150 weekly pieces of original sports content for its global audience of next-generation fans and athletes.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechBrooklyn, US
Daniel Porter(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Weiner(Founder)inZack Weiner(Founder)in
Co-investors359 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBezos ExpeditionsBlack CapitalSpark CapitalWinslow Capital+14 more
Paravel makes luggage, bags, and travel accessories from recycled and post-consumer materials, including carbon-neutral suitcases.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceTravel & HospitalityBoston, US
Indre V. Rockefeller(Executive Officer, Director)Indré Rockefeller(Co-founder)Andy Krantz(Co-founder)Colby Krantz(Director)
BiotechHealthtechHouston, US
Sindead Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Wieseler(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEhsan Jabbarzadeh(Director)Jeffrey Burbank(Director)
Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkInnova Memphis, Inc.Texas HALO FundTMC Venture Fund
Pledge operates a charitable giving platform that enables companies, nonprofits, and individuals to facilitate donations.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesBonfire VenturesDesigner FundLDR VenturesMantis CapitalMaven Ventures+1 more
New York, US
Daniel Nadler(Director)Edward Jordan(Director)James Shinn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChris Sugden(Director)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalEdison Partners
Quantum Circuits develops superconducting quantum computers using dual-rail qubits with built-in error detection, designed to accelerate the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingMadison, US
Rob Schoelkopf(Sterling Professor, Founder)Luigi FrunzioRay Smets
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersCanaan PartnersConnecticut InnovationsF-Prime CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Tribeca Venture Partners
Co-investorsPurple Sage VenturesWinklevoss CapitalHelmHuman Ventures
Sensetics develops hardware and software to record, edit, and transmit the sensation of touch, using programmable fabrics that map texture and force at a microscopic level and machine learning to interpret tactile data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwarePrinceton, US
AdamRayne
Shanda is a platform that simplifies podcast creation and editing for content creators and knowledge sharers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyFintechMedia & EntertainmentRoboticsSaaSSan Francisco, US
DumiPaul
Co-investorsTechstarsEMERGENT VENTURESGeodesic CapitalNorthern Light Venture Capital
Fisher Investments is a global money management and financial advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Carvin(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersGray VenturesIA Capital GroupJavelin Venture PartnersNew York Life Ventures+6 more
Spruce offers on-demand home cleaning and household services—including whole-house cleans, tidy-ups, laundry, organizing, and add-ons like carpet deodorizing and oven cleaning—delivered by background-checked, insured service providers.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsFrontera Technology VenturesMercury FundUrban Capital Network
Tendo develops a gas management platform using industrial automation and IIoT technology to help industrial gas suppliers manage inventory and supply chains.
IoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsRhapsody Venture PartnersTyche Partners
Co-investorsFeenix Venture Partners LLC8VC
Acteris is an intelligence layer for industrial robots, including collaborative robots (cobots), built on physical AI to handle high-mix, low-volume production where variable, real-world conditions defeat rigid programming.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSan Jose, US
Asad Tirmizi(Founder)
Co-investorsGeodesic CapitalRadius Capital VenturesThe Engine Ventures
Verge Labs builds AI models trained on multimodal human patient data to predict drug targets and patient populations for clinical development, primarily in neuroscience and central nervous system (CNS) disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Alice Zhang(Founder/CEO)inJason Chen(Cofounder)Emily Ripka(Head of Product & Engineering)
Co-investorsBOLD LongevityDraper AssociatesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKarlin VenturesLifeforce CapitalTenmile+5 more
Visor is a project visualization and reporting tool that syncs two-way with Jira, Asana, and Salesforce to create Gantt charts, roadmaps, spreadsheets, Kanban boards, and dashboards.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsConvergeTectonic VenturesFika VenturesLux CapitalMaveronObvious Ventures
Irving, US
Laurens Elliot Richard(Director)Royce Earl Henderson(Executive Officer, Director)Russ Calvin Trout(Director)Richard Niel Reese(Director)Calvin Arthur Hills(Director)Howard Edward Rose(Executive Officer, Director)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioFiscal NoteOTC: NOTE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Overtime · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 22, 2026
SmartAsset · job-boards.greenhouse.io · Jul 15, 2026
Shanda · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Fiscal Note · ad-hoc-news.de · Jul 6, 2026
Pledgeling · readsludge.com · Jul 2, 2026
Quantum Circuits · edtechinnovationhub.com · Jun 23, 2026
Eepurl · isocfoundation.org · Feb 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fitz Gate Ventures made?
- Fitz Gate Ventures has 13 tracked investments.
- What stage does Fitz Gate Ventures invest at?
- Fitz Gate Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Fitz Gate Ventures's typical check size?
- Fitz Gate Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does Fitz Gate Ventures focus on?
- Fitz Gate Ventures focuses on Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Fitz Gate Ventures located?
- Fitz Gate Ventures is headquartered in Houston, US.
- Does Fitz Gate Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Fitz Gate Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Fitz Gate Ventures co-invest with?
- Fitz Gate Ventures most often shares deals with The Engine Ventures, Tyche Partners, Nauta Capital, among 25 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 13
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GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.
CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.
Kapor Capital is an Oakland-based venture fund that invests in seed-stage technology companies in education, health, and consumer finance sectors. The firm focuses on companies that create both economic and social value.
M13 is a venture capital firm that invests in seed and Series A stage software companies.
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