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Gabe Klein

Investor

Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners · Board director at Automotus

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $3M

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133 people in our graph share verified history with Gabe — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Yusill ScribnerunlockedGabe: together at Voltpost (2025–2026)
×2Gabe: together at CityFi
Gabe: together at Biden-Harris Transition Team
Gabe: together at Fontinalis Partners

About

Venture Partner and co-founder of advisory firm Cityfi, and former Commissioner of the Chicago and Washington DC Departments of Transportation. He is an author and long-time leader in urban mobility and public-private innovation.

Board director at Automotus

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Automotus's investors · 7

Band of AngelsSilicon ValleyIrishAngelsSan Francisco · $250K – $350K checksKeiki CapitalAbilene · $100K – $250K checksQuake CapitalAustinSanta Barbara Venture PartnersSanta Barbara · $2M – $50M checks · since 2025TechstarsBoulder · $220K checksWeatherford CapitalTampa · since 2025

Co-founders at Automotus

JJ
Jordan JustusExecutive Officer, Director
HL
Harris LummusExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Adapt/Impact LLCAdapt/Impact LLCcurrent2025 — presentWorldwide
  2. AutomotusMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  3. Third Lane Mobility (Bird/Spin)Advisory Board Chaircurrent2026 — presentWorldwide
  4. ParenAdvisory Board Chaircurrent2025 — present
  5. VoltpostAdvisory Board Chaircurrent2025 — present
  6. Fontinalis Partners, LLCLimited Partnercurrent2014 — presentDetroit, Boston
  7. CityFiCo-Founder, Partner Emeritus, Affiliatecurrent2016 — presentWashington D.C.
  8. Joint Office of Energy and TransportationExecutive Director2022 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  9. SpinAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2022
  10. Carma TechnologyBoard Member - Independent Director2017 — 2022Ireland and United States
  11. Biden-Harris Transition TeamUSDOT Agency Review Team - Innovation Liason2020 — 2021District of Columbia, United States
  12. Phone2Action Product & EngineeringAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2019Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  13. Sensity SystemsMember of the Board of Advisors2016 — 2017
  14. Urban Land InstituteSenior Visiting Fellow2014washington d.c. metro area
  15. City of ChicagoCommissioner of Transportation2011 — 2013
  16. District Department of Transportation (DDOT)Director of Transportation2009 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  17. Home Slice LLC DBA On The FlyCo-Founder, CEO2007 — 2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  18. ZipcarVice President2002 — 2006
  19. ProfessionaLinkDirector of Sales and Marketing2000 — 2002
  20. Bikes USADirector of Stores1995 — 1999

Skills & more

Agentic AutomationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Software as a Service (SaaS)2Strategic Planning for Growth2Micromobility1City ManagementPrivate Equity2Private Sector Development2CEO Succession1Large Scale DeploymentsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Product Strategy1
+12 moreInterpersonal SkillsBusiness StrategyOrganizational LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentExecutive TeamTeam LeadershipCommunicationGo-to-Market StrategyMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipCollaborative LeadershipPublic Private Partnerships
  • Lean Six Sigma

From Gabe's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Miles

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Fontinalis Partners

Amy Dai
Senior Associate at Fontinalis Partners
Bill Ford
Founder Emeritus at Fontinalis Partners
Chris Stallman
Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Christopher Cheever
Founder & Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Daniel Ratliff
Partner at Fontinalis Partners
James Kilgore
IT Director at Fontinalis Partners
Kyle Messman
Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Laura Petterle
Managing Partner & CFO at Fontinalis Partners

Network4

Bill FordScout
Founder Emeritus at Fontinalis Partners
Chris StallmanScout
Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Christopher CheeverScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Daniel Ratliff
Partner at Fontinalis Partners

Investors connected to Gabe in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gabe Klein?
Venture Partner and co-founder of advisory firm Cityfi, and former Commissioner of the Chicago and Washington DC Departments of Transportation. He is an author and long-time leader in urban mobility and public-private innovation.
Where does Gabe Klein work?
Gabe Klein is Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners and Board director at Automotus.
What check size does Gabe Klein write?
Gabe Klein typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies has Gabe Klein invested in?
Investments tracked here include Miles.
Where did Gabe Klein go to school?
Gabe Klein studied at Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business (Bs, Marketing & Management); The Wharton School (Executive Certificate, Transportation/Mobility Management); MIT Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan Implementing Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence).

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Also attended Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business27

Maggie SchmittPartner, Chief Financial Officer at JMI EquityRyan McQueeneyCFO at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcStuart JohnsonController, Venture at Tribe Capital FirstlookParsa NazariAnalyst at SWaN & Legend Venture PartnersSimon SchminckeGeneral Partner at CreandumJoshua FriedmanCFO at Oxford Finance LLC

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Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of AtomicKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management936

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

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Shared employers

Also worked at Automotus3

Samir ChokshiVenture Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcGarrett GilbertsonManaging Partner at Sum VenturesHarris LummisFounder at Automotus

Also worked at CityFi2

Sidd SrinivasaVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBaxter BlackSenior Applied Data Scientist at Madrona Venture Group

Also worked at Spin11

Ashish AggarwalGeneral Partner at ChamaeleonZaizhuang ChengCo-founder, Spin (Ford Mobility) at Good AI CapitalBusiel (Buzz) MorleyAnalyst at AtomicoEuwyn PoonPartner at Moso CapitalFelix PetersenManaging Director at Samsung NextEfren A. LamoldaFounder at MDhub

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Also worked at City of Chicago7

Andy ZoppManaging Partner at Cleveland AvenueSanat DagaPrincipal at Mulago FoundationJulia CampbellDirector of Accelerator Operations at Stadia VenturesBrian KreiterChief Executive Officer at BraidwellHaven AllenmHUB CEO & Co-founder at mHUBDerek BurlingVenture Associate at mHUB

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