Mark Poag
InvestorGeneral Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures
Houston, Texas
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
About
Mark Poag is a practitioner-educator anchored in the Princeton ecosystem, leveraging a curated network of hundreds of founders, faculty, executives and VCs while teaching venture investing at Princeton and Rice.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSector Agnostic
Experience
- Fitz Gate VenturesCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2015 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Princeton UniversityLecturer for Princeton University Graduate School Seminar Series on Venture Capitalcurrent2018 — presentPrinceton, New Jersey, United States
- Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of BusinessAdjunct Professorcurrent2018 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Oso SemiconductorInvestorcurrent2026 — presentMountain View, CA
- March BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2025 — presentHouston, TX
- SenseticsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 — presentPrinceton, NJ
- PATH EX, Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2025 — presentHouston, TX
- Trener Robotics (formerly T-ROBOTICS)Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Jose, CA
- SmartAssetInvestorcurrent2016 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- OvertimeInvestorcurrent2017 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Optimal DynamicsInvestorcurrent2017 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Verge GenomicsInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Cartful SolutionsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Nomad Go AIInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- DetraPelInvestor and Board Observercurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- NewsGuardInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- BlockAppsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- RealworldInvestor and Board Observercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- CheersInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- PledgeInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- SpruceInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Celestial AIInvestor2020 — 2026Santa Clara, CA
- Quantum Circuits, Inc.Investor2017 — 2026New Haven, CT
- VisorInvestor2017 — 2025New York, NY
- PredataInvestor and Board Observer2018 — 2021New York, NY
- Uplevel SecurityInvestor and Board Observer2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- Datacert, Inc.Senior Vice President, Legal, Marketing & Strategic Alliances and Board Secretary2001 — 2014Houston, Texas, United States
- DigiContract, Inc.Founder and CEO2000 — 2001Houston, Texas, United States
- Bracewell LLPAssociate1997 — 2000Houston, Texas, United States
Colleagues at Fitz Gate Ventures
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Investors connected to Mark in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Poag?
- Mark Poag is a practitioner-educator anchored in the Princeton ecosystem, leveraging a curated network of hundreds of founders, faculty, executives and VCs while teaching venture investing at Princeton and Rice.
- Where does Mark Poag work?
- Mark Poag is General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures.
- What does Mark Poag invest in?
- Mark Poag invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Mark Poag write?
- Mark Poag typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- Where did Mark Poag go to school?
- Mark Poag studied at Princeton University (AB, History); Tulane University Law School (Doctor of Law - JD); Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (MBA).
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Also attended Tulane University Law School5
Also attended Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business47
Morgan SparOperations Associate at FJ LabsJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsSean HogeFounder and General Partner at Starship VenturesBrian GoldbergVenture Partner at Springdale VenturesZack RosenbloomAssociate, Investments at Capital One VenturesVeera SomersalmiMember of the Board at IPR.VC
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Also attended Memphis University School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Trener Robotics (formerly T-ROBOTICS)6
Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESJim CohenCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesPeter ShannonFounder, Managing Director at Radius Capital VenturesLuka TomljenovicPartner at Radius Capital VenturesYvonne LutschInvestment Director at Lam CapitalJim LockheedPrincipal at JetBlue Ventures
Also worked at Verge Genomics7
Hani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify PartnersEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesAndy TangPartner at Draper AssociatesAndy TangFounding Partner at Draper DragonJim CohenCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesWilliam AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at Braven
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