Fundraising Fox

Mark Poag

Investor

General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures

Houston, Texas

Writes $500K – $1M checks Β· 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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. Fitz Gate VenturesCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentHouston, Texas, United States
  2. Princeton UniversityLecturer for Princeton University Graduate School Seminar Series on Venture Capitalcurrent2018 β€” presentPrinceton, New Jersey, United States
  3. Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of BusinessAdjunct Professorcurrent2018 β€” presentHouston, Texas, United States
  4. Oso SemiconductorInvestorcurrent2026 β€” presentMountain View, CA
  5. March BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2025 β€” presentHouston, TX
  6. SenseticsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 β€” presentPrinceton, NJ
  7. PATH EX, Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2025 β€” presentHouston, TX
  8. Trener Robotics (formerly T-ROBOTICS)Investorcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Jose, CA
  9. SmartAssetInvestorcurrent2016 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  10. OvertimeInvestorcurrent2017 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  11. Optimal DynamicsInvestorcurrent2017 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  12. Verge GenomicsInvestorcurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  13. Cartful SolutionsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  14. Nomad Go AIInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 β€” presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  15. DetraPelInvestor and Board Observercurrent2023 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  16. NewsGuardInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  17. BlockAppsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  18. RealworldInvestor and Board Observercurrent2021 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  19. CheersInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 β€” presentHouston, Texas, United States
  20. PledgeInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityAB, History1989 β€” 1993
  2. Tulane University Law SchoolDoctor of Law - JD1993 β€” 1997
  3. Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of BusinessMBA1993 β€” 1997
  4. Memphis University SchoolHigh School Diploma1985 β€” 1989

Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at Fitz Gate Ventures

Network1

Investors connected to Mark in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.