Co-Founder And General Partner
CurrentFitz Gate Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm currently investing out of its third fund, with Rice University as one of its anchor investors. Fitz Gate III invests anywhere in the U.S. but has a special focus on the New York and Texas ecosystems where Fitz Gate’s GPs have deep networks and teach venture capital investing at the Princeton University Graduate School and Rice University Jones School of Business. Fitz Gate brings a unique strategic advantage to its portfolio companies by leveraging its proprietary “Friends of Fitz” network, comprised of hundreds of venture capitalists, startup founders, educators, senior executives and subject matter experts. Fitz Gate writes initial checks of $500K - $2M, reserving for follow-on rounds, and while Fitz III is a generalist fund, it does have a sub-focus on deep tech/hard tech. Fitz Gate will lead rounds, co-invest with other funds or invest alone. World class investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Bessemer, Canaan, Eli Lilly, Temasek/Xora, Blackrock, Glaxo, Bezos Expeditions, Merck, Fidelity, MIT Engine Fund, Morgan Stanley, Blackstone, First Round, Zoom, KKR, Fusion Fund, Formula One, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity, Astra Zeneca, Porsche and others have invested in follow-on rounds in Fitz Gate portfolio companies.
