Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$10,000,000.00Target Investment:
$3,000,000.00
Lists including Chris
Investments
Chain.io
Total Funding: $27M
FreightWaves
Total Funding: $83M
Cargo
Total Funding: $52M
Sweet
Total Funding: $4.9M
Voyhoy
Total Funding: $960K
TransLoc
Total Funding: $8M
Service
Total Funding: $9M
Zagster
Total Funding: $5M
Telogis
Total Funding:
Masabi
Total Funding: $35M
Work Experience
2011
Managing Partner
2011
Fontinalis Partners is a thesis- & network-driven venture firm that invests early into the new frontiers of INDUSTRY. This domain includes emerging waves impacting large & critical industries across mobility, industrial, & sustainability innovation. The firm manages more than $275 million of committed capital and invests in early-stage companies (pre-seed to Series A). Board affiliations: ● Chain.io - director ● FreightWaves - director ● Karamba Security - observer ● Highland Electric Fleets - observer Prior board affiliations: ● Synovia Solutions - acquired by CalAmp ● TransLoc - acquired by Ford Motor Company ● Zagster - acquired by Superpedestrian ● Masabi Other recent M&A and IPOs: ● Auto Motive Power - acquired by Ford Motor Company ● Donut Media - acquired by Recurrent Ventures ● Geometric Intelligence - acquired by Uber ● Life360 - NASDAQ:LIF ● Lyft - NASDAQ:LYFT ● nuTonomy - acquired by Delphi/Aptiv ● Ouster- NYSE:OUST ● Parkmobile - acquired by BMW Group ● Postmates - acquired by Uber ● SPLT - acquired by Bosch ● Telogis - acquired by Verizon ● Unfolded - acquired by Foursquare ● Zendrive - acquired by Intuit
2006 - 2011
Associate - Valuation & Transaction Advisory
2006 - 2011
Stout is a global independent advisory firm specializing in investment banking & restructuring, transaction advisory, valuation advisory, accounting & reporting advisory, dispute advisory, and other specialty services. The company has 1,200+ professionals across more than 25 offices globally.
2005 - 2006
Private Equity / Venture Capital Partnerships
2005 - 2006
The University of Michigan Investment Office manages all of the University's financial assets, which include the approximately $19.2 billion endowment. The University's endowment is one of the 10 largest among institutions of higher learning (and 3rd largest among public universities).
2004 - 2005
Equity Research
2004 - 2005
Industry & securities research across retail (2004) and gaming & lodging (2005)