About Fitz Gate Ventures
About Fitz Gate Ventures: * Fitz Gate Ventures is an early stage, network-driven venture capital firm formed in 2015 with a focus on the New York and Texas ecosystems where the firm’s principals have deep networks and teach at the Princeton University Graduate School and Rice University Jones School of Business. * The firm 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’s results in Funds I and II are exceptional, and Fitz Gate has recently launched its third fund with a committed anchor investor. * Fitz Gate’s GPs (Jim Cohen and Mark Poag) are mentors to Techstars NYC, the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council, the Rice Alliance, the Rice Lilie Lab and the northeast National Science Foundation I-Corps Hub program, and they are members of Princeton’s Keller Center eLab Advisory Committee and the Princeton Dean for Research’s Advisory Council. Jim and Mark were each awarded the Clio Hall Award in 2022 from the Princeton Graduate School in recognition of their contributions to Princeton’s graduate students. * Fitz Gate writes initial checks of $500K - $2M, reserving for follow-on rounds and has a special focus on deep tech, hard tech, and climate tech. Fitz Gate will lead rounds, co-invest with other funds or invest alone. * World class investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Bessemer, Canaan, 8VC, Eli Lilly, Temasek/Xora, Blackrock, Greycroft, Spark, Bezos Expeditions, Merck, Fidelity, MIT Engine Fund, Morgan Stanley, Blackstone, First Round, Sapphire, KKR, Fusion Fund, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity, Liberty Media, Porsche and others have invested in follow-on rounds in Fitz Gate portfolio companies. * To learn more visit www.fitzgate.com