Fontinalis Partners

Venture Capital
47investments
6exits
$2Braised by its portfolio in 12 months
1,369open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Fontinalis Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups that enable the efficient movement of people and goods. It invests in mobility, transportation, logistics and supply chain technology as well as horizontal enabling technologies that propel smarter mobility. The firm was co-founded in 2009 by Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, together with Chris Cheever and Chris Thomas, and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
47
23 of them startups
Hiring now
21
1,369 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
6
$2B raised
Exits
6
Focusshare of its companies
Transportation & Logistics 39%Hardware 23%Artificial Intelligence 19%Energy & Utilities 10%Robotics 10%Space & Aerospace 10%Manufacturing 6%Software 6%
Where its companies are
United States 62%United Kingdom 2%Switzerland 2%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 47 investments
Carputty Inc.Series B · 2 mo ago GatikVenture round $200M · 2 mo ago · 74 roles fab2Venture round $556M · 2 mo ago · 50 roles EtchedVenture round $700M · 2 mo ago · 79 roles VulcanFormsSeries D $220M · 9 mo ago · 99 roles SkyryseVenture round $167.1M · 13 mo ago · 19 roles ZeroRISCSeed $10M · 16 mo ago · led a round · 3 roles Vecna RoboticsVenture round $14.5M · 23 mo ago ChipFlowVenture round · 2 yr ago HgenSeed $5M · 2 yr ago · 6 roles HALO IndustriesSeries B $80M · 2 yr ago · 19 roles CondoitSeed $4.3M · 2 yr ago
1,369 open roles at 21 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Uber336 new roles in 30 days Lyft48 new roles in 30 days Etched20 new roles in 30 days Life36019 new roles in 30 days Veho15 new roles in 30 days VulcanForms14 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Trucks VC 5 shared Techstars 5 shared Kleiner Perkins 4 shared BMW i Ventures 3 shared Craft Ventures 3 shared G Squared 3 shared Tech Square Ventures 3 shared Sequoia Capital 2 shared ValueAdd VC 2 shared Innovation Endeavors 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Techstars BMW i Ventures Initialized Capital MaC Venture Capital Tech Square Ventures Y Combinator NEA Soma Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 2 rounds in the press that name it

Visa sponsorship

United StatesUS 0
0
H-1B filings in 12 months
1
Green card filings
$78k
Median offered salary
In the register as Fontinalis Partners, LLC, Detroit, MI (+1 more)
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Detroit United States
HQ
Detroit
Suite 1600, Detroit, MI 48226
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Boston United States
Regional office
Boston
800 Boylston Street
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