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Fitz Gate Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

$70 M

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 07 April, 2026

Profile

Fitz Gate Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm with $70mm AUM currently investing out of its third fund, with Rice University as one of its anchor investors. Recent exits include Celestial AI ($5.5bb to Marvell (NYSE: MRVL)) which is a Fund II portco (Fitz Gate led the seed+ round) and Quantum Circuits, Inc.($550mm to D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS) which is a Fund I portco (Fitz Gate was the first institutional investor). Fitz Gate III invests anywhere in the U.S. and is a generalist fund with a sub-focus on deeptech. 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 - $1M, reserving for follow-on rounds. Fitz Gate will lead rounds, co-invest with other funds or invest alone. World class investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Bessemer, Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, Eli Lilly, Temasek/Xora, Blackrock, Glaxo, Bezos Expeditions, Merck, Fidelity, MIT Engine Fund, First Round, Zoom, KKR, Fusion Fund, Formula One, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity, Astra Zeneca, Porsche and others have invested after Fitz Gate in Fitz Gate portfolio companies.

Industry

Electronics Fintech Media and Entertainment Software Sports/SportsTech Transportation Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Other Pharmaceuticals Security MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure Music HealthTech Marketing and Advertising Real Estate Robotics SaaS

Fitz Gate Ventures Funds

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Flagship venture capital fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$25 M
May 2020
Fitz Gate Ventures III
Venture Capital (VC)
Fashion/Beauty
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$70 M
December 2025

Contacts

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Mark Poag Co-Founder and General Partner
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Jim Cohen Co-Founder & General Partner
Co-Founder & General Partner
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FAQs about Fitz Gate Ventures

Fitz Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Fitz Gate Ventures is located in Houston, Texas, United States.
Fitz Gate Ventures was founded in 2015.
Fitz Gate Ventures invests in companies and startups in Electronics, Fintech, Media and Entertainment, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Transportation, Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Security, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Music, HealthTech, Marketing and Advertising, Real Estate, Robotics, SaaS.
Fitz Gate Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Fitz Gate Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Fitz Gate Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Fitz Gate Ventures has around $70m assets under management.
Fitz Gate Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2025-12-30
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