Fontinalis Partners

General contacts
Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2009

AUM

-

Location

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Pre-seed Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Fontinalis Partners is a venture capital firm based in Detroit and Boston, founded in 2009 by Ralph Booth, Bill Ford, and Mark Schulz, alongside other founding members. The firm is recognized for its focus on early-stage investments in mobility, industrial innovation, and energy sectors. Fontinalis prides itself on its ability to leverage the vast experience and networks of its founders to support ambitious founders building on the new frontiers of industry. Managing Partner Chris Cheever leads the firm's strategy, bringing considerable experience from previous positions at LaunchCapital, HPS, UBS, and Alger.

Fontinalis invests primarily in early-stage startups, focusing on sectors such as mobility, industrial innovation, energy, and frontier technologies. The firm partners with ambitious founders across North America, deploying capital through various funding stages including seed, Series A, and Series B. Fontinalis Partners does not explicitly disclose its assets under management.

Some notable investments by Fontinalis Partners include Atomic Semi - semiconductor fab, Etched AI - frontier inference clusters, Life360 - location-based social app (IPO), Tomorrow.io - weather resilience, and VulcanForms - digital manufacturing at industrial scale. The firm has played significant roles in supporting companies like Lyft, Postmates, and Synovia Solutions.

Industry

Logistics Financial Services Fintech Industrial Robotics Software Telecommunications Transportation Travel AI Energy Mobility Machine Learning (ML) Semiconductors / Chips

Contacts

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Mark Schulz Founder & Partner
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Chris Cheever Founder & Managing Partner
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FAQs about Fontinalis Partners

Fontinalis Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Series B, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Fontinalis Partners is located in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Fontinalis Partners was founded in 2009.
Fontinalis Partners invests in companies and startups in Logistics, Financial Services, Fintech, Industrial, Robotics, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, AI, Energy, Mobility, Machine Learning (ML), Semiconductors / Chips.
Fontinalis Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Fontinalis Partners invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Series B.
Fontinalis Partners usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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