Fontinalis Partners is a venture capital firm in Michigan that focuses on next-generation mobility. Founded 2009 in Detroit, Michigan, United States by Chris Cheever, Chris Thomas, Mark Schulz, Ralph Booth, and William Clay Ford, Jr., it invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, private equity, seed, series A, series B, and other venture rounds. Its portfolio companies include Masabi, Axle, Vecna Robotics, Skyryse, and Stae, As of March 2020, Fontinalis Partners has made 70 investments. Their most recent investment was on January 29, 2020, when Axle raised $1.4M. Fontinalis Partners has had 14 exits, the most notable of which include Lyft, Life360, and Telogis. The company has raised two funds, their latest being Fontinalis Capital Partners II. This fund was announced on July 13, 2016 and raised a total of $100M.
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An image recognition and video monitoring company using machine learning to analyze existing data points and improve motion detection systems. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and was founded in 2015.
Zagster is a Boston-based company founded in 2007 that offers software support and solutions for micromobility companies.
A software company using machine learning to create solutions for the manufacturing and automotive industries.
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Streetline is a San Mateo, California-based software as a service company.
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Karamba Security is an artificial intelligence company founded by Ami Dotan.
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Brian Yormak
Employee
Chris Stallman
Employee
Chris Thomas
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Christopher Cheever
Founder
Gabe Cunningham
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Kevin Zhang
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Cellink
Axle
Robust.AI
Skyryse
Vecna Robotics
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