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AB, Cum Laude
Juris Doctor
High School Diploma
2015
Fitz Gate Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm currently investing out of its third fund, with Rice University as one of its anchor investors. Fitz Gate III invests anywhere in the U.S. but has a special focus on the New York and Texas ecosystems where Fitz Gate’s GPs have deep networks and teach venture capital investing at the Princeton University Graduate School and Rice University Jones School of Business. 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 - $2M, reserving for follow-on rounds, and while Fitz III is a generalist fund, it does have a sub-focus on deep tech/hard tech. Fitz Gate will lead rounds, co-invest with other funds or invest alone. World class investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Bessemer, Canaan, Eli Lilly, Temasek/Xora, Blackrock, Glaxo, Bezos Expeditions, Merck, Fidelity, MIT Engine Fund, Morgan Stanley, Blackstone, First Round, Zoom, KKR, Fusion Fund, Formula One, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity, Astra Zeneca, Porsche and others have invested in follow-on rounds in Fitz Gate portfolio companies.
2018
I teach a seminar on startups and venture capital finance to Princeton University graduate students and was awarded the Clio Award in 2022 from the Princeton University Graduate School in recognition of the value of this seminar to Princeton graduate students.
2018
I teach a class in the business school on venture capital investing. Students (both MBAs and undergraduates) are taught how to evaluate startups for investment and how to write investment memos.
2022
2022
Techstars NYC supports founders with world-class resources that help them grow and scale.
2016
2016
Smartasset is the third most capital efficient fintech company to reach unicorn status ($1bb+ valuation). Smartasset connects customers to financial advisors and financial products to ensure their financial security.
2017
2017
Overtime is a digital sports media company that creates short form content and builds disruptive new sports leagues aimed globally at the next generation of sports fans and athletes.
2017
2017
Optimal Dynamics provides advanced AI driven logistics and supply chain optimization solutions. Based on 30 years of R&D and Princeton University.
2020
2020
Celestial AI is the creator of the Photonic Fabric™, which unleashes advancements in AI.
2020
2020
Verge develops therapeutics for serious genetic diseases using human genomics and machine learning.
2017
Quantum Circuits is building revolutionary quantum computing systems using advanced superconducting technology. IP spun out of Yale University.