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Fontinalis
Venture capital · Detroit, MI, United States · North America
Fontinalis is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies. It describes itself as a frontier-seeking investor with deep roots in mobility, and it leads, co-leads, or participates in rounds.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsmobilityindustrial innovationenergyfrontier techearly stage
Your fit with Fontinalis
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Or find every investor that fitsFontinalis lists 42 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (25%), Industrial & Manufacturing (19%) and Mobility & Logistics (8%). 96% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Trucks VC, Expansion Venture Capital and Techstars.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Fontinalis, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Fontinalis' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 42. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 50% |
| Growth | 50% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 78th | 42 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 63th | 5% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 36th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 25% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 19% | 7% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 8% | 1% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 8% | 1% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 4% | 15% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Trucks VC | 5 |
| Expansion Venture Capital | 4 |
| Techstars | 4 |
| University Growth Fund | 4 |
| Craft Ventures | 3 |
| G Squared | 3 |
| Kleiner Perkins | 3 |
| 137 Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4095%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company25%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Fontinalis head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Fontinalis| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2026 | Series B | |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Series C+ |
Round details for Fontinalis
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Fontinalis' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
42 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| AVR provides freight technology solutions for brokerages, 3PLs, and OTR companies | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Carputty provides auto financing options to individuals through its lending partner, Westlake Direct. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Sept 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| CelLink produces flexible circuits for various applications, including battery packs and data centers. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Chain.io connects and monitors supply chain data using AI | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ChipFlow brings together curated open-source tools, mixed-signal workflows and engineering support for teams exploring IC design. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Condoit provides digital tools for the electrical industry to manage and utilize electrical data | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Elementum replaces legacy SaaS with an AI-native platform that runs where the customer's data already lives | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Etched is building a new category of AI hardware, specifically frontier inference clusters, by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing methods. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Fab2 designs and prints chips and builds semiconductor fabs, making the necessary hardware and software themselves. | Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Fused builds an integrated platform with lightning-fast python execution, AI that understands data deeply, and seamless collaboration tools to empower data teams and individuals to unlock insights from data instantly | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Gatik operates autonomous freight networks, running driverless trucks for retailers and grocers across the U.S. and Canada. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Halo provides laser-based manufacturing services, including laser wafering and production of SiC wafers, for industries such as data centers and electric vehicles. | Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Helm.ai builds AI models for real-time deployment and large-scale simulation for autonomous driving systems. | AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
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| Highland Electric Fleets provides electric fleet electrification services, including planning, procurement, implementation, and optimization of electric fleets | EducationMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
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| Life360 provides location sharing and safety services for families | ConsumerCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides on-demand ride services and allows individuals to drive and earn money, offering various ride options and rewards programs. | Robotics & HardwareMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Mitra Chem develops and manufactures materials critical for energy, AI, and defense using AI-native technology | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- fontinalis.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 30 Jan 2026
- Companies checked
- 42
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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