About Fitz Gate Ventures
Fitz Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Princeton, United States. As of Feb 2026, Fitz Gate Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 32 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of TrenerAI Overall, Fitz Gate Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Celestial AI, FiscalNote and WellSheet. A lot of funds co-invest with Fitz Gate Ventures, with names like TMC Venture Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Fitz Gate Ventures' List of Top Investments
Fitz Gate Ventures has a portfolio of 32 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Realworld and Realworld.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Fitz Gate Ventures:1. Overtime
Overtime is a multi-channel network focused on Sports content. It creates sports content that can be published on various platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, and more. Also allows viewers to upload their sports content on the platform.
Key facts about Overtime
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $219M
- Employee Count: 659 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Spark Capital and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Celestial AI
Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems. The company’s technology aims to improve artificial intelligence system performance through optical interconnectivity. It focuses on enabling efficient scaling of artificial intelligence to advance progress in various fields. The company’s platform is designed for integration into next-generation artificial intelligence systems.
Key facts about Celestial AI
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $589M
- Employee Count: 68 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 25, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. FiscalNote
Provider of policy tracking, digital advocacy, and government relations software. The company offers tools for monitoring policy, analyzing news, and managing stakeholders. It also provides services such as social listening and transcript analysis. The software helps professionals stay informed about policy developments and influence decision-making.
Key facts about FiscalNote
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $188M
- Employee Count: 370 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: InvestX, AME Cloud Ventures and 65 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Developer of a decision automation platform for the truckload industry. The platform offers features such as network simulation, bid analysis, load management, and dispatch management. It helps automate load allocation and procurement decisions with network-specific recommendations. The platform also provides tools to identify optimal lanes for bidding and simulate the impact of each bid.
Key facts about Optimal Dynamics
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $94.8M
- Employee Count: 89 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Activate Capital, Standard Industries and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 14, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. WellSheet
Provider of a web application for care quality and productivity improvement. The caregivers can view the patient’s timeline of visits and information updates, pertinent lab values, list of medications, risks that may affect care, and the team working with the patient. The platform also provides data visualizations to conduct a more detailed analysis.
Key facts about WellSheet
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $9.94M
- Employee Count: 17 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: REDO Ventures, BioAdvance and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 06, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Fitz Gate Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Fitz Gate Ventures has invested in 32 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in TrenerAI and most recent follow-on round was in Quantum Circuits.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Fitz Gate Ventures' Investments by Stage
Fitz Gate Ventures has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.81M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19.9M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $12M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fitz Gate Ventures' Investments by Sector
Fitz Gate Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 30 Tech companies, 22 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 18 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
High Tech | 5 |
Retail | 4 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Others | 19 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fitz Gate Ventures' Investments by Geography
Fitz Gate Ventures has made most investments in United States (18), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 18 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fitz Gate Ventures' recent investments
Fitz Gate Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - TrenerAI.Here are the most recent investments by Fitz Gate Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 11, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5878 | [+7] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2738 | [+2] | |
May 08, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1971 | [+1] | |
Oct 07, 2024 | United States | Series A | 3660 | [+10] | |
Aug 15, 2024 | United States | Series B | 1813 |
Unicorns in Fitz Gate Ventures' Portfolio
Fitz Gate Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - SmartAsset. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is SmartAsset which became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years after Fitz Gate Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Fitz Gate Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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56 | Online comparison platform for financial products | 2012 | New York City | Series D | zgocceq |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Fitz Gate Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Fitz Gate Ventures' portfolio company became public - FiscalNote. It got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Apr 2026.Here are Fitz Gate Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 06, 2026 | - | - | 7235 |
Acquired companies in Fitz Gate Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from Fitz Gate Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was WellSheet in Jun 2026 by Elsevier for $*****.Here are Fitz Gate Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 08, 2026 | - | - | 1315 | |
Jan 07, 2026 | Nov 13, 2017 | Series A | 4238 | |
Dec 02, 2025 | Dec 15, 2021 | Series A | 3383 | |
Aug 26, 2025 | Aug 30, 2018 | Seed | 3497 | |
Aug 18, 2021 | - | - | 4902 |
Co-investors of Fitz Gate Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 197 investors have co-invested in Fitz Gate Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Fitz Gate Ventures: Otter Rock Capital, SV Angel and 24 others have invested in rounds before Fitz Gate Ventures. There is 1 company where Otter Rock Capital has invested before Fitz Gate Ventures and 1 company where SV Angel has invested before Fitz Gate Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Fitz Gate Ventures: 93 investors entered a company along with Fitz Gate Ventures. These include investors like TMC Venture Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after Fitz Gate Ventures: A total of 78 investors have invested in Fitz Gate Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Liberty Media (1 company), Morgan Stanley (1 company) and Winslow Capital (1 company).
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