Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.

Firms / Fortson Vc

Fortson Vc

Multi-stage venture firm · probableStanwood, WAfortsonvc.comSEC exempt reporting adviser

Partnering with unconventional thinkers and founders to build enduring companies through deep, data-driven insights.

both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $79M

Importance
14
low
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
56
elevated
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
9
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
Headquarters
Stanwood, WAadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
26910 92ND AVE NW, SUITE C5 #149, Stanwood, WA, 98292adviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
360-631-1974adviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC adviser type
exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
Latest Form ADV
Mar 5, 2026
Private funds reported
4 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets
$78.6Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
business phone
360-631-1974adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
b2b
Stages
pre seed, seed, early
Geography
united states
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors: no observed deals yet
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 0
Funds and vehicles
4 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Fortson Gen I, LPFund2025 form d first saleFundraising$49.2M
Sep 12, 2026
63$46.8M
of $75.0M
Apr 21, 2025
Madison Park Ventures LLCFundunknownUnknown$12.2M
Sep 12, 2026
2unknownunknown
Hardwick Partners, L.P.FundunknownUnknown$9.8M
Sep 12, 2026
11unknownunknown
AJ Growth Partners, L.P.Growth fundunknownUnknown$7.5M
Sep 12, 2026
12unknownunknown
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
0 current, 0 departed
No named professional yet. People arrive from Form ADV Schedule A (owners, officers, control persons) and the team page.
Investments on record
0 edges, 0 companies, 0 partner-attributed
No investment on record yet. Edges arrive from the firm’s portfolio page, financing announcements, and Form D board seats.
Co-investors
0 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
No co-investor relationship yet: these are derived only from rounds and portfolio listings the graph has seen both investors on.
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
5 dated events
  1. Sep 12, 2026
    Fortson Vc: MICRO_VC -> MULTI_STAGE_VC (both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $79M)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Madison Park Ventures LLC first reported on Form ADV by Fortson Vc, GAV $12,166,157
  3. Sep 12, 2026
    Hardwick Partners, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Fortson Vc, GAV $9,807,648
  4. Sep 12, 2026
    AJ Growth Partners, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Fortson Vc, GAV $7,481,675
  5. Mar 10, 2025
    Fortson Vc appears on the SEC adviser roster (ERA)
Classification history
  1. Sep 13, 2026
    Multi-stage venture firm (probable, 80%, cls-1)
    both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $79M
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Micro VC (probable, 80%, cls-1)
    venture manager, reported GAV $0.0M across 1 vehicles
Evidence
30 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedvc_funds_reportedMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC exemption claimedprivate_fund_adviserMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC adviser typeexempt_reporting_adviserMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-05Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Adv pdf loadedadv-pdf-1Sep 12, 2026FactIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC status effective2025-03-10Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Business phone360-631-1974Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
DescriptionPartnering with unconventional thinkers and founders to build enduring companies through deep, data-driven insights.
meta description
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
DescriptionPartnering with unconventional thinkers and founders to build enduring companies through deep, data-driven insights.
meta description
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
HeadquartersStanwood, WAMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Office address26910 92ND AVE NW, SUITE C5 #149, Stanwood, WA, 98292Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Self-described typeventure_capital
FORTSON® — VENTURE CAPITAL / WA, US
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Self-described typeventure_capital
FORTSON® — VENTURE CAPITAL / WA, US
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
PE funds reported3Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Portfolio pagehttps://www.fortsonvc.com/portfolio.html
0 entries read
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Portfolio pagehttps://www.fortsonvc.com/portfolio.html
0 entries read
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Private funds reported4Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Private fund gross assets (reported)$78.6MMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Stated geographyunited states
geography words on the home page
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated geographyunited states
geography words on the home page
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated sectorsb2b
sector words on the home page
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated sectorsb2b
sector words on the home page
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated stagespre_seed,seed,early
stage words on the home page
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated stagespre_seed,seed,early
stage words on the home page
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Venture funds reported1Mar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Websitehttps://www.fortsonvc.comMar 5, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Site titleFORTSON — Authentic, Enduring, Shoulder to Shoulder
title tag
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Site titleFORTSON — Authentic, Enduring, Shoulder to Shoulder
title tag
Sep 15, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)