Fontinalis Partners, LLC
Fontinalis invests in early-stage startups that enable efficient movement. We also invest in “horizontal” enabling technologies. These often propel mobility’s greatest leaps forward.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
17 additional team members, 39 additional co-investors and affiliates, 50 additional investments, funds and LPs, 18 events, 4 verified contacts (3 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 1 companyportfolio raising
One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 23 Jun 2026 ($7M round).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 1 departurepeople, 12 months
A team member departed (seen on or before 1 Oct 2026, the day it happened is not on record).
A partner leaving or arriving changes who decides, and who a founder or LP should call.
People to know
View all people- Founder & Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
Relationship network
118 connected entities5 observed rounds1 repeat counterparty1 dated round shown here, 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Fontinalis Partners, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
49 companies on record, 1 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutomotivepowerAcquired | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Avrl | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Carputty | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, energy, hardware, space, logistics, industrial
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
23 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Chris Cheever · Founder & Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Chris Stallman · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Christopher Welles Cheever · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Founder & Managing Partner
- Managing Partner · 1 deal attributed
- Managing Partner
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Ralph Booth, II · Ralph is an active member of the Fontinalis investment committee. · ? to Oct 1, 2026 Inference
Contacts
3 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
5 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV 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.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontinalis Capital Partners III, L.P. | Fund | 2019 form d first sale | Mature | $122M May 12, 2026 | 31 | $86.3M of $150M | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Fontinalis Capital Partners II, LP | Fund | 2016 adv first reported | Harvest | $110M May 12, 2026 | 32 | unknown | unknown |
| Fontinalis Capital Partners I, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $15.4M May 12, 2026 | 9 | $0 of $68.0M | Feb 18, 2011 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.Relationships across DFX
71 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-10-013 shared deals · recurring · they led 1
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
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- The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Fontinalis Partners, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Evidence and history
23 dated events, 84 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeOct 1, 2026Ralph Booth, II (Ralph is an active member of the Fontinalis investment committee.) no longer on the team page of Fontinalis Partners, LLC
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026Full-stack autonomous vehicle: acquired by Delphi on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), per Fontinalis Partners, LLC's portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026Flexible microtransit: acquired by Ford Smart Mobility on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), per Fontinalis Partners, LLC's portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026Enterprise fleet management: acquired by Verizon on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), per Fontinalis Partners, LLC's portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026Simulation: acquired by Spectris on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), per Fontinalis Partners, LLC's portfolio page
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed May 12, 2026 · 3 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Detroit, MIadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- FONTINALIS.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- May 12, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $247Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Booth American Company (Member), owns 25% to 50%; FPI, LLC (Member), owns 25% to 50%; M.A. Schulz & Associates, LLC (Member), owns 25% to 50%
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried4 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $247M
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $264M
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $237M
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $237M across 2 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-30 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-30 | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-05-12 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-05-12 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-05-03 | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2012-03-30 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Detroit, MI | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Detroit, MI | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 3 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 3 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 3 | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $247M | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $247M | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $264M | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | AI, energy, hardware, space, logistics, industrial “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, energy, hardware, space, logistics, industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, energy, hardware, space, logistics, industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 3 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | May 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | May 3, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $247M
- importance
- gav: 0.42 · funds: 0.58 · people: 0.8 · investments: 0.64 · co investors: 0.75
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.13 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-01-30
- emerging manager
- fund count: 7 · reported gav: $247M · first adv filing: 2012-03-30 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Merged in2026-09-14
- Organization classification changed2026-09-12
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-03-30source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.