FITZ GATE VENTURES

We're a network- driven early stage venture capital firm

Footage courtesy of Fitz Gate portfolio companies Verge Genomics, Quantum Circuits, and Celestial AI.

Bringing Founders Exceptional Value

Fitz Gate Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm currently investing out of its third fund, with Rice University's Office of Innovation as one of its anchor investors. Recent exits include: (i) Celestial AI which sold for $5.5bb to Marvell Technologies (NYSE: MRVL). Fitz Gate led the seed+ round for Celestial; and (ii) Quantum Circuits, Inc. which sold for $550mm to D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS). Fitz Gate was the first institutional investor in Quantum Cirucuits. Fitz Gate III invests anywhere in the U.S. and is a generalist fund with a sub-focus on deep tech.

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Case Studies

Fitz Gate takes pride in its ability to independently source and identify premium startups.

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Celestial AI

A Photonic Fabric Company to Unleash Advancements in AI

Overtime

creating short form content and building disruptive new sports leagues

Optimal Dynamics

AI informed logistics optimization software

Quantum Circuits

A full-stack quantum computing platform

Friends of Fitz

Fitz Gate brings a unique strategic advantage to its portfolio companies by leveraging its proprietary “Friends of Fitz” community, comprised of hundreds of exceptional startup founders, venture capitalists, university professors, senior executives and subject matter experts.

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Recent News

January 1, 2026 in Fitz Gate News

January 2026 Fitz Gate Newsletter

We are thrilled to report back to you again on another portfolio company exit. Following on…

December 2, 2025 in Celestial AI

Fitz Gate II portfolio company Celestial AI sells to chip maker Marvell (NYSE: MRVL) for $5.5 billion

Marvell Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial AI, a pioneer of…

December 1, 2025 in Fitz Gate News

December 2025 Fitz Gate Newsletter

We are excited to report that Fund II portfolio company Celestial AI has entered into…

November 13, 2025 in Sensetics

Sensetics Featured in “Forbes” and on the “TechFirst” Podcast

Digitizing Touch: This Startup Can Transmit Touch Over The Internet We’ve digitized sight, and we’ve…

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We were thrilled to have Fitz Gate Ventures invest as our first and only institutional investor, and they were invaluable in helping us to raise our Series A from Sequoia, Canaan and Tribeca. We definitely would not be where we are today without Fitz Gate and their Friends of Fitz network.
Robert SchoelkopfFounder & CEO, Quantum Circuits (Tech Transfer out of Yale)

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Fitz Gate introduced me to two top tier venture capital funds that co-invested with Fitz Gate in one week’s time. These guys are plugged in at the highest levels because they know VCs everywhere. It really is powerful stuff.
Dan PorterFounder & CEO, Overtime

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I made room in the round for Fitz Gate Ventures because I loved the value proposition. Almost immediately, Fitz Gate’s “Friends of Fitz” added real value.
Michael CarvinFounder & CEO, SmartAsset

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Fitz Gate has led our last two rounds, setting the terms and providing the leadership and direction necessary so that I could meet my fundraising goals and attract co-investors like Jeff Bezos, TTV Capital, the Helm and other investors. Their insights as my only board member have been invaluable.
Genevieve BellaireCEO & Founder, Realworld

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Within two weeks of investing, Fitz Gate had me and our team in front of one of the largest customers in the world. It was a real testament to their business model.
Daniel PowellFounder & CEO, Optimal Dynamics (Tech Transfer out of Princeton)