Fitz Gate Ventures

Emerging manager

Built from this firm's Form D filings. The firm files no SEC adviser report.

Website: https://fitzgate.com
HQ: TX

Fitz Gate Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm currently investing out of its third fund. Rice University's Office of Innovation is one of its anchor investors. The firm writes initial checks. Its portfolio includes Celestial AI, creator of the Photonic Fabric that advances AI; Overtime, a digital sports media company building short form content and new sports leagues; and Kapta Space, a Seattle-based startup building next-gen radar payloads that track moving targets.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does
Stages	Not stated	Not enough dated deals
Sectors	Not stated	Not enough dated deals
Regions	US	Not enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
Fitz Gate Ventures III, L.P.	approx. 2025	$26.73M (Form D)	Raising
Fitz Gate Ventures III, L.P.	approx. 2024	$40M (Form D)	Open, writing first checks

03 · People across funds

D. Poag, Managing Member of the General Partner
Fitz Gate Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D); Fitz Gate Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
James Cohen, Managing Member of the General Partner
Fitz Gate Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D); Fitz Gate Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
David Jaurrieta Hinojos, Research Fellow
On the team page, not linked to a fund
Jim Cohen, Co-Founder & General Partner
On the team page, not linked to a fund
Mark Poag, Co-Founder & General Partner
On the team page, not linked to a fund

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 25, 2026