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Fortitude Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 2 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund, Mar 2024

Pre-seedSeedAIRoboticsFrontier Technologies

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque248days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Fortitude Ventures

Fortitude Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Fortitude Ventures is an early stage venture firm based in San Francisco. We invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies, typically writing initial checks between $500K–$1M.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
$500K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
AIRoboticsFrontier Technologies
Based in
San Mateo, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Smack TechnologiesSeries A · US · Ventureburn$32MWith 7 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Oct
    SyntractsSeed · US · Ventureburn$5.3MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

SCSungjoon ChoManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

11 of 15 we have independently watched raise

Arctic HealthCashmereCovalCurrent SurgicalDraftedFirst ResonanceHopprJestMaxHomePoseidonSmackKatalyst SpaceResimUpstart EducationVatn

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Fortitude Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Fortitude Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Fortitude Ventures

What does Fortitude Ventures invest in?

Fortitude Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Robotics and Frontier Technologies.

How active is Fortitude Ventures?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Fortitude Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Smack Technologies (Series A, Mar 2026) and Syntracts (Seed, Oct 2025).

How big are Fortitude Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.0M.

Is Fortitude Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Fortitude Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Point72 Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Fortitude Ventures?

Fortitude Ventures is a VC firm based in San Mateo, United States.

Has Fortitude Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2024.

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