Chris Stallman

Chris Stallman

Managing Partner atFontinalis PartnersDetroit

Chris Stallman is a Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners, focusing on emerging companies in physical industries. He has board roles in portfolio companies and previously worked at Stout and the University of Michigan Investment Office.

What Chris can write

Writes checks of$250K to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Fontinalis Partners writes $250K to $30M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. University of Michigan Investment Office · private markets team
  2. Stout
  3. University of Michigan Investment Office
  4. Stout
  5. Fontinalis Partners · Managing Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Chain.ioSONAR (formerly FreightWaves)Highland Electric FleetsCondoitTransLocSynovia SolutionsTelogisPostmatesTuroSONARFreightWavesCargo

Focus

supply chain transformationenterprise efficiencydata & analyticsdigital infrastructureai & automation

Education

University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, Bachelor of Business AdministrationUniversity of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

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Questions

Who is Chris Stallman?

Chris Stallman is a Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners, focusing on emerging companies in physical industries. He has board roles in portfolio companies and previously worked at Stout and the University of Michigan Investment Office.

How much does Chris Stallman invest?

Chris Stallman invests through Fontinalis Partners, which writes checks of $250K to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Chris Stallman?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Chris in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Fontinalis Partners backed works better.

What did Chris Stallman do before Fontinalis Partners?

private markets team at University of Michigan Investment Office; Stout; University of Michigan Investment Office; Stout.

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