Dan Ratliff is a Partner at Fontinalis Partners in Detroit, focusing on frontier technologies. He joined the firm in 2014 and serves on several boards, including ChipFlow and CelLink.

What Dan can write

Writes checks of$250K to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
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Fontinalis Partners writes $250K to $30M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Fontinalis · Associate
    Now
  2. Fontinalis Partners · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

ChipFlowCelLinkSibrosCarputtyHalo IndustriesSwift SolarEtchedDrivlyAtomic SemiElementumHgenOuster

Focus

frontier technologiescomputeroboticsmanufacturing processessoftware infrastructure

Education

Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, Bachelor of ArtsVanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business, Master’s degree in Finance

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Who is Dan Ratliff?

Dan Ratliff is a Partner at Fontinalis Partners in Detroit, focusing on frontier technologies. He joined the firm in 2014 and serves on several boards, including ChipFlow and CelLink.

How much does Dan Ratliff invest?

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

How do I pitch Dan Ratliff?

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

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