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Mark Poag

Co-Founder & General Partner atFitz Gate VenturesPrinceton, NJ
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Mark Poag is a co-founder and general partner at Fitz Gate Ventures, with experience as a software entrepreneur and corporate lawyer. He has held roles at Datacert, DigiContract, and Bracewell & Patterson, and teaches at Rice and Princeton.

What Mark can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
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Fitz Gate Ventures writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Bracewell & Patterson · Corporate Lawyer
  2. DigiContract · President and CEO
  3. Datacert · SVP Legal, Marketing, Bus Dev and Board Secretary
  4. Princeton University Graduate School · Lecturer
  5. Rice University Business School · Adjunct Professor
  6. Fitz Gate Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  7. Fitz Gate Ventures · Co-Founder and General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

DigiContractFitz Gate Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Celestial AIQuantum Circuits, Inc.

Focus

softwareentrepreneurshiplegalmarketingbusiness developmentdeep tech

Education

Princeton University, ABTulane University, JD/MBA

Also at Fitz Gate Ventures

Jim CohenCo-Founder & General Partner

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Questions

Who is Mark Poag?

Mark Poag is a co-founder and general partner at Fitz Gate Ventures, with experience as a software entrepreneur and corporate lawyer. He has held roles at Datacert, DigiContract, and Bracewell & Patterson, and teaches at Rice and Princeton.

How much does Mark Poag invest?

Mark Poag invests through Fitz Gate Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Mark Poag?

A warm intro from a founder Fitz Gate Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Mark Poag do before Fitz Gate Ventures?

Corporate Lawyer at Bracewell & Patterson; President and CEO at DigiContract; SVP Legal, Marketing, Bus Dev and Board Secretary at Datacert; Lecturer at Princeton University Graduate School; Adjunct Professor at Rice University Business School.

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