Chris Cheever

Founder & Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners · Joined 2009

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Biography

Chris Cheever is Founder and Managing Partner of Fontinalis Partners, the mobility and industrial technology venture firm he co-founded in late 2009 with Bill Ford, Ralph Booth, and Mark Schulz. Based in Boston, he helped craft the firm's thesis around mobility, industrial innovation, and energy, and continues to guide its strategy with a focus on frontier technology. He led Fontinalis investments in Lyft, Turo, Postmates, and Veho, and previously served on the boards of Life360, Synovia, and Tomorrow.io. He currently holds director roles at Carputty, Eva, SmartKargo, Vecna, Verity, and zeroRISC. Earlier in his career he worked at LaunchCapital, HPS Investment Partners, UBS, and Alger. He holds an MBA from Yale and a BA from Harvard.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Lyft LYFTLife360 LIFTuroPostmates

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2009
Co-founded Fontinalis Partners as a Founding Principal alongside Bill Ford, Ralph Booth, and Mark Schulz, with offices in Detroit and Boston.
2019
Lyft, an investment he led for Fontinalis, completed its initial public offering.

Sources & References

Fontinalis - Team ↗Fontinalis - Story ↗PR Newswire - Fontinalis launch (2009) ↗