Investing Profile

Adrian Fortino

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General Partner at Mercury Fund
mercuryfund.comDetroit, Michigan
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Networks Adrian is a member of
University of Michigan Network
243 CONNECTIONS
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business Network
148 CONNECTIONS
Vestar Capital Partners Network
30 CONNECTIONS
Vestar Capital Partners Network
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Current Investing Position
Mercury Fund General Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $4.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.5M
Investments On Record
22
Current Fund Size
$82.3M

Adrian Fortino is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Adrian Fortino's Investments On Record (10)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
KODE Health
Series BJan 2025$27M
$27M
Co-investors: Dan Tully (111° West Capital)
Voze
Series AOct 2024$12M
$12M
Co-investors: Brent Hill (Origin Ventures)
ArborXR
Series AAug 2024$18M
$18M
Ambyint
Series UnknownNov 2023
Series BFeb 2020$15M
Series ASep 2017$11M
$26M
Co-investors: Ryan Gurney (Montrose Lane), Joseph Regan (BDC Venture Capital)
Benson Hill
Series DOct 2020$150M
Series CAug 2019$33M
Series CSep 2018$65M
Series BMay 2017$25M
Series AAug 2015$7M
$280M
Co-investors: Mark Cupta (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Andrew Wheeler (GV (Google Ventures)), Dan Watkins (Mercury Fund), Carter Williams (iSelect Fund), Stephan Dolezalek (Grosvenor Group), Craig Herron (iSelect Fund)
Aclaimant
Series AJun 2020$10M
$25M
Co-investors: Thomas Ball (Next Coast Ventures)
Sight Machine
Series CApr 2019$29M
Series BNov 2016$6M
Series BMar 2016$14M
Series AFeb 2015$5M
$94M
Co-investors: Kris Kemeny (Tekfen Ventures), Dan Watkins (Mercury Fund), Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures), Deepak Jagannathan (DNX Ventures), Ben Steven (Momenta Ventures)
Ambiq Micro
Series UnknownJun 2018$11M
Series CJul 2016$10M
$81M
Co-investors: Wen Hsieh (Kleiner Perkins), John Ives, Ned Hill

Adrian Fortino's Experience

Co-Founder Great Lakes Venture Capital Summit2024 - Present
Board Director ArborXR2024 - Present
Board Director KODE Health2023 - Present
Board Member Michigan Founders Fund2022 - Present
Board Director WizeHire2021 - Present
Board Director Chain.io2021 - Present
Board Director Buildforce2020 - Present
Board Director Aclaimant2020 - Present
Director Michigan Venture Capital Association2019 - Present
Board Director Ambyint2017 - Present
Lecturer University of Michigan College of Engineering2015 - Present
General Partner Mercury Fund2014 - Present
Co-Chair Vestar Capital PartnersPresent
Industry Lead Vestar Capital PartnersPresent
Managing Director MercuryPresent
Board Director IroncladPresent
Co-Founder Side CarPresent
Co-Founder Vestar Capital PartnersPresent
Board Director Sight Machine2015 - 2023
Board Director PactSafe2018 - 2021
Co-Founder FlockTAG2012 - 2020
Co-Chair Catapult2014 - 2019
Industry Lead The University of Michigan Law School2014 - 2018
Board Director Deepfield2016 - 2017
Managing Director Detroit Innovate2013 - 2014
Managing Director First Step Fund2012 - 2014
Co-Founder Side.cr (SideCar)2011 - 2012
Co-Founder Shepherd Intelligent Systems2009 - 2012
Principal Novitas Advisors LLC2009 - 2011
Pre Seed Fund Manager Ann Arbor Spark2009 - 2011
Consultant Michigan Venture Capital Association2009 - 2009
Director of Sales Operations Boomdash, LLC2008 - 2009
President Strategic Leadership Consultants, LLC2007 - 2009
Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer/Section Leader of Powertrain Development Ricardo Inc.2000 - 2008

Adrian Fortino's Education

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business MBA Entrepreneurship and VC/PE
University of Michigan BSME Mechanical Engineering

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