Chris Stallman is a Partner at Fontinalis Partners, a Detroit- and Boston-based venture firm focused on mobility. See sector focus and contact routes.
Chris Stallman is a Partner at Fontinalis Partners, a Detroit- and Boston-based venture firm focused on mobility and next-generation transportation, where he joined in 2011 after working in investment banking at Citi and finance at DuPont. He invests across transportation tech, logistics, auto tech, climate tech, AI, analytics, and enterprise applications, typically from seed to Series B stages with a stage-agnostic approach on mobility segments. His typical check size ranges between $100K and $10M, though the firm is often noted for writing $1.0M–$3.0M checks at the seed stage. Stallman serves on the boards of portfolio companies FreightWaves and Karamba Security, and previously held board roles at TransLoc (acquired by Ford Smart Mobility) and as an observer at Synovia Solutions (acquired by CalAmp). Notable portfolio companies linked to Fontinalis under his tenure include Lyft, Postmates (sold to Uber), and Turo. While no distinctive public writing by Stallman himself is cited in the sources, his background blends operational and financial expertise, and he holds a CFA charter and a BBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
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