FUEL is an early-stage fund dedicated to becoming the most trusted firm in venture. We want to be more than a source of capital - we want to be true confidantes to every founder in the FUEL family. We stand in our founder’s corner, not their kitchen. We leverage our resources, connections, experience, and expertise to carve a shortcut for them - so their energy is spent on building the future, instead of knocking on doors.
FUEL was founded in 2013 by Chris Howard and Brad Silverberg. Leah Busque, founder of TaskRabbit, joined as General Partner in 2017. Fuel primarily invests in consumer, marketplaces, business software and infrastructure businesses.
Location: United States, California, Burlingame
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 39
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 10.04.2024 | Upwards | upwards.co... | $33M | United Sta... |
| 10.04.2024 | VOLT.ai | volt.ai | - | United Sta... |
| 26.09.2022 | Checkmate | joincheckm... | $20M | - |
| - | Nylas | nylas.com | $165.2M | United Sta... |
| - | TrendMD | trendmd.co... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Argent | argentwork... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Universe | onuniverse... | $17.2M | United Sta... |
| - | Weave | getweave.c... | $145M | United Sta... |
| - | Quilt Data | quiltdata.... | - | - |
| - | Upbound | upbound.io | $71M | United Sta... |
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| - | - | - | Founder an... | twitter.co... | - | c***s@fuel... | - |
| - | Jamie | Viggiano | Chief Mark... | linkedin.c... | - | j***e@fuel... | - |
| - | Brie | Garza | Executive ... | linkedin.c... | - | b**e@fuelc... | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 08.03.2023 | YPO Engage the Experts- Narrowing the Funding Gap for Women ... | The latest episode of YPO presents ask the Experts – Equity and Funding for Women Entrepreneurs | aruwacapit... |
| 23.12.2021 | 2 exercises that will bring your brand persona to life | Jamie Viggiano Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Viggiano is the chief marketing officer at Fuel Ca... | techcrunch... |
| 22.12.2021 | Carve out a place for your brand with a positioning statemen... | Jamie Viggiano Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Viggiano is the chief marketing officer at Fuel Ca... | techcrunch... |
| 21.12.2021 | Create target customer personas to develop successful growth... | Jamie Viggiano Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Viggiano is the chief marketing officer at Fuel Ca... | techcrunch... |
| 20.12.2021 | Start building your brand book with a visioning workshop | Jamie Viggiano Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Viggiano is the chief marketing officer at Fuel Ca... | techcrunch... |
| 06.07.2021 | Announcing the startups pitching at TC Early Stage | This Thursday and Friday, TechCrunch will host Early Stage – a virtual bootcamp for early stage foun... | techcrunch... |
| 11.06.2021 | 5 questions startups should consider before making their fir... | Jamie Viggiano Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Viggiano is the chief marketing officer at Fuel Ca... | techcrunch... |
| 30.06.2020 | Dumpling raises $6.5m Series A for personalized eGrocery to ... | Although much remains to be seen about how the pandemic will impact our economy, its effect on groce... | agfunderne... |
| 29.12.2019 | Wrapping Up CLT’s 2019: Q4 Deals in the Queen City | An exciting Q4 in the Carolinas has left many startups looking forward to a successful 2020. We thou... | bizjournal... |
| 10.05.2019 | Fuel Capital Closes Third Venture Capital Fund, at $75M | Fuel Capital, a Burlingame, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed its third fund, at $75... | finsmes.co... |
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