Investing Profile

Adrian Fortino

InvestorVC
Managing Director at Mercury Fund
mercuryfund.comDetroit, Michigan
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Networks Adrian is a member of
University of Michigan Network
87 CONNECTIONS
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business Network
46 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Mercury Fund Managing Director
Investment Range
$250K - $4.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.5M
Investments On Record
21
Current Fund Size
$82.3M

Adrian Fortino is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Adrian Fortino's Investments On Record (9)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Voze
Series AOct 2024$12M
$12M
Co-investors: Brent Hill (Origin Ventures)
ArborXR
Series AAug 2024$12M
$12M
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: Andrew Wheeler (GV (Google Ventures)), Mark Cupta (Prelude Ventures), Carter Williams (iSelect Fund), Dan Watkins (Mercury Fund), Craig Herron (iSelect Fund), Stephan Dolezalek (VantagePoint Capital Partners)
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: Deepak Jagannathan (DNX Ventures), Ben Steven (Momenta Ventures), Dan Watkins (Mercury Fund), Kris Kemeny (Tekfen Ventures), Roger Ehrenberg
Ambiq Micro
Series UnknownJun 2018$11M
Series CJul 2016$10M
$81M
Co-investors: John Ives, Ned Hill
LISNR
Corporate RoundOct 2017
Series AMay 2014$4M
$32M
Co-investors: Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Joshua B. Siegel (Rubicon VC), Andrew Romans (7BC Venture Capital), Tim Schigel (Refinery Ventures), Sach Chitnis (Jump Capital), Erica Duignan Minnihan (Reign Ventures)

Adrian Fortino's Experience

Board Member Michigan Founders Fund2022 - Present
Board Director Chain.io2021 - Present
Board Director Aclaimant2020 - Present
Board Director Buildforce2020 - Present
Director Michigan Venture Capital Association2019 - Present
Board Director Ambyint2017 - Present
Lecturer University of Michigan College of Engineering2015 - Present
Managing Director Mercury Fund2014 - Present
Co-Founder FlockTAG2012 - Present
Board Director WizeHire2021 - 2023
Board Director Sight Machine2015 - 2023
Board Director PactSafe2018 - 2021
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