Fortify Ventures is an early-stage fund investing in technology that improves human performance. We back founders building products that help people feel better, function better, and perform better.
We bring far more than capital, and our network reaches well beyond founders. We are operators, founders, thinkers, and executors aligned on one mission: helping teams accelerate the path from great products to category-defining companies. Our community shares knowledge, opens doors, and shows up when it matters.


Rather than investing based on a criteria checklist, we build conviction holistically as we get to know companies, their founders, and their products. We invest post-product but pre-product-market fit, typically at pre-seed or seed.
Things that help our investment team build conviction about a company's ability to succeed are:
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When we started Fortify Ventures in 2011, we were one of the few funds placing early bets into ambitious founders with a desire to disrupt. We were generalists. We backed brilliant people at the earliest stages, often before they had a product, sometimes before they had a fully formed idea. Many of those bets evolved and morphed as the founders executed on their vision. It was the agility, resilience, and disruptive nature of these founders that allowed them to win.
As the firm evolved, so did our focus. We kept true to our people-driven approach, but we came to a realization: we are standout investors in the human performance space. Our network, our experience, and our hands-on approach all point to the same conclusion. This is where we can be top-tier partners to founders.
Fortify Ventures invests early in next-generation human performance products that fortify how people feel, function, and perform.
We believe the next wave of human health is anchored in the physical world, accelerated by new technology, and evangelized by empowered consumers seeking better lives.
We write $100K–$2M checks post-product and help technical teams translate breakthrough technology into durable, consumer-centric brands.
We're human-performance obsessives with a network that propels fundraising, product, brand, and early adoption for products that earn devotion.
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Fortify Ventures was created to provide the DC startup ecosystem with a much-needed jolt of capital and operational support.
The first Distilled Intelligence was held in Washington, DC, presenting 55 startups to over 500 investors in attendance. Fortify Ventures, along with sponsors, gave away $25,000 in prizes to participating startups.
The creation of The Fort, Fortify Ventures’ incubator in Washington, DC. During The Fort’s first cohort, 17 companies were housed on K Street in Downtown DC, just a few blocks from the White House.
The creation of The Fort, Fortify Ventures’ incubator in Washington, DC. During The Fort’s first cohort, 17 companies were housed on K Street in Downtown DC, just a few blocks from the White House.
Distilled Intelligence 2.0 was held in Washington, DC, presenting 100 startups to over 750 investors in attendance. Fortify Ventures presented $100,00 in investment capital to the top six participating startups.
At the culmination of The Fort’s second cohort, Fortify presented nice companies to a group of angels, venture firms, and strategic investors at the second Fortify ‘Investor Day’ in Downtown DC.
Fortify Ventures Fund II began deploying GP capital to build the early portfolio.
Distilled Intelligence 3.0 was held in Loudoun County, VA, hosting 100 startups and hundreds of investors, operators, and service providers for a three day summit. Over $1M in funding was provided by Fortify to Distilled Intelligence 3.0 participants. Click here to learn more.


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