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Fundamental Infrastructure Partners

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Fundamental Infrastructure Partners is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

18 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on early-stage investments in infrastructure permitting and govtech solutions.

How Fundamental Infrastructure Partners invests

Fundamental Infrastructure Partners is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools.

Fundamental Infrastructure Partners typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Fundamental Infrastructure Partners has backed 2 companies in our records, including PermitIQ, CivicData.

Meet the Team

MJ

Michael Johnson

Vice President of Business Development

ML

Michael Lohr

Managing Director

AJ

Alice Johnson

GP

Infrastructure
GovTech
RW

Robert Weiß

Chief Financial Officer

DD

Delaney Downing

Senior Vice President of Investor Relations

RB

Rich Beecher

Managing Director

JV

Justin Vinci

Chief Operating Officer

MD

Mark Domine

Managing Director

KP

Kevin Panzica

Managing Director

LG

Laurence Gottlieb

Chief Executive Officer

RK

Ryan Keane

Managing Director

DB

David Blore

Managing Partner

General Partner
Investment Strategy

David Blore is the Managing Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He leads the firm’s investment strategy and oversees all aspects of the investment process.

MJ

Michael J. D’Amico

Partner

Investment Director
Infrastructure

Michael J. D’Amico is a Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He focuses on investments in infrastructure assets.

DJ

Daniel J. Kelleher

Partner

Investment Director
Renewable Energy

Daniel J. Kelleher is a Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He specializes in renewable energy investments.

RJ

Ryan J. Jones

Partner

Investment Director
Transportation

Ryan J. Jones is a Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He focuses on investments in transportation assets.

JD

John D. O’Connor

Partner

Investment Director
Energy

John D. O’Connor is a Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He specializes in energy investments.

BJ

Brian J. O’Malley

Partner

Investment Director
Renewable Energy

Brian J. O’Malley is a Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He specializes in renewable energy investments.

RJ

Robert J. O’Malley

Partner

Investment Director
Energy

Robert J. O’Malley is a Partner at Fundamental Infrastructure Partners. He specializes in energy investments.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PE

PermitIQ

Infrastructure Permitting
CI

CivicData

GovTech
How to pitch Fundamental Infrastructure Partners
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Johnson, Vice President of Business Development.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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