# Brett J. Rome

> Brett J. Rome is a Series A investor at Fidelity (Boston) backing Aerospace and Space Travel. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fidelity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidelity-investments)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brett-rome/14/72b/420

Brett J. Rome is a Series A investor at Fidelity in Boston focused on Aerospace and Space Travel. Brett J. Rome is the Managing Director at Fidelity Investments and Venture Partner at Fine Structure Ventures. He attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 2 | 22% |
| Space Travel | 2 | 22% |
| CRM | 1 | 11% |
| Travel | 1 | 11% |
| FinTech | 1 | 11% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Series C | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Radian | Radian Aerospace (Radian) is disrupting the aerospace industry with a next generation aerospace vehicle that is the world’s first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane, delivering people and light cargo to low earth orbit (LEO) and multiple terrestrial destinations with aircraft-like operations. | $27.5M | Seed | Jan 19, 2022 |  |
| Gilmour Space Technologies | Gilmour Space Technologies is an Australia and Singapore-based rocket company that is developing and launching low-cost hybrid launch vehicles for small satellites. Gilmour Space is tracking to launch our Eris orbital launch vehicles and G-Sat small satellite bus/platforms to Low Earth Orbits (LEO) in 2024. | $45.8M | Series C | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| hotdot.tv | Founded by startup, entertainment and Microsoft alumni, hotdot.tv is the easiest way for fans to find what they love in their favorite shows and buy them. It's also a new way to drive engagement, data and revenue for content producers. | $600K | Seed | Sep 24, 2014 |  |
| CashStar | CashStar is the industry-leading provider of prepaid commerce solutions at the forefront of mobile payments, digital gifting and branded currency. The CashStar Commerce platform is used by merchants to increase revenue, reduce costs and optimize customer experiences across channels, and the CashStar Exchange platform is used by gift carddistributors and loyalty programs to procure and deliver gift cards from hundreds of leading brands. CashStar clients include top brands like Sephora, Starbucks, The Home Depot, Uber and Walmart and distribution partners such as American Express Membership Rewards, Great Lakes Scrip, Maritz Motivation Solutions, MyCokeRewards, Raise.com and United MileagePlusX. | $2M | Series C | Jun 01, 2013 |  |
| CashStar | CashStar is the industry-leading provider of prepaid commerce solutions at the forefront of mobile payments, digital gifting and branded currency. The CashStar Commerce platform is used by merchants to increase revenue, reduce costs and optimize customer experiences across channels, and the CashStar Exchange platform is used by gift carddistributors and loyalty programs to procure and deliver gift cards from hundreds of leading brands. CashStar clients include top brands like Sephora, Starbucks, The Home Depot, Uber and Walmart and distribution partners such as American Express Membership Rewards, Great Lakes Scrip, Maritz Motivation Solutions, MyCokeRewards, Raise.com and United MileagePlusX. | $5M | Series B | Feb 15, 2011 |  |
| Smart Destinations | Smart Destinations is a provider of unlimited admission attraction passes in 15 major North American travel destinations from Oahu to New York City. Smart Destinations' Go Cards and Explorer Passes offer pre-paid access to over 500 museums, attractions, and tours for a fixed price.Smart Destinations' Products are distributed throughmajor travel services in 25 countries. | $7M | Series C | Dec 23, 2008 |  |
| Live Well Financial | Live Well Financial is a seasoned veteran in the reverse mortgage industry. Started in 2005, Live Well Financial has extended its footprint across the country from its corporate headquarters in Richmond, VA. This nationwide presence has helped the company become one of the fastest growing reverse mortgage lenders in the nation. |  | Series A | Sep 01, 2008 |  |
| Smart Destinations | Smart Destinations is a provider of unlimited admission attraction passes in 15 major North American travel destinations from Oahu to New York City. Smart Destinations' Go Cards and Explorer Passes offer pre-paid access to over 500 museums, attractions, and tours for a fixed price.Smart Destinations' Products are distributed throughmajor travel services in 25 countries. | $4.3M | Series A | May 03, 2005 |  |
| Exchange Solutions | Exchange Solutions delivers intelligent customer engagement programs. Built on a proprietary platform, their approach is unique and delivers quicker results, better ROI, and deeper customer engagement than traditional engagement or loyalty programs. |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2001 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allen & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-and-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascent Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascent-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exor-seeds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EXOR N.V.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exor-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fidelity

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Fidelity is a privately-owned investment manager focusing on a diverse set of customers. It also provides IRAs, 401(k) rollovers, annuities, discount brokerage services, retirement services, estate planning, wealth management, securities execution and clearance, and life insurance services to its clients. Fidelity provides its services toindividual investors, businesses, financial advisors, and institutions. It manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds. Fidelity invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. It helps over 32 million people feel more confident in their most important financial goals, manage employee benefit programs for over 22,000 businesses, and support more than 13,000 financial institutions with innovative investment and technology solutions to grow their businesses.Headquartered in Boston, Fidelity serves its customers through 12 regional offices and more than 190 Investor Centers in the United States.

5 contacts available at Fidelity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Wilens | President, Enterprise Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-wilens |
| Neil Constable | Head of Quantitative Research and Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-constable |
| Rudy Gopalakrishnan | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rudy-gopalakrishnan |
| Vipul Gautam | SVP, Director of Research, Workplace Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vipul-gautam |
| Abigail Johnson | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abigail-johnson |

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## FAQ

### What does Brett J. Rome invest in?

Brett J. Rome invests primarily in Aerospace, Space Travel and CRM startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brett J. Rome last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brett J. Rome closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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