# Chris Powers

> Chris Powers is a seed investor at Fort Capital (Fort Worth) backing Finance and Computer. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fort Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fort-capital)
- Location: Fort Worth, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr
- Website: https://www.fortcapitallp.com

Chris Powers is a seed investor at Fort Capital in Fort Worth focused on Finance and Computer. Chris Powers is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Fort Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zego | Zego is the premier smart amenity platform for apartments. Smart apartments, simplified. Zego provides technology to engage with residents and sell additional services. | $2M | Seed | Jul 17, 2017 |  |
| Tilt | Tilt. com is a free and simple way for individuals to collect money with a group, while enterprise tools like Tilt Pro allow businesses to host, brand, and customize their own crowdfunding experience.We all love doing things as a group. Like most experiences, it's not what you do – it's the people you do it with that really matters.So at Tilt, we’re excited to be building software that makes pooling resources with a group just a little bit easier. Since 2012, over 500,000 groups have used Tilt to turn their ideas, large and small, into reality. Our users have done a lot to make us proud, from thousands of tailgates, fantasy football leagues, and party buses, all the way to sending the Jamaican Bobsled Team to the Sochi Olympics, fundraising the construction of an entire elementary school in India, and bringing the Foo Fighters to perform in their home town.Tilt - make something happen! | $23M | Series B | Dec 16, 2013 |  |
| Tilt | Tilt. com is a free and simple way for individuals to collect money with a group, while enterprise tools like Tilt Pro allow businesses to host, brand, and customize their own crowdfunding experience.We all love doing things as a group. Like most experiences, it's not what you do – it's the people you do it with that really matters.So at Tilt, we’re excited to be building software that makes pooling resources with a group just a little bit easier. Since 2012, over 500,000 groups have used Tilt to turn their ideas, large and small, into reality. Our users have done a lot to make us proud, from thousands of tailgates, fantasy football leagues, and party buses, all the way to sending the Jamaican Bobsled Team to the Sochi Olympics, fundraising the construction of an entire elementary school in India, and bringing the Foo Fighters to perform in their home town.Tilt - make something happen! | $2.1M | Seed | May 17, 2012 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fort Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fort-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Causes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/causes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KCRise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kcrise-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/queensbridge-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fort Capital

VC Fund · Fort Worth, United States

Fort Capital is an investment firm that focuses primarily on Industrial real estate investments. It is dedicated to providing exceptional returns to its investors and stakeholders through a thoughtful approach to financing and investing in prime Industrial, Commercial, and Urban Core real estate.The company was established in 2005 and is based inFort Worth, Texas.

2 contacts available at Fort Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Powers | Founder, Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-powers |
| Jason Baxter | CEO / President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-baxter-4baa |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Powers invest in?

Chris Powers invests primarily in Finance, Computer and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 Chris Powers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Powers closed in Jul 2017. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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