# Dan Ratliff

> Dan Ratliff is a pre-seed investor at Fontinalis Partners (Detroit) backing PaaS and Electronics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fontinalis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fontinalis-partners)
- Location: Detroit, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmratliff

Dan Ratliff is a Partner at Fontinalis Partners. Dan Ratliff attended Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChipFlow | ChipFlow is an open-source semiconductor chip design platform. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 06, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [APX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apxberlin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HEARTFELT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartfelt) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heartfelt Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartfelt-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InMotion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inmotion-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mana-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fontinalis Partners

VC Fund · Detroit, United States

Fontinalis Partners, with offices in Detroit and Boston, is a venture capital firm strategically focused on next generation mobility. Fontinalis’ mission is to leverage the team’s considerable management experience, market access, strategic relationships, international expertise, and background in transportation innovation to scale companiesproviding next-generation mobility solutions. Fontinalis invests as a strategic partner across all facets of the world’s mobility systems on a stage- and size-agnostic basis. Fontinalis is not affiliated with Ford Motor Company.

5 contacts available at Fontinalis Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Cheever | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-cheever |
| Christopher Stallman | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-stallman |
| Dan Ratliff | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-ratliff |
| Gabe Cunningham | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabe-cunningham |
| Gabe Klein | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabe-klein |

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## FAQ

### What does Dan Ratliff invest in?

Dan Ratliff invests primarily in PaaS, Electronics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dan Ratliff last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dan Ratliff closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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