# Franklin (Tad) Montross

> Franklin (Tad) Montross is a Series A investor at SiriusPoint backing Mobile and Big Data. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SiriusPoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siriuspoint)
- Location: Stamford, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-montross-iv-6b68a7a7

Franklin (Tad) Montross is a Series A investor at SiriusPoint in Stamford focused on Mobile and Big Data. Franklin (Tad) Montross - Independent Director @ SiriusPoint

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zendrive | Our transportation system is evolving. Car ownership in urban centers is peaking and consumers are increasingly choosing on-demand and shared ride services over driving themselves. At the same time, commercial and on-demand fleets are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile technology, and autonomous cars are making the move from sciencefiction to reality. As miles driven shift away from personal vehicles to commercial or shared fleets, a new framework is required for addressing safety. Zendrive is leading the evolution of safety in an era of transportation innovation and mobile ubiquity.We are dedicated to making roads safer through data and analytics.Through our product suite, we leverage mobile sensor data to provide actionable insights that improve safety for passengers and drivers worldwide. | $13.5M | Series A | Feb 06, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACME Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acme-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expansion Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fontinalis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fontinalis-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Thomvest Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomvest-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SiriusPoint

VC Fund · Hamilton, Bermuda

SiriusPoint is a global insurance and reinsurance company.

5 contacts available at SiriusPoint.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Franklin (Tad) Montross | Independent Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklin-montross |
| James McKinney | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-mckinney-696c |
| Patrick Charles | Global Head of P&C Insurance & Services. | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-charles-f8e3 |
| Prashanth Gangu | Chief Operating Officer, and President of Insurance & Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prashanth-gangu |
| Siddhartha Sankaran | Founder, Chairman & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sid-sankaran |

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## FAQ

### What does Franklin (Tad) Montross invest in?

Franklin (Tad) Montross invests primarily in Mobile, Big Data and Internet startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Franklin (Tad) Montross last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franklin (Tad) Montross closed in Feb 2016. 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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