# Jared Polis

> Jared Polis is a Series A investor at Fuser (Denver) backing Finance and Local. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fuser](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuser)
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-polis-0a40732
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jaredpolis
- Website: https://x.com/jaredpolis

Jared Polis is a Series A investor at Fuser in Denver focused on Finance and Local. Jared Polis is the Co-founder of STANLEY +Techstars AI in Advanced Manufacturing. He previously worked at Colorado State Board as the Member. He attended Princeton University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $300k–$440k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 2 | 67% |
| Local | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Handmade | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foodzie | Foodzie is an online marketplace where consumers can discover and buy food directly from small artisan producers. The Foodzie technology makes it simple for small producers to sell their products online and aggregate all these products within a marketplace that makes it easy for "foodies" to discover the very best food. They focus ongourmet foods and organic health foods. | $1M | Seed | Dec 16, 2008 |  |
| madKast | Recently founded madKast makes it easy for people to share news and blog posts with others via a single click. Users just have to enter their e-mail address to get a madKast widget, which once installed, lets you share the story's URL with your contacts through e-mail, text messaging, instant messaging, or social bookmarking sites. madKastis free, and there is no registration or downloading required to get their widget. The company's founders were also involved in the creation of | $300K | Series A | Oct 05, 2007 |  |
| EventVue | EventVue builds online communities for conferences in order to improve conference networking amongst individuals. EventVue lets you see other attendees, search for others based on mutual interests, and also connect before the conference. EventVue is a TechStars company. | $440K | Series A | Sep 24, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foundry Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundryvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Social Leverage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-leverage) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Uncork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softtech-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fuser

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Fuser.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jared Polis | Chairman & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jared-polis |

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## FAQ

### What does Jared Polis invest in?

Jared Polis invests primarily in Finance, Local and Events startups, most often at Series A and Seed 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.

### What is Jared Polis's check size?

Jared Polis typically joins rounds of $300k–$440k at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jared Polis participates in.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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