Authentic, Enduring, Shoulder to Shoulder.

We partner with founders who prefer the unconventional path.

‍ ‍ Stage:

We invest from pre-seed to seed+, with our strongest conviction at the earliest stages.

‍ ‍ Geo’s:

We actively seek investment opportunities across the Western United States.

‍ ‍ Conviction:

Fortson backs founders who trust their instincts and start building before anyone else grasps the size of the problem — or the opportunity.

‍ ‍ capital allocation:

On average, our initial check is approximately $1M.

A radar chart displaying multiple variables with seven axes, each labeled with a different metric and their respective scores plotted to form a multi-sided shape.

A radar chart with seven axes labeled Nonlinear, Spike, Urgency, Resilience, Humility, Execution, and Contrarian. The chart displays a white shaded area indicating values for each category.

Radar chart displaying seven categories: Nonlinear, Spike, Urgency, Resilience, Humility, Execution, Contrarian. The chart has a shaded area indicating the scores in these categories.

We believe founders are the defining force behind enduring companies, and we seek to understand them better than anyone. Our quantitative framework surfaces the deeper signals often missed by conventional diligence, allowing us to partner with non-linear builders at the earliest stages.

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