Fuel Capital

Fuel Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that backs consumer, software and cloud infrastructure startups. Founded in 2013 by Chris Howard, with Leah Solivan joining as a general partner in 2017, the firm positions itself as more than a capital provider, offering founders mentorship, strategic guidance, and a broad network to accelerate growth. It has backed multiple unicorns, including Convoy, Flexport, Figma, Pacaso, Lattice, Highspot, thredUP, and Weave, and has portfolio exits through acquisitions by major tech incumbents, reflecting a history of identifying high-potential teams and helping them scale. With a focus on early-stage companies in the United States, Fuel Capital leverages its operating experience and industry connections to assist portfolio companies in product development, go-to-market, and fundraising as they move toward growth.

Cadol Cheung

Founding Partner

Chris Howard

Founder and Partner

S.C. Mak

Partner

Leah Solivan

General Partner

Past deals in Linux

ScaleFT

Seed Round in 2017
ScaleFT is a software company specializing in cloud-native access management solutions, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The company has developed a comprehensive Zero Trust platform that simplifies access control across various user and resource types, eliminating the need for multiple privileged access management (PAM) and identity access management (IAM) products. ScaleFT's platform connects securely to Linux and Windows servers using a client certificate-backed architecture, thereby removing static credentials. It manages access to web applications through a policy-based framework that authenticates and authorizes each request in real-time. This approach allows IT teams to enforce security policies effectively while providing a streamlined, centralized workflow for accessing company resources.

CoreOS

Series B in 2016
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

CoreOS

Series A in 2015
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

CoreOS

Series A in 2014
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

CoreOS

Seed Round in 2013
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.
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