Kelli Fontaine

Kelli Fontaine joined Cendana in 2018 and is a Partner on the Investment Committee. She leads the firm’s efforts around data, strategic relationships, and strategic initiatives. Ms. Fontaine joined from Trinity Capital Investment where she was the director for the Bay Area and deployed $75M of loans to growth stage companies in 2017. Prior to Trinity, she was on the operating side of fintech businesses. At RPX Corporation, she led the development, implementation, and execution of new market technology research techniques for the patent litigation insurance business, which served technology companies. RPX was backed by Kleiner Perkins, CRV, and Index; it went public within three years of its founding. Ms. Fontaine co-founded a point-of-sales analytics company focused on restaurants. She started her career at Capital Group on the consultant services team, and Credit Suisse in private wealth management where she worked with a small team responsible for $1.5Bn AUM and assisted the bank with Directed Share Programs and venture distributions. She holds a BA in Journalism and a BS in Business from the University of Colorado.