Jeff Ransdell

Jeff Ransdell is the Founding Partner and the Managing Director of Fuel Venture Capital. Fuel Venture Capital is a leading venture capital firm dedicated to backing visionary founders and broadening access to innovation for private investors. Founded in 2017 with presence in Miami and San Francisco, Fuel specializes in seed, early, and growth-stage investments across technology sectors. Fuel manages approximately $550 million in assets across five funds and has deployed capital into over 40 early-stage companies, including market leaders such as Replit, CookUnity, RecargaPay, Lunar and Betr. Prior to founding Fuel VC, Jeff served as a Managing Director and Market Executive at Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for $130 billion in global private client assets, a $1.5 billion P&L, and 2,000+ employees across the Southeast U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean.