Watertower Ventures

What is Watertower Ventures?

Watertower Ventures is a pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, that was established in 2017. The firm is led by founders for founders with a goal to invest in visionary entrepreneurs transforming large markets through innovation.

With an investment check size ranging between $250,000 and $2,000,000, the fund focuses on a variety of industry verticals including Software (Web, Marketplace, SaaS), PropTech, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Retail and E-Commerce, IoT and Wearables, AI and Big Data, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Future Of Work, Aerospace and Defense, Real Estate and Construction, and Consumer markets.

Watertower Ventures follows a collaborative, partnership-driven approach, aiming to be the first investor that founders speak to when raising their first venture round.

They seek to lead or play a meaningful role in syndicates and reserve an equal amount of capital to support their founders as their companies evolve and grow. The team at Watertower Ventures brings a 20-year industry lens and market perspective built on a track record of founding, operating, investing in, and advising early-stage companies. They are driven by the need to work on things that matter and are committed to building meaningful relationships with the founders they invest in.

Portfolio companies benefit from access to a vast network of senior-level decision makers and proprietary industry insights. When portfolio companies are ready to raise the next round of capital, Watertower Ventures provides guidance and introductions to tier-one venture and strategic investors to facilitate growth.

What they say:

We invest in mission driven founders who are creating tomorrow's industry defining businesses that make people and work better. We focus on daily-use, vertical applications and platforms that facilitate commerce, collaboration, new forms of ownership, and authentic trusted communities across the Enterprise and Consumer.