Goodwater Capital

Goodwater is a venture capital firm based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2014. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, primarily targeting consumer technology startups. Goodwater aims to support exceptional entrepreneurs by providing the necessary capital and resources to help them solve significant problems and develop their businesses. The firm invests in a variety of sectors, including housing, financial services, healthcare, food, transportation, education, and entertainment, with the intention of empowering innovative companies that are reshaping consumer experiences. Goodwater Capital manages its investments through funds that can allocate substantial amounts to individual companies, reflecting its commitment to fostering growth in the consumer technology landscape.

Jing Cao

Investor

Timothy Chang

Investor

Alex Chen

Investor

Chi-Hua Chien

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Kate Cobb

Investor

Anna Consani

Investor

Jordan Dale

Investor

Kanishk Desai

Investor

Robert Farb

Investor

Patrick Granahan

Investor

Daryl Hansen

Investor

Alden Harwood

Investor

Sophie Hoffman

Investor

Coddy Johnson

Partner

Hatim Ketty

Partner

Hatim Khety

Partner

Eric J. Kim

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Soobin Kim

Investor

Danielle Kling

Operating Partner

Nicholas Kridler

Investor

Jessica Lee

Investor

Adam Levinson

Investor

Yao Li

Principal

Olivia Li

Investor

Nikhil Lingireddy

Investor

Jin Suk Oh

Partner

Karthika Purushothaman

Investor

Scott Shiao

Principal, Investment Team

Vivek Subramanian

Partner and Chief Product Officer

Nathan Tien

Principal

Matt Turk

Investor

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Venture Round in 2021
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Seed Round in 2021
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Commit

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a professional network platform intended to build a community of mission-driven and entrepreneurial engineers. The company's platform provides real-time peer-to-peer support, career development resources including mentorship and coaching and full-stack career transition services, enabling engineers to pave a new career path with access to startup opportunities while helping companies to find talented engineers.

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Seed Round in 2020
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