Goodwater Capital

Goodwater Capital is a venture capital investment firm based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2014. The firm focuses on empowering exceptional entrepreneurs across various sectors, including housing, financial services, healthcare, food, transportation, education, and consumer technology. Goodwater believes that consumer technology has the potential to revolutionize culture and the global economy, and it seeks to invest in promising entrepreneurs who are dedicated to solving significant societal challenges. By supporting these innovators, Goodwater Capital aims to create a measurable positive impact on billions of lives worldwide.

Chi-Hua Chien

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Daryl Hansen

Investor

Sophie Hoffman

Investor

Coddy Johnson

Partner

Hatim Khety

Venture Investor

Danielle Kling

Operating Partner

Adam Levinson

Vice President of Investing Platform

Yao Li

Principal

Jin Suk Oh

Partner

Michael Sidgmore

Venture Partner

Vivek Subramanian

Partner and Chief Product Officer

Nathan Tien

Principal

Past deals in Dating

Urban Swan

Seed Round in 2022
Urban Swan operates an online platform that curates unique dating experiences specifically designed for young couples. By providing an easy-to-navigate website, the company allows users to schedule dates tailored to their budget, interests, and hobbies. This service aims to facilitate enjoyable and memorable date nights, making the process of planning outings both fun and accessible.

Delight

Venture Round in 2022
Delight is a dating service founded in 2022 and based in San Francisco. The platform offers an app that allows users to connect with potential partners while focusing on one individual at a time. This unique approach aims to foster deeper connections and meaningful relationships among its users.

CozmoX AI (YC W22)

Seed Round in 2022
CozmoX AI is an end-to-end platform for creating and deploying AI voice employees that can truly replace repetitive human roles at enterprise scale. Just as AWS revolutionized cloud computing, we're transforming how businesses build AI workers - complete with natural voice interactions, task automation, and learning capabilities. Our platform enables companies to rapidly deploy AI employees who can handle customer service, sales, administrative tasks, and more, with the ability to speak naturally, understand context, and execute complex workflows. With CozmoX AI, you can build, test, and scale your AI workforce in days instead of months, while maintaining enterprise-grade security and full control over your AI employees' capabilities and learning. We are backed by Y Combinator, Dubai Future District Fund, Goodwater Capital, Rebel Fund and leading global investors.

SwoonMe: Voice-first Dating

Venture Round in 2022
An Audio-first Avatar dating app meant to engage your dopamine generating senses. Now available on iOS and Android.

S'More Date

Venture Round in 2022
S'More Date they provide daters with a totally interactive way to learn more about a person before evaluating them on appearance.

HumBee

Venture Round in 2021
HumBee is an avatar-based social app where you can match and chat with interesting people near you without revealing your real identity. It was founded in 2021 and is located in Karnataka India.

Boo

Venture Round in 2021
Boo is a personality-based dating app that focuses on connecting users through their traits and interests rather than photographs. The platform serves as a social networking tool, allowing individuals to identify and interact with others in their vicinity who share similar preferences. Users can engage in dating, chatting, and making new friends, fostering meaningful connections based on compatibility rather than appearance. Through this approach, Boo aims to create a more authentic and enriching social experience for its users.

Z1

Seed Round in 2021
Z1 is a digital banking application tailored for teenagers and young adults, focusing on fostering financial independence among its users. Founded in 2020 by a team with experience in education and fintech, including João Pedro Thompson, Thiago Achatz, Sophie Secaf, and Mateus Craveiro, the platform provides financial education alongside gamified features and digital banking services. The application enables users to manage their finances responsibly, offering transparency with no hidden fees. Z1 has attracted significant investment from notable backers, including Maya Capital and prominent founders, and has recently secured support from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has a reputation for nurturing successful startups.

Z1

Seed Round in 2021
Z1 is a digital banking application tailored for teenagers and young adults, focusing on fostering financial independence among its users. Founded in 2020 by a team with experience in education and fintech, including João Pedro Thompson, Thiago Achatz, Sophie Secaf, and Mateus Craveiro, the platform provides financial education alongside gamified features and digital banking services. The application enables users to manage their finances responsibly, offering transparency with no hidden fees. Z1 has attracted significant investment from notable backers, including Maya Capital and prominent founders, and has recently secured support from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has a reputation for nurturing successful startups.

Unpack'd Technologies

Series A in 2020
Unpack'd Technologies, a developer of smart dating apps (SayAllo and DiHola) designed to create lasting relationships. Recognized as an “intelligent dating” solution by the WSJ, Forbes, CNET, La Presse and Univision, Unpack’d Technologies has created a new paradigm for single adults searching for real relationships by evolving the dating app experience to guide singles to compatibility with SayAllo and DiHola. SayAllo and DiHola are the first video forward relationship discovery apps that use a continuous learning algorithm and compatibility index co-developed by the co-inventor of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Unpack'd Technologies also operates “DiHola” (www.dihola.com), an app for Hispanic and Latino singles, which launched in the summer of 2021 and named one of Apple's "Favorite Dating Apps" in the App Store. Collectively, SayAllo and DiHola represent a community of 600k users, and are available for iOS and Android devices. The company is located in Denver, CO (USA). For more information about SayAllo or DiHola, please visit: justsayallo.com

Dosh

Series B in 2019
Dosh operates a transaction-based advertising platform that enables consumers to earn cashback while shopping, dining, or booking hotels. The platform connects users with real-time offers, utilizing behavioral and transactional data to maximize marketing effectiveness for brands. By providing contextually relevant deals, Dosh helps businesses attract new customers, enhance purchase frequency, and increase average order value. Users can easily access available coupons, promo codes, and rebates, earning cashback that can be transferred to their bank accounts or donated to charity. This approach allows brands to allocate advertising budgets directly to consumers, facilitating sales growth and fostering positive brand awareness.

Dosh

Debt Financing in 2019
Dosh operates a transaction-based advertising platform that enables consumers to earn cashback while shopping, dining, or booking hotels. The platform connects users with real-time offers, utilizing behavioral and transactional data to maximize marketing effectiveness for brands. By providing contextually relevant deals, Dosh helps businesses attract new customers, enhance purchase frequency, and increase average order value. Users can easily access available coupons, promo codes, and rebates, earning cashback that can be transferred to their bank accounts or donated to charity. This approach allows brands to allocate advertising budgets directly to consumers, facilitating sales growth and fostering positive brand awareness.

Dosh

Series A in 2018
Dosh operates a transaction-based advertising platform that enables consumers to earn cashback while shopping, dining, or booking hotels. The platform connects users with real-time offers, utilizing behavioral and transactional data to maximize marketing effectiveness for brands. By providing contextually relevant deals, Dosh helps businesses attract new customers, enhance purchase frequency, and increase average order value. Users can easily access available coupons, promo codes, and rebates, earning cashback that can be transferred to their bank accounts or donated to charity. This approach allows brands to allocate advertising budgets directly to consumers, facilitating sales growth and fostering positive brand awareness.

Dosh

Seed Round in 2017
Dosh operates a transaction-based advertising platform that enables consumers to earn cashback while shopping, dining, or booking hotels. The platform connects users with real-time offers, utilizing behavioral and transactional data to maximize marketing effectiveness for brands. By providing contextually relevant deals, Dosh helps businesses attract new customers, enhance purchase frequency, and increase average order value. Users can easily access available coupons, promo codes, and rebates, earning cashback that can be transferred to their bank accounts or donated to charity. This approach allows brands to allocate advertising budgets directly to consumers, facilitating sales growth and fostering positive brand awareness.
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