A venture capital fund for today’s creative set, the builders, doers and makers of tomorrow's industry defining consumer technology and enterprise software companies. We are a seed and early stage fund actively investing in and supporting entrepreneurs and their companies through a hands-on, partnership-driven approach. We look to lead or play a meaningful role in your syndicate and reserve an equal amount of capital to support our founders as their companies evolve and grow.
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.
We are located in Los Angeles and invest in companies throughout Southern California, New York, the Bay Area, and Utah as well as other emerging U.S. tech regions.
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.
We are located in Los Angeles and invest in companies throughout Southern California, New York, the Bay Area, and Utah as well as other emerging U.S. tech regions.
Location: United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 23.05.2022 | Kodezi | kodezi.com | $800K | United Sta... |
| 18.01.2021 | Insync | insyncai.com | $1.5M | United Sta... |
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| 17.10.2024 | Houston: A New Frontier for Remote Workers and Healthcare Innovations | Houston is emerging as a beacon for remote workers and a hub for healthcare advancements. Recent studies highlight its affordability and resources, while institutions like UTHealth are making strides in patient care. Houston is not just a c... |
| 15.10.2024 | Houston health care leader secures funding, milestones for latest initiatives across cancer, stroke, and more | UTHealth Houston is making waves in many disciplines right now. From cancer to Alzheimer’s disease to stroke, the institution is improving outcomes for patients in new ways. Last week, UTHealth announced three exciting updates to its roster... |
| 09.10.2024 | Houston legal tech platform raises $8M series A, plans to hire | Houston-based DocJuris, a leader in AI contract review, announced the successful closure of its series A funding round by raising $8 million in new capital. This brings the total capital raised to date to $11.2 million. "DocJuris AI ha... |
| 02.10.2024 | DocJuris: AI Contract Company Raises Series A Funding | DocJuris, a leader in AI contract review, announced the closing of its Series A funding round, raising $8 million in new capital, bringing the total capital raised to date to $11.2 million. Silverton Partners, the most active venture capita... |
| 02.03.2021 | Offering a service that prioritizes the highest-paying gigs in the gig economy, Stoovo raises funding | Semih Korkmaz and Hantz Févry launched Stoovo in 2019 as a way to help gig workers make the best use of their time. Févry, who immigrated to the U.S. from Haiti, knew firsthand the struggles that come with part-time work from his days as a ... |
| 16.08.2020 | As it adds Jeremy Milken to the partnership, Watertower Ventures nears $50 million close for its new fund | Derek Norton and Jeremy Milken have known each other for twenty years. Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, ... |
| 13.08.2020 | Watertower Ventures Closes $50 Million Second Fund | Watertower Ventures, led by Los Angeles startup veterans Derek Norton and Jeremy Milken, has closed its second fund — a larger and more ambitious sequel to the one they launched three years ago. With $50 million in dry power, they are aimin... |
| 17.10.2018 | Investors see an opportunity framed in Lensabl’s prescription lens fulfillment business | Lensabl, the company that has built a business putting prescription lenses into any style of glasses frame, has raised $3.7 million in a new round of funding. Lensabl makes it easy to put new lenses in a favorite pair of shades or glasses B... |
| 14.03.2017 | Watertower Ventures Raises $5M Investment Fund | Los Angeles-based Watertower Ventures has raised a new, $5M investment fund, which will focus on companies in the Internet infrastructure, next-generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality and artificial intelligenec, and... |
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