Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Overwater Ventures backs bold, ambitious pre-seed and seed stage founders solving major global problems, aiming to identify where the next opportunities will emerge. The firm works closely with founders through regular meetings covering launch strategy, go-to-market, fundraising, and marketing. It leverages an extensive network of leading decision-makers and sector experts, and emphasizes the importance of team strength, development, health, and wellbeing to a company's success. The team combines experience operating category-defining brands with investing at top-tier venture capital firms, having worked with more than 100 startups over 15 years.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 21 of 24 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×9Digital Health ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×5FemTech ×4Medical Devices ×4AgTech ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×11Kenya×1Netherlands×1Portugal×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
UC San Diego ×2University of Southern California ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12023 · 12022 · 15 dated
Gameto develops cell therapy and reproductive technologies to treat infertility and improve women's health outcomes.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Dina Turner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMartin Varsavsky(Co-founder & Chairman)inDina Radenkovic(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inDylan Morris(Director)Maryanna Saenko(Director)in
Board seatKristina Simmons· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersFuture VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsJazzya InvestmentsKorify CapitalLux Capital+11 more
Adaptyx develops a minimally-invasive wearable dermal patch that continuously measures biomarkers in interstitial fluid using an array of programmable molecular switches.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Vijit Sabnis(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlex Yoshikawa(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)inPawan Kapur(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inH. Tom Soh(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Joseph M. DeSimone(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Daniel Grossman(Chief Medical & Business Officer)in
Co-investorsAIN VenturesHumba VenturesChemistryCraft VenturesPace Capital
Apaluma builds a data platform for government regulatory agencies that ingests decades of scanned permits, filings, violations, and monitoring feeds and turns them into searchable, structured intelligence mapped to physical locations.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Alicia J. Keyes(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalKickstartGrishin Robotics
BeSound provides radiation-free breast ultrasound imaging with AI-powered detection, aimed at women — particularly those with dense breast tissue — who may be underserved by mammography.
Digital HealthFemTechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US
Bailey Renger(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsKindred VenturesMuse CapitalChemistryCraft VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalPace Capital
Certuma builds autonomous clinical infrastructure that combines LLM reasoning with deterministic verification to deliver physician-reviewed clinical decisions at scale, addressing the global physician shortage by validating clinical workflows as infrastructure for remote patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Martin Varsavsky(Chief Executive Officer)Armando Cuesta(Chief Medical Officer)Joe Scanlin(Chief Technology Officer)Jesus Mejia(Chief Legal Officer)Bruno Marino(Head of Digital Products)
Co-investorsChemistryCraft VenturesPace Capital
Conceive offers a membership-based fertility support service that connects members with nurses and coaches available 24/7 via text for personalized coaching, help interpreting fertility testing, and guidance through trying to conceive, IVF, treatment, and pregnancy.
Digital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Lauren Berson(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKindred VenturesMyelin VCChemistryCraft VenturesPace Capital
Feanix Autopilot is an AI-powered platform that combines whole-genome sequencing, farm performance data, and economics to provide herd-level breeding and culling recommendations for dairy farmers.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningAsheville, US
Mitchell Angove(Founder)inTom Bishop(Founder)in
Co-investorsNorth South VenturesY Combinator
Fellow operates a CLIA-certified diagnostics lab offering mail-in semen analysis for vasectomy and fertility testing, delivering clinically valid results without an in-person lab visit.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsGenoa VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHuman CapitalJovonoMantis CapitalMyelin VC+3 more
Hyfé operates a refining process that extracts specialty ingredients and chemical building blocks from food-processing waste and biomass.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew MaterialsChicago, US
Michelle Ruiz(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrea Schoen(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSynthesis CapitalChemistryCraft VenturesPace CapitalThe Engine Ventures
Olio Labs develops drug combination therapies using machine learning to identify treatments that target multiple interacting proteins simultaneously, with initial candidates focused on obesity treatment.
BiotechHealthtech
David Tingley(Founder)inTom Roseberry(Founder)in
Co-investorsSciFoundersScrum VenturesY CombinatorZAKA VC
20tree.ai (operating as Overstory) provides AI-powered vegetation intelligence for electric utilities, combining satellite and aerial imagery with local asset data to optimize vegetation management programs.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsTechstarsB CapitalBentley iTwin VenturesCapitalTConvective CapitalEnergy Impact Partners+3 more
Overstory provides AI-driven vegetation intelligence for electric utilities, combining satellite and aerial imagery with local data like asset locations and wildfire maps to help them prioritize and plan vegetation management work.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyLisbon, PT
Indra den Bakker(Co-founder)inFiona Spruill(CEO)inDoug Perrygo(CFO)Tamara Mendelsohn(COO)Brian Lafayette(VP of Product & Strategy)Peternille Dekker(Head of People)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalConvective CapitalElewitEnergy Impact PartnersMoxxie Ventures+7 more
Overture develops automation and technology to improve fertility treatment, aiming to lower costs and increase success rates.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechNew York, US
Santiago Munn?(Executive Officer, Director)Mart?n Varsavsky(Executive Officer, Director)Santiago Munnein
BoardVijit Sabnis(Director)in
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesJazzya InvestmentsKhosla VenturesMyelin VCGV (Google Ventures)
Fawad Butt(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreycroftInvariantes FundManchesterStory Group, LLCSemperVirens Venture CapitalSnowflake Ventures
Platform.sh (Upsun) provides a cloud hosting platform for development teams that supports multiple runtime languages and frameworks with centralized control over security, compliance, and spend management.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Fred PLAIS(Founder)in
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionOpenOceanYttriumCrosslink CapitalFoundation Capital+7 more
Reimagining how we source, produce and experience food
Co-investorsJuniperNext VenturesSustainable Food Ventures
Quorum Bio develops genetic engineering tools for precision fermentation, enabling the production of complex natural products using engineered non-model microbes.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Sudharsan Dwarknath, Ph.D(Co-Founder & CEO)Yasuo Yoshikuni, Ph.D(Co-Founder & Advisor)Sudharsan Dwaraknath(Founder)in
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceFTW VenturesJuniperChemistryCraft VenturesPace Capital
RTHM combines artificial intelligence with clinical expertise to help patients with complex and unexplained illnesses find faster paths to diagnosis and treatment.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Ryan Kellogg(CEO and Cofounder)inJennifer Curtin(Chief Medical Officer and Cofounder)inMichael Snyder(Scientific Cofounder)inEduardo Bohrer(COO/CFO and Cofounder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Scale Management operates an e-procurement platform that connects buyers with vetted suppliers, helping organizations across Africa digitize and automate their procurement workflows.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNairobi, KE
Marvin Tumbo(Co-Founder / CEO)inBrian Mung'ei(Co-Founder / COO)Comark Maloba(Co-Founder / CTO)
Co-investorsTechstarsRenew CapitalNairobi Business Angel NetworkCastrum CapitalCrosslink CapitalHAVEN VENTURES+7 more
tendercare is a free platform for family caregivers that organizes information, coordinates care, and connects users to vetted professional services for elder and adult care.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodWellness & Fitness
Shauna Sweeney(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1843 CapitalHannah Grey VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalFullCircle
Tiny Health offers at-home gut and vaginal microbiome test kits with age-specific, evidence-based reports that recommend diet, supplement, and lifestyle changes.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Cheryl Sew Hoy(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCartan CapitalModi VenturesNext Coast VenturesNorth South Ventures+6 more
Trial Library operates an AI-native platform that integrates clinical trials into routine care, activating providers, identifying eligible patients, and guiding them through the trial lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsHow Women InvestLux CapitalNext VenturesSanofi VenturesSeae VenturesSemperVirens Venture Capital+1 more
Zero Acre Farms produces cooking oils optimized for chefs and restaurants, using organic fera fruit oil as an alternative to seed oils with superior heat stability, cleaner taste, and healthier fat profiles.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US
Jeff Nobbs(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundCornucopian Capital ManagementDesigner FundFifty YearsHabitat PartnersHyperguap+7 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Zero Acre Farms · zeroacre.com · Aug 14, 2026
Apaluma · parsers.substack.com · Jul 21, 2026
Scale · pulse2.com · Jul 19, 2026
Platform · pulse2.com · Jul 18, 2026
Gameto · smartcompany.com.au · Jul 17, 2026
Tender · tradingview.com · Jul 17, 2026
Tiny Health · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Adaptyx · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Overwater Ventures Llc made?
- Overwater Ventures Llc has 20 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Overwater Ventures Llc invest at?
- Overwater Ventures Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Overwater Ventures Llc's typical check size?
- Overwater Ventures Llc typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
- What sectors does Overwater Ventures Llc focus on?
- Overwater Ventures Llc focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Circular Economy, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Energy, FemTech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices, New Materials, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Overwater Ventures Llc located?
- Overwater Ventures Llc is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Overwater Ventures Llc lead rounds?
- Yes, Overwater Ventures Llc leads investment rounds.
- Who does Overwater Ventures Llc co-invest with?
- Overwater Ventures Llc most often shares deals with Myelin VC, Y Combinator, B Capital Group, among 70 tracked co-investors.
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