Watertower Ventures Management, Llc
Venture capitalActively deployingLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as Watertower Ventures Early Access
Investment thesis
Watertower Ventures partners with founders at the earliest stages, leading and co-leading pre-seed and seed rounds. It positions itself as an operator-led firm run by people who previously built multiple technology and finance companies. Beyond capital, the firm emphasizes helping portfolio companies generate early revenue by activating its network to facilitate design partnerships and product trials, and by guiding founders through subsequent fundraising as a de facto investment banking function so they can focus on building. Its core focus areas center on AI applications across financial technology and capital markets infrastructure, enterprise optimization, media and IP creation, and consumer commerce and retail automation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×10Fintech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Sales Tech ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×10Australia×1
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 22021 · 12011 · 15 dated
ThreeV builds a Multi-Sensory Asset Intelligence Platform that applies computer vision and AI to asset inspection use cases, currently focused on the Power & Utilities industry where inspection programs generate millions of images and other data annually.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
Eren Aksu(Founder)in
Co-investorsGaia VenturesMission One CapitalEverywhere VenturesLooking Glass CapitalStreetlife VenturesTreeo VC
DocJuris offers an AI platform for legal teams to draft, review, and manage contracts and other legal documents such as NDAs, SLAs, employment agreements, and procurement contracts.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSales TechHouston, US
Henal Patel(Executive Officer, Director)Stefano de Stefano(Executive Officer)Brian Ng(Executive Officer, Director)David Issa(Executive Officer)
BoardRoger Chen(Director)in
Board seatJeremy Milken· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersRTP GlobalSeed Round CapitalSurface Ventures
Los Angeles, US
Adam Stone(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Krongold(Director)
Board seatJeremy Milken· per SEC Form D · $1.9M raise · filed Jun 2022
Blockhouse provides a quantitative trading platform for institutional allocators, offering systematic strategies such as funding rate arbitrage and market making across tokenized FX, equities, commodities, crypto, fixed income, and pre-IPO assets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Bubblehouse builds integrated loyalty systems that combine technology, campaigns, and reward models to drive customer retention and revenue growth for brands.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Rohan Sinha(Founder)inBrian Mao(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesCassius FamilySoma CapitalSV Angel
Built offers a Position Intelligence platform that helps organizations align their structure, talent, and strategic planning by centering on positions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Built is an AI-assisted workforce planning and position management platform that centralizes position data, approvals, budgets, and hiring activity into one shared system.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Brett Derricott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSid Krommenhoek(Director)in
Co-investorsAlbum VCAlbum Ventures
Entrilia is a cloud-native, API-first software platform for private capital and alternative asset operators, unifying fund accounting, reporting, investor portals, and data management into one system enhanced with agentic AI.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsEIR Ventures
Finofo is an AI-powered accounts payable automation platform that ingests invoices, purchase orders, and shipping documents through multiple channels, then classifies, matches, and posts them to ERPs with minimal manual intervention.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsMotivate Venture Capital
Giadzy is a lifestyle and e-commerce platform founded by celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis, offering recipes, entertaining and travel tips, videos, and Italian food and kitchen products.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLos Angeles, US
Giada De Laurentiis(Founder)inEric Greenspan(Director)Ana Carolina Grabowsky Seiler C Guerra(Executive Officer)Lindsey Galey(Executive Officer)
BoardDerek Norton(Director)inNeil Sequeira(Director)in
Co-investorsBAM VenturesDefy Partners
Glassbox provides a digital experience intelligence platform that automatically captures interactions from websites and mobile apps to analyze user behavior, performance, and session data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSGlen Head, US
Yaron Gueta(Founder)inRichard Levinson(Executive Officer)Eric Wheeler(Director)Marianne Caponnetto(Director)Christopher Hummel(Executive Officer)Dorothy Young(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBrighton Park CapitalStand Up VenturesSusquehanna Growth EquityUpdata PartnersFinTech CollectiveGefen Capital+3 more
Melbourne, AU
Ashish Parnami(Founder)Raj Ramaswamy(Founder)
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsBAM VenturesZ5 Capital
Intro is an online marketplace that enables users to book video consultations with in-demand experts across various fields such as interior design and entrepreneurship.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplaces
Raad Mobrem(Founder)Raad Michael Mobrem(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrosscut VenturesJ17 CapitalLakeside CapitalNomad Venture Partners, LlcParade Ventures+7 more
Mothership operates a freight platform that connects high-volume shippers with a network of independent carriers for same-day and less-than-truckload delivery, offering instant booking, automated routing, and real-time hub-to-hub tracking.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Gregg Luskin(Founder)inAaron Peck(Founder)in
Co-investorsBow Capital
Pact focuses on private credit, a higher-yielding segment of the lending market.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Emma Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsFin CapitalNeotribe VenturesVestigo Ventures
Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcTrust FundProgression
ShareFile provides secure file sharing, document collection, e-signature capabilities, and automated workflow management for teams collaborating with clients, partners, and vendors.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAstellaBlack Diamond VenturesBrightstone Venture CapitalCID CapitalConcord Health PartnersH Venture Partners+1 more
Sisu is a platform for real estate teams — including broker owners, team leaders, agents, ISAs, and operations staff — that tracks transactions and pipeline data to improve conversion rates, accountability, and lead management.
PropTechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersAndreessen HorowitzGreen Bay Ventures
SourceMedium builds an e-commerce data foundation in Google BigQuery that unifies first-party data from commerce, ads, subscriptions, and ops into a standardized metrics layer with documented definitions and automated QA.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerce
Co-investorsLorimer Ventures
Stability AI develops generative AI products for creating audio, image, video, and 3D content.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareLondon
Mohammad Emad Mostaque(Executive Officer, Director)Prem Akkaraju(CEO)inSean Parker(Executive Chairman)
BoardDana SettleinThomas LaffontJames P. O'Shaughnessy(Director)
Co-investorsGreycroftLightspeed Venture PartnersA.Capital VenturesBetaworksCoatue ManagementLemniscap+5 more
Traverse builds an AI-powered contact center that handles guest interactions across voice, chat, SMS, and email, including reservations, PCI-compliant voice payments (including BNPL), upsells, support, and outbound marketing.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
West Hollywood, US
Hernan Lopez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAndrea Link(Executive Officer)Jason Nazar(Director)Blake Hyde(Director)Brady Hyde(Director)Travis Kruegar(Director)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBAM VenturesBullishGreycroftPowerhouse CapitalWaverley Capital+1 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBuilt · businesswire.com · Jul 29, 2026
PactFi · fintech.global · Mar 11, 2026
Glassbox · financialit.net · Aug 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Watertower Ventures Management, Llc made?
- Watertower Ventures Management, Llc has 13 tracked investments.
- What stage does Watertower Ventures Management, Llc invest at?
- Watertower Ventures Management, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Watertower Ventures Management, Llc's typical check size?
- Watertower Ventures Management, Llc typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Watertower Ventures Management, Llc focus on?
- Watertower Ventures Management, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Watertower Ventures Management, Llc located?
- Watertower Ventures Management, Llc is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Watertower Ventures Management, Llc lead rounds?
- Yes, Watertower Ventures Management, Llc leads investment rounds.
- Who does Watertower Ventures Management, Llc co-invest with?
- Watertower Ventures Management, Llc most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Crosscut Ventures, Fin Capital, among 35 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
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BAM Ventures is an early-stage investment firm made up of experienced entrepreneurs based in Southern California, backing founders building consumer-focused technologies, products, and services that transform commerce.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
RTP Global is a venture capital firm that invests in technology founders building global companies, with an investment team present across the USA, Europe and Asia.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform focused on gaming, interactive media, and related technologies, backing companies building at the convergence of physical and digital worlds (which it calls Synthetic Reality).
The Venture Collective (TVC) is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports a portfolio of startups across sectors such as energy and consumer products.
Frontier is an early-stage technology investor backing entrepreneurs building innovative technologies aimed at improving joy, well-being, safety and productivity worldwide.
Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.
Quvy is an AI-powered platform that automatically generates and tests video and static advertisements, ranking them by predicted performance before any real spending occurs. The service enables marketers to create multiple ad variations and identify winners in minutes at a fraction of traditional agency costs.
Harmonix is a music entertainment company founded in 1995 that develops interactive music gaming and entertainment experiences including Rock Band, Dance Central, and DropMix.
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