Westlake International Group
Family officeSan Mateo · Pre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Westlake International Group is a diversified private investment company with a 30-year track record spanning private and public equities, including venture capital, professional sports, media and entertainment, emerging technologies, life sciences and real estate. Its current focus is incubating early stage businesses, with investors and entrepreneurs in residence collaborating to develop and execute ideas by pairing operators, industry experts and funding. It continues to invest selectively in early stage consumer products companies and businesses that offer synergies with its existing family of companies. An example venture is Westlake Wave Co., a wave pool technology developer.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 4 of 20 portfolio companiesConsumer ×2Direct to Consumer ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1E-commerce ×1Hardware ×1Marketing Tech ×1New Materials ×1Sports Tech ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFood company reimagining broth as fun, healthy and delicious.
Carbitex develops flexible carbon fiber composite materials (branded OMNIFLEX, MONOFLEX, and GEARFLEX) that add dynamic and asymmetrical performance characteristics to products.
HardwareNew MaterialsSports TechKennewick, US
Junus Khan(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Chen(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Lippes(Director)Dale Bathum(Director)Michael Marks(Director)inRobin Clewley(Director)in
Co-investorsTrilogy Equity PartnersCelesta Capital
Chatmeter provides AI-powered reputation management for multi-location businesses, now integrated into the Alchemer platform to manage customer feedback across locations.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSan Diego, US
Collin Holmes(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsForefront VentureSaaS CapitalSandalphon Capital
GPS technology company acquired by Apple.
Kopari makes clean, vegan, cruelty-free skin and body care products formulated with natural ingredients and high-performance actives backed by clinical research.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Global services company specializing in cloud integration, data analytics and mobile technology; acquired by Quisitive.
Non-line-of-sight products for the broadband wireless market; acquired by ClearWire.
Pressed Juicery makes cold-pressed juices, wellness shots, and acai smoothie bowls positioned as functional nutrition without artificial ingredients, sugar alcohols, or preservatives.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSanta Monica, US
Vance Chang(Executive Officer)Hayden Slater(Executive Officer)Eugene Kim(Executive Officer)
Developed medicines to improve the therapeutic utility of existing drugs; acquired by Ensysce Bioscience.
Family technology empowering parents; acquired by Mattel.
Gluten-removed craft beer; acquired by Sierra Nevada.
Wave pool technology designed for beginner and intermediate surfers.
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCoherentacq. by AppleNext Netacq. by ClearwireSignatureacq. by Ensysce BioscienceSproutingacq. by MattelSufferfestacq. by Sierra Nevada
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Westlake International Group made?
- Westlake International Group has 20 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Westlake International Group invest at?
- Westlake International Group invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Westlake International Group focus on?
- Westlake International Group focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Westlake International Group located?
- Westlake International Group is headquartered in San Mateo, US.
- Who does Westlake International Group co-invest with?
- Westlake International Group most often shares deals with Forefront Venture, SaaS Capital, Sandalphon Capital, among 4 tracked co-investors.
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