Steven Waterhouse
InvestorVenture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Lisbon, Portugal
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Steven Waterhouse is founder and general partner at Nazaré Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on AI systems and infrastructure. He holds a PhD in AI from Cambridge and has founded and exited multiple companies, including RPX, which went public. His prior experience includes early partnerships at Pantera Capital and Fabric, along with engineering roles at NASA and Sun Microsystems, and he co-founded Orchid Protocol, a privacy-focused project.
Experience
- Nazare VenturesCEO and Foundercurrent2024 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- SquidAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSwitzerland
- Orchid LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RISC ZeroAdvisor2022 — 2024Seattle, WA
- Fabric VenturesVenture Partner2020 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- BitstampBoard Member2014 — 2016Slovenia
- Pantera CapitalPartner2013 — 2016San Francisco
- Fortress Investment GroupManaging Director, Intellectual Property Finance Group2013San Francisco
- RPX CorporationChief Technology Officer2008 — 2012San Francisco
- Foundation CapitalEIR2005 — 2006
- Sun MicrosystemsDirector, Honeycomb Storage Product2002 — 2005
- Sun MicrosystemsDirector, JXTA peer to peer group2001 — 2002San Francisco, California
- InfrasearchVP Engineering2000 — 2001
- NASA Ames Research CenterNASA contractor1997 — 1999California, United States
- UltimodeCo founder / Partner1997 — 1999Berkeley
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Education
- University of CambridgePhD, Computer Science / Engineering / AI1994 — 1997
- University of CambridgeMPhil, Speech Recognition1993 — 1994
- University of CambridgeBSc, Engineering1989 — 1992
Skills & more
SaaS33Enterprise Software26Patents74Start-ups99Intellectual Property54Investments36Intellectual Property Valuation17Mergers22Management56Valuation33Cloud Computing30Product Management36
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Venture CapitalBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsE-commerceStrategyBig DataLeadershipStrategic PlanningScalabilityDistributed SystemsLanguages French
From Steven's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fabric Ventures
Alain Falys
General Partner at Firestartr
Anastasiya Belyaeva
Venture Scout at Fabric Ventures
Anil Hansjee
General Partner at Fabric Ventures
Anna Yuan
Advisor at Fabric Ventures
Audrey Rouach Baverel
Finance Partner at Fabric Ventures
Camilla McFarland
Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Christina Frankopan
Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Danielle Walsh
Ecosystem Lead at Fabric Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Steven Waterhouse work?
- Steven Waterhouse is Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures.
- What check size does Steven Waterhouse write?
- Steven Waterhouse typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Founder mafias
University of Cambridge mafia248
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Clickpass +2Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2Leonard Picardo1st class MEngFounded HeliosX +1Matt CliffordBachelor's DegreeFounded Entrepreneurs First +1Queen Chinyere QuinnPhD.Founded Oathafrica +1
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Foundation Capital mafia13
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Leo LuPartnerFounded BrewitKelly GraziadeiEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Perplexity FundAngus DavisGeneral PartnerFounded UpserveDavid RabieYoung Entrepreneur ProgramFounded TovalaEvis DrenovaMBA AssociateFounded NeosyncRaman VarmaBuild Accelerator FounderFounded Kestrel AI
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Pantera Capital mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fabric Ventures mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fortress Investment Group mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge851
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Squid1
Also worked at Fabric Ventures23
Richard MuirheadManaging Partner at Fabric VenturesAnil HansjeeGeneral Partner at Fabric VenturesMax MerschPartner at Fabric VenturesAlain FalysGeneral Partner at FirestartrThomas CrowSenior Research Associate at Fabric VenturesChristina FrankopanVenture Partner at Fabric Ventures
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