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Steven Waterhouse

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CEO and Founder at Nazare Ventures · Founder at Orchid Labs

Lisbon, Portugal

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedOrchid Labs

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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.

Founder at Orchid Labs

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Orchid Labs's investors · 10

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBorderless VentureClermontFabric VenturesLuxembourg · $300K checks · since 2017Locus VenturesPalo AltoMerkle Tree CapitalRoad TownSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksStruck CapitalSanta Monica · $500K – $2M checksTransmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoYes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Orchid Labs

BJBrian J. Fox
Brian J. FoxDirector
GS
Gustav SimonssonDirector
SF
Stephen Francis BellExecutive Officer, Director
JFJay Freeman
Jay FreemanDirector

Experience

  1. Nazare VenturesCEO and Foundercurrent2024 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  2. SquidAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSwitzerland
  3. Orchid LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. RISC ZeroAdvisor2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Fabric VenturesVenture Partner2020 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. BitstampBoard Member2014 — 2016Slovenia
  7. Pantera CapitalPartner2013 — 2016San Francisco
  8. Fortress Investment GroupManaging Director, Intellectual Property Finance Group2013San Francisco
  9. RPX CorporationChief Technology Officer2008 — 2012San Francisco
  10. Foundation CapitalEIR2005 — 2006
  11. Sun MicrosystemsDirector, Honeycomb Storage Product2002 — 2005
  12. Sun MicrosystemsDirector, JXTA peer to peer group2001 — 2002San Francisco, California
  13. InfrasearchVP Engineering2000 — 2001
  14. NASA Ames Research CenterNASA contractor1997 — 1999California, United States
  15. UltimodeCo founder / Partner1997 — 1999Berkeley

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Patents74Start-ups

Languages French

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Colleagues at Nazare Ventures

Oliver Bell
General Partner at Nazare Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Steven Waterhouse?
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.
Where does Steven Waterhouse work?
Steven Waterhouse is Founder of Orchid Labs and CEO and Founder at Nazare Ventures.
What check size does Steven Waterhouse write?
Steven Waterhouse typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Steven Waterhouse found?
Steven Waterhouse founded Orchid Labs.
Where did Steven Waterhouse go to school?
Steven Waterhouse studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Computer Science / Engineering / AI); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Speech Recognition).

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