Goodwater Capital

Goodwater Capital is a venture capital investment firm based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2014. The firm focuses on empowering exceptional entrepreneurs across various sectors, including housing, financial services, healthcare, food, transportation, education, and consumer technology. Goodwater believes that consumer technology has the potential to revolutionize culture and the global economy, and it seeks to invest in promising entrepreneurs who are dedicated to solving significant societal challenges. By supporting these innovators, Goodwater Capital aims to create a measurable positive impact on billions of lives worldwide.

Chien, Chi-Hua Michael

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Daryl Hansen

Investor

Sophie Hoffman

Investor

Coddy Johnson

Partner

Hatim Khety

Venture Investor

Danielle Kling

Operating Partner

Adam Levinson

Vice President of Investing Platform

Yao Li

Principal

Jin Oh

Partner

Vivek Subramanian

Partner and Chief Product Officer

Nathan Tien

Principal

Past deals in Ride Sharing

Fetii

Seed Round in 2022
Fetii allows groups and businesses to move together, on-demand. Users can hail a 15-passenger vehicle and pay using a QR check-in system.

AutoCoin

Pre Seed Round in 2022
AutoCoin operates an online marketplace for used cars, aiming to modernize the car shopping experience through a blockchain-powered platform. The company partners with a network of reliable dealers across the country to offer a wide selection of vehicles with an emphasis on trust, transparency, and simplicity. Each vehicle undergoes a comprehensive safety inspection and is backed by a warranty and a test-own policy, ensuring that customers can purchase with confidence. In addition to a streamlined buying process, AutoCoin provides features such as monthly cash-back rewards, instant online insurance, and home delivery, all designed to enhance the user experience and eliminate the stress associated with traditional dealerships.

Split

Venture Round in 2022
Split helps influencers share affiliate links that actually convert by enabling them to "split" affiliate commissions with their followers. Split's platform helps influencers create and share double-sided affiliate links called "SplitLinks." These consumer-friendly "SplitLinks" perform much better than regular affiliate links because they contain an embedded incentive, which encourages clickers to complete purchases.

Well Traveled

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Well Traveled offers travelers trusted recommendations and exclusive perks through its member's club. In addition to facilitating travel discovery, planning, and booking, it enables travelers to connect with their local communities.

Ramped

Seed Round in 2022
Ramped is a job-skilling platform focused on early-career professionals, aiming to bridge the gap between employers and trained talent. The company provides a comprehensive approach to workforce development by offering accessible education that prepares jobseekers for quality employment opportunities. Ramped seeks to modernize the hiring process by addressing biases associated with traditional resumes, ensuring that vetted candidates are connected with top employers. Through its innovative platform, Ramped aims to cultivate a new generation of workforce-ready individuals while facilitating meaningful connections in the job market.

Momento

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Momento is an insurtech company with the objective of revolutionizing the insurance industry in Latin America, starting with car insurance. We want to make insurance easy and accessible for the underserved population in LATAM.

Quik

Pre Seed Round in 2022
QUIK is the Super App for Venezuela, letting customers order food, groceries and goods and get them in 30 minutes, while providing users and businesses with a stable coin wallet they can use to pay, save money, and avoid currency risks. Users can use QUIK Super App not only to buy goods directly and have them delivery by QUIK logistics team, but also to pay in the business by scanning a QR code. They can also transfer money between themselves, pay their services, all from one single App.

HomeRoom

Seed Round in 2022
HomeRoom is a Y Combinator-backed residential real estate marketplace that simplifies remote investing and streamlines affordable renting. Our marketplace connects rental property investors seeking a turnkey experience, with renters seeking quality and affordable coliving housing. Coliving, also referred to as shared housing or roommate living, is a community-driven residential living model that accommodates 3+ unrelated people. Our platform currently has 140 coliving homes in 25 cities across six major metros, owned by 85 investors. We’ve housed more than 1,000 roommates in HomeRooms, and we expect this number to reach 25,000 by 2024.

Ramper

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ramper provides simple login for blockchain applications to remove friction preventing the adoption of web3. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sēkr

Seed Round in 2022
Sēkr is a crowdsourced mobile platform making every step of the outdoor travel planning experience easier, safer, and more social. The company is creating an inclusive community through access to 50K+ campsites, including the nation’s largest database of free campsites, and local outdoor events.

The Breakaway

Seed Round in 2022
The Breakaway is a developer of a motivational coaching app specifically designed for fitness enthusiasts, with a primary focus on cyclists. The application offers users intelligent goal-setting and personalized insights to facilitate faster progress in their fitness journeys. Additionally, it provides motivational feedback and tips from professional athletes, ensuring that users remain engaged and informed as they work towards achieving their goals.

Zumper

Series D in 2022
Zumper, Inc. is an online and mobile platform that facilitates the search and listing of rental properties across the United States. Established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive suite of tools for landlords and agents to manage rental listings effectively, while also enabling multifamily communities to enhance their leasing success. Zumper's platform allows users to search for various rental options, including houses, rooms, condos, and apartments, with features that filter listings based on criteria such as location, price, and amenities. Additionally, it offers an application for renters to search and apply for rentals, along with Instarent, a digital leasing solution that simplifies the leasing process. With over 125 million site visits annually, Zumper aims to streamline the rental experience, making it as convenient as booking a hotel. The company has secured significant funding from various investors to support its growth and innovation in the rental market.

Clupp

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Online affordable insurance for LatAm's low risk drivers. By focusing on low mileage drivers and drivers with good driving habits, we aim for the 15% of the population, which represents a $7B market. Full-stack insurer with smartphone-based telematics (no device).

Treepz

Seed Round in 2021
Treepz is using technology to help people move efficiently in Africa. Be it for daily, inter-city or corporate commutes, users can book predictable, reliable and comfortable trips through a world-class, demand-responsive app all at the tap of a button. Treepz was founded in 2019 and operates in 4 African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Kenya. It is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Postmoda

Seed Round in 2021
Postmoda operates an online rental platform that facilitates collaboration between brands and companies to offer new and customer-returned apparel. The platform focuses on fashion circularity and aims to redefine quality, value, and sustainability within the retail sector. By providing a revolutionary shopping experience, Postmoda empowers both clients and customers, enabling them to engage in sustainable and convenient luxury renting.

The Breakaway

Pre Seed Round in 2021
The Breakaway is a developer of a motivational coaching app specifically designed for fitness enthusiasts, with a primary focus on cyclists. The application offers users intelligent goal-setting and personalized insights to facilitate faster progress in their fitness journeys. Additionally, it provides motivational feedback and tips from professional athletes, ensuring that users remain engaged and informed as they work towards achieving their goals.

IRL

Series C in 2021
IRL is a social messaging application founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform facilitates event discovery and planning by allowing users to follow friends, join interest-based groups, and engage in conversations. Users can create groups centered around specific interests, enabling them to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen existing friendships. The app simplifies event planning by allowing users to create and invite their groups to events, manage social calendars, and sync with friends. Additionally, the platform integrates local public events and allows users to follow sports teams, musicians, and venues. Features such as group chats, polls, and GIF sharing enhance user interaction, making it easier for individuals to organize and participate in social activities in real life.

Upaway

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Upaway is on-demand trip support from real travelers. They securely store travel-related documents, share and collaborate on them across trips and travel plans with a few taps, provide human trip support, and provide personalized safety updates across every destination.

MedArrive

Seed Round in 2020
MedArrive offers a care management platform that connects the workforce of EMS professionals to patients from their homes. It enables healthcare providers to seamlessly care services into the home, unlocking access to high-quality healthcare for more people at a fraction of the cost. MedArrive's technology, network of field providers, and holistic care model serve vulnerable populations in their homes while fostering patient self-advocacy, reducing overall healthcare costs, and re-engaging disengaged patients in primary care. By utilizing an underutilized workforce, this innovative method provides patients with access to reliable medical knowledge, resulting in continuity of care, improved patient outcomes, and significant cost savings for payers and providers alike.

TIER Mobility

Series C in 2020
TIER Mobility GmbH is a shared micro-mobility provider based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in electric vehicles for local commuting. Founded in 2018, the company offers a variety of light electric vehicles, including e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds, all accessible through a user-friendly application that allows customers to locate and book vehicles easily. TIER aims to transform urban transportation by reducing reliance on cars and promoting climate-neutral solutions that contribute to a sustainable future. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER is committed to fostering environmentally friendly mobility options in cities.

IRL

Series B in 2020
IRL is a social messaging application founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform facilitates event discovery and planning by allowing users to follow friends, join interest-based groups, and engage in conversations. Users can create groups centered around specific interests, enabling them to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen existing friendships. The app simplifies event planning by allowing users to create and invite their groups to events, manage social calendars, and sync with friends. Additionally, the platform integrates local public events and allows users to follow sports teams, musicians, and venues. Features such as group chats, polls, and GIF sharing enhance user interaction, making it easier for individuals to organize and participate in social activities in real life.

TIER Mobility

Series B in 2019
TIER Mobility GmbH is a shared micro-mobility provider based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in electric vehicles for local commuting. Founded in 2018, the company offers a variety of light electric vehicles, including e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds, all accessible through a user-friendly application that allows customers to locate and book vehicles easily. TIER aims to transform urban transportation by reducing reliance on cars and promoting climate-neutral solutions that contribute to a sustainable future. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER is committed to fostering environmentally friendly mobility options in cities.

IRL

Series A in 2019
IRL is a social messaging application founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform facilitates event discovery and planning by allowing users to follow friends, join interest-based groups, and engage in conversations. Users can create groups centered around specific interests, enabling them to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen existing friendships. The app simplifies event planning by allowing users to create and invite their groups to events, manage social calendars, and sync with friends. Additionally, the platform integrates local public events and allows users to follow sports teams, musicians, and venues. Features such as group chats, polls, and GIF sharing enhance user interaction, making it easier for individuals to organize and participate in social activities in real life.

Badi

Series B in 2019
Badi is an AI-powered online room rental platform that allows anyone to publish, find, and book rooms from anywhere in the world. The startup employs artificial intelligence to allow users to identify, browse, rate, and purchase domestic properties based on comments and reviews from registered consumers, allowing buyers and sellers to locate properties of interest while also gathering real estate information.

Rabbit

Series B in 2017
Rabbit is the way to watch anything online with anyone. Discover, share and watch content anywhere with your friends. React and respond in-the-moment or when you have time. Even if you're in a different city, another country, or on the other side of the world, Rabbit allows you to keep in touch while watching your favorite shows together. Rabbit is a Series B start-up that’s backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Goodwater Capital and others.

Zumper

Series B in 2016
Zumper, Inc. is an online and mobile platform that facilitates the search and listing of rental properties across the United States. Established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive suite of tools for landlords and agents to manage rental listings effectively, while also enabling multifamily communities to enhance their leasing success. Zumper's platform allows users to search for various rental options, including houses, rooms, condos, and apartments, with features that filter listings based on criteria such as location, price, and amenities. Additionally, it offers an application for renters to search and apply for rentals, along with Instarent, a digital leasing solution that simplifies the leasing process. With over 125 million site visits annually, Zumper aims to streamline the rental experience, making it as convenient as booking a hotel. The company has secured significant funding from various investors to support its growth and innovation in the rental market.

Zumper

Series A in 2016
Zumper, Inc. is an online and mobile platform that facilitates the search and listing of rental properties across the United States. Established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive suite of tools for landlords and agents to manage rental listings effectively, while also enabling multifamily communities to enhance their leasing success. Zumper's platform allows users to search for various rental options, including houses, rooms, condos, and apartments, with features that filter listings based on criteria such as location, price, and amenities. Additionally, it offers an application for renters to search and apply for rentals, along with Instarent, a digital leasing solution that simplifies the leasing process. With over 125 million site visits annually, Zumper aims to streamline the rental experience, making it as convenient as booking a hotel. The company has secured significant funding from various investors to support its growth and innovation in the rental market.

Zumper

Series A in 2015
Zumper, Inc. is an online and mobile platform that facilitates the search and listing of rental properties across the United States. Established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive suite of tools for landlords and agents to manage rental listings effectively, while also enabling multifamily communities to enhance their leasing success. Zumper's platform allows users to search for various rental options, including houses, rooms, condos, and apartments, with features that filter listings based on criteria such as location, price, and amenities. Additionally, it offers an application for renters to search and apply for rentals, along with Instarent, a digital leasing solution that simplifies the leasing process. With over 125 million site visits annually, Zumper aims to streamline the rental experience, making it as convenient as booking a hotel. The company has secured significant funding from various investors to support its growth and innovation in the rental market.
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