Watertower Ventures

www.watertowerventures.com

VCMatch tracks Watertower Ventures as an investor focused on AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS, and Vertical SaaS companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, Los Angeles, California, and United States markets, and $250k to $1.5m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$250k to $1.5m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS

Geography

Los Angeles, California, and United States

Investment Thesis

Watertower Ventures operates as ‘first check capital for founders, from founders.’ The firm is guided by a founder-first mentality, investing in visionary founders transforming large markets through the shift from human dependency to trusted automated intelligence. They bring 20 years of industry experience and a successful track record of founding, operating, and investing in early-stage companies. The partners operate with a startup ethos themselves—scrappy, resilient, and available 24/7—and believe in building meaningful, collaborative partnerships with founders rather than transactional relationships.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Watertower Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and Developer Tools, especially across Los Angeles, California, and United States, with public check-size signals around $250k to $1.5m.

Focus statement

Watertower invests in visionary founders transforming large markets through the shift from human dependency to trusted automated intelligence. They focus on founders who are driven by personal and professional ambitions with deep integrity and moral compass alignment, operating across enterprise SaaS, consumer tech, and transformative infrastructure.

Value Add

11x founder team bringing collective operational experience and founder mentality to VC
Vast network of senior-level decision makers at premier technology, internet, and media companies
Reserved equal amount of follow-on capital to support founders as companies evolve
Commitment to being first investor—not a traditional later-stage fund
Two-way collaborative 'In the Flow' partnership model with continuous information exchange
Founded by native Angelenos with deep passion for LA's creative community and entrepreneurial DNA
Bespoke support programs including 'In The Flow Lab' for earliest-stage ideation companies
Track record of introducing portfolio companies to tier-one Series A and Series B investors