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Announced Portfolio Companies

Waterman Ventures invests in a broad range of venture-backed companies to build
high-quality, highly-diversified venture portfolios for our investors.

Vouch

http://vouch.us

Built by founders for founders, Vouch Insurance is a new kind of insurance company for startups.

Co-Investors

Y Combinator Continuity Fund (top quartile), Ribbit Capital (top decile), Silicon Valley Bank

Compass

http://compass.com

Compass's end-to-end technology platform reduces the friction and frustration associated with selling, buying, or renting a property by providing real estate agents with a set of tools to increase efficiency.

Co-Investors

Softbank’s Vision Fund, Qatar Investment Authority, Canadian Pension Plan, Fidelity, Wellington, IVP, Thrive, Founders Fund

Zeus

http://zeusliving.com

Zeus provides expertly appointed, full-service corporate housing units for today’s global professional.

Co-Investors

Initialized Capital, Airbnb, Comcast Ventures

Wheels

http://takewheels.com

Wheels operates a global network of shared electric bikes that offer the convenience of micro-mobility alongside market-leading safety and stability.

Co-Investors

DBL Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Tenaya Capital, Bullpen Capital, 3L Capital, Wavemaker Partners

HopSkipDrive

http://hopskipdrive.com

Provider of a web and mobile-based platform which offers alternative transportation for children and teens mainly to assist with education.

Co-Investors

Repower Group/Cyrus Capital, Upfront, FirstMark, Greycroft

Baffle.io

http://baffle.io

Baffle is a cybersecurity company seeking to thwart data breaches by ensuring that data remains encrypted, not only when it is stored on-premise or in the cloud, but also when it is processed by databases or cached in memory.

Co-Investors

True Ventures, Thomvest Ventures

PODCORN

http://podcorn.fm/

A marketplace platform for podcasters and brands to connect and collaborate on marketing campaigns embedded within podcasts

Co-Investors

Global Founders Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Correlation Ventures

Aurora Insight

http://Aurorainsight.com

Aurora Insight delivers a proprietary, dynamic map of wireless spectrum connectivity in a more efficient and cost-effective manner than traditional methodologies

Co-Investors

True Ventures, Rise of the Rest, Promus Ventures, Trippet Venture Partners, Grain Management, Alsop Louie

Luma Health

http://lumahealth.io

Provider of an automation platform to help clinics orchestrate the patient journey, transforming the process from a series of transactions to a continuous and lasting relationship.

Co-Investors

PeakSpan Capital, USVP, Cisco Investments

MDmetrix

http://mdmetrix.com

A healthcare data analytics, visualization, and AI company that serves hospitals and surgery centers, allowing them to quickly and easily leverage their own data.

Co-Investors

Founders' Co-op

Casper

http://casper.com

Casper is a global sleep company that launched in 2014 with one perfect mattress sold directly to consumers — eliminating commission-driven, inflated prices.

Co-Investors

NEA, Norwest, IVP, Target

Optimus Ride

http://optimusride.com

Self-driving vehicle technologies designed to enable safe, sustainable and equitable mobility services in geo-fenced environments.

Co-Investors

Noeteny, Emerson Collective, Fraser McCombs Capital

Ellevest

http://ellevest.com

Ellevest is a transformative financial technology company created to help women achieve their financial potential through modern, low-cost investing, with a beautifully designed digital platform backed by a unique investing approach.

Co-Investors

Rethink Impact, PSP Growth, Salesforce Ventures, Khosla Ventures, PayPal, Mastercard, Pivotal (Melinda Gates), Eric Schmidt

Tara Intelligence

http://tara.ai

A smart product management platform designed to scope software projects, build teams, and monitor performance.

Co-Investors

Aspect Ventures

Cloud Agronomics

http://cloudagronomics.com/

Detects crop failures early by using proprietary hyperspectral imaging data to improve farm income and productivity.

Co-Investors

Rough Draft Ventures (General Catalyst) and Dorm Room Fund (First Round Capital)

Akorda

http://akorda.com

Akorda is an AI-based platform for legal contract analysis, workflow, and standardization that allows teams to manage execution risk with fewer resources. Open issues are resolved quickly, approvals are tracked, and contracts are signed faster.

Co-Investors

Bloomberg Beta, Revel Partners

NPM

http://npmjs.com

npm hosts the world’s largest JavaScript software registry. More than 150,000 companies rely on npm’s products and services to reduce developer friction and build amazing things. npm has 11 million users and delivers over 1 billion downloads per day.

Co-Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners, True Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures

RapidSOS

http://rapidsos.com

RapidSOS technology platform provides direct data link from millions of connected devices (smartphones, wearables, connected cars, and home IoT) to 911 and first responders.

Co-Investors

Playground, M12

Honor

http://joinhonor.com

Honor is a software and tech-enabled services company that utilizes AI to improve in-home senior care. The company's mission is to provide high-quality non-medical home care for the increasing market of older adults.

Co-Investors

Andreessen Horowitz, Naspers, Thrive Capital, 8VC

Sana.IO

http://sana.io

Sanai.io is creating neuro-modulation technology for managing sleep and chronic pain.

Co-Investors

Founders Fund

Deserve

http://deserve.com

Deserve offers credit cards—no credit history or deposit required—using machine learning and many non-traditional data points that correlate to the user's credit worthiness.

Co-Investors

Aspect Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Pelion Venture Partners

Freebird

http://getfreebird.com

Freebird is a provider of a mobile re-booking tool designed to allow disrupted travelers instantly book a new ticket on any airline at no additional cost in the event of a flight cancellation, four-hour delay, or missed connection.

Co-Investors

Amex Ventures, Accomplice, General Catalyst, Citi Ventures

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The Waterman Portfolio

Waterman Portfolio News:

Announced Portfolio Companies

Vouch

Compass

Zeus

Wheels

HopSkipDrive

Baffle.io

PODCORN

Aurora Insight

Luma Health

MDmetrix

Casper

Optimus Ride

Ellevest

Tara Intelligence

Cloud Agronomics

Akorda

NPM

RapidSOS

Honor

Sana.IO

Deserve

Freebird