Waterman Portfolio News:
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.

RapidSOS
RapidSOS
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
Insight Partners, Axon, Highland, Transformation Capital, Energy Impact Partners

Ellevest, Inc.
Ellevest, Inc.
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
Allianz Life Ventures

Glympse Bio
Glympse Bio
Developer of a data platform that utilizes proprietary, non-invasive, synthetic biomarkers to improve drug development, detection, monitoring and treatment of diseases.
Co-Investors
Charles River Ventures, Polaris Partners, Gilead Sciences, ARCH Ventures, Section 32, Temasek

Kangaroo (Roo LLC)
Kangaroo (Roo LLC)
Developer of a tech-first smart security platform.
Co-Investors
Tech Council Ventures, Flatiron Health

Lessonly
Lessonly
Creator of an enterprise learning software intended to offer companies an ability to create content, deliver trainings, assess performance and improve performance of their employees
Co-Investors
AXA Venture Partners, Openview Venture Partners

Data.World
Data.World
A data resource platform designed to offer a collaborative and abundant data resource in order to maximize data's societal problem-solving utility.
Co-Investors
Tech Pioneers Fund, FYRFLY Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Workday Ventures

Oura
Oura
Developer of a wellness ring and software application that tracks multiple body measurements, all designed to help the wearer get more restful sleep and perform better.
Co-Investors
Forerunner Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Square, Marc Benioff

Vouch
Vouch
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
Compass
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

Plastiq
Plastiq
E-commerce payment platform that allows users to pay with credit cards where cards are not accepted.
Co-Investors
B Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Accomplice, Bling Capital, Khosla

Deserve Series C
Deserve Series C
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
Goldman Sachs PSI, Sallie Mae, Pelion, Accel, Aspect, Mission Holdings

Wheels
Wheels
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
HopSkipDrive
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

True Link Financial
True Link Financial
True Link provides payment cards, investment management, and other financial services for older adults, people with disabilities, and people recovering from addiction.
Co-Investors
Khosla Ventures, QED, Nippon Life, Deciens Capital, Exor Seeds, Trusted Insight, Initialized Capital, Collaborative Fund, Radicle Emerging Impact Fund, AngelList

Ampool
Ampool
A data infrastructure company that enables high speed analytics by seamlessly accessing data stored across all silos (data lakes, warehouses), locally or in the cloud, all in real time while running sub-second queries.
Co-Investors
Accel

Baffle.io
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
PODCORN
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
Aurora Insight
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
Luma Health
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
MDmetrix
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

Optimus Ride
Optimus Ride
Self-driving vehicle technologies designed to enable safe, sustainable and equitable mobility services in geo-fenced environments.
Co-Investors
Neoteny, Emerson Collective, Fraser McCombs Capital

Tara Intelligence
Tara Intelligence
A smart product management platform designed to scope software projects, build teams, and monitor performance.
Co-Investors
Aspect Ventures

Akorda
Akorda
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
NPM
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

Honor
Honor
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

Circle
Circle
Circle is a cryptocurrency-focused finance company intended to utilize blockchain technology to allow users and customers to send, receive and invest in cryptocurrency assets around the world.
Co-Investors
General Catalyst, Accel, IDG, Oak, Breyer Funds, Goldman Sachs

Sana.IO
Sana.IO
Sanai.io is creating neuro-modulation technology for managing sleep and chronic pain.
Co-Investors
Founders Fund