Investments
423Portfolio Exits
15Funds
12Service Providers
1About Goodwater Capital
Goodwater Capital is a venture firm. It invests in technology companies providing services such as financial services, consumer products and services, healthcare, food, transportation, and more. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Burlingame, California.

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Latest Goodwater Capital News
Sep 29, 2023
Digital healthcare platform Clinikally has raised $2.6 million in a new round from Y Combinator, Tribe Capital, Goodwater Capital, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Rebel Fund. A slew of notable angel investors also participated in the financing, including Arash Ferdowsi, Kunal Shah, Austen Allred, Qasar Younis, Alagu Periyannan, Tanay Tandon, Deepika Bodapati and James Beshara. It … Continue reading "Clinikally raises $2.6 Mn from Y Combinator, Tribe Capital and others" The post Clinikally raises $2.6 Mn from Y Combinator, Tribe Capital and others appeared first on Entrackr.
Goodwater Capital Investments
423 Investments
Goodwater Capital has made 423 investments. Their latest investment was in Brine Fi as part of their Series A on September 9, 2023.

Goodwater Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/7/2023 | Series A | Brine Fi | $16.5M | Yes | Elevation Capital, Goodwater Capital, Pantera Capital, Protofund, Spartan Group, StarkWare, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Upsparks | 2 |
9/7/2023 | Series A | Ello | $15M | Yes | 3 | |
9/5/2023 | Seed VC | Tang App | $2.5M | Yes | 2 | |
8/25/2023 | Series E | |||||
8/24/2023 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 9/7/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 9/5/2023 | 8/25/2023 | 8/24/2023 |
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Round | Series A | Series A | Seed VC | Series E | Seed VC - II |
Company | Brine Fi | Ello | Tang App | ||
Amount | $16.5M | $15M | $2.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Elevation Capital, Goodwater Capital, Pantera Capital, Protofund, Spartan Group, StarkWare, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Upsparks | ||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Goodwater Capital Portfolio Exits
15 Portfolio Exits
Goodwater Capital has 15 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Toucan on September 19, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/19/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
6/16/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
5/8/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 9/19/2023 | 6/16/2023 | 5/8/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Goodwater Capital Fund History
12 Fund Histories
Goodwater Capital has 12 funds, including Goodwater Capital Early-Stage Fund V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/26/2023 | Goodwater Capital Early-Stage Fund V | 1 | |||
7/26/2023 | Goodwater Opportunity Fund III | 1 | |||
2/16/2017 | Goodwater Capital II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $250M | 3 |
10/24/2016 | Goodwater Capital Merced | ||||
2/10/2015 | Goodwater Capital Titan |
Closing Date | 7/26/2023 | 7/26/2023 | 2/16/2017 | 10/24/2016 | 2/10/2015 |
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Fund | Goodwater Capital Early-Stage Fund V | Goodwater Opportunity Fund III | Goodwater Capital II | Goodwater Capital Merced | Goodwater Capital Titan |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $250M | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Goodwater Capital Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Goodwater Capital has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
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Goodwater Capital Team
8 Team Members
Goodwater Capital has 8 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Chi-Hua Chien.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Chi-Hua Chien | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Chi-Hua Chien | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | ||||
Status | Current |