Investments
200Portfolio Exits
8Funds
10Service Providers
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Latest Goodwater Capital News
Jun 16, 2022
Banking app focused on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) mewt, raised $4.6 million in seed funding led by Quona Capital where BEENEXT, DG Daiwa Ventures, Goodwater Capital and Allin Capital also participated. MSMEs can benefit from mewt's alternative business banking solutions. The funds will be used to hire talent in product development and engineering, as well as to launch a debit card for MSMEs. In March, the app processed 1 million transactions and served over 200K small businesses in 600 Indian cities. The startup said in a statement that it hopes to reach 1 million users by the end of this year.
Goodwater Capital Investments
200 Investments
Goodwater Capital has made 200 investments. Their latest investment was in The Ankler as part of their Seed VC on June 6, 2022.
Goodwater Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/21/2022 | Seed VC | The Ankler | $1.5M | Yes | 1 | |
6/15/2022 | Seed VC | Mewt | $4.6M | Yes | ALLIN Capital, BEENEXT, DG Daiwa Ventures, Quona Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 3 |
6/8/2022 | Seed VC - II | IoTeX | $10M | Yes | AG Build, DHVC, Draper Dragon, Escape Velocity, Hanwha Group, HashKey Capital, IOSG, Jump Capital, NewBuild VC, Ribbit Capital, Samsung NEXT, Undisclosed Investors, Vista Lab, WeMade Entertainment, and Xoogler Ventures | 2 |
6/2/2022 | Series B | |||||
6/1/2022 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 6/21/2022 | 6/15/2022 | 6/8/2022 | 6/2/2022 | 6/1/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC - II | Series B | Seed VC - II |
Company | The Ankler | Mewt | IoTeX | ||
Amount | $1.5M | $4.6M | $10M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | ALLIN Capital, BEENEXT, DG Daiwa Ventures, Quona Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | AG Build, DHVC, Draper Dragon, Escape Velocity, Hanwha Group, HashKey Capital, IOSG, Jump Capital, NewBuild VC, Ribbit Capital, Samsung NEXT, Undisclosed Investors, Vista Lab, WeMade Entertainment, and Xoogler Ventures | |||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Goodwater Capital Portfolio Exits
8 Portfolio Exits
Goodwater Capital has 8 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Anomalie on May 17, 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/17/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 5/17/2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 |
Goodwater Capital Fund History
10 Fund Histories
Goodwater Capital has 10 funds, including Goodwater Capital II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/16/2017 | Goodwater Capital II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $250M | 3 |
10/24/2016 | Goodwater Capital Merced | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $13.5M | 1 |
2/10/2015 | Goodwater Capital Titan | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $8M | 1 |
12/31/2014 | Goodwater Capital I | ||||
Goodwater Infinity I |
Closing Date | 2/16/2017 | 10/24/2016 | 2/10/2015 | 12/31/2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Goodwater Capital II | Goodwater Capital Merced | Goodwater Capital Titan | Goodwater Capital I | Goodwater Infinity I |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | Closed | Closed | ||
Amount | $250M | $13.5M | $8M | ||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Goodwater Capital Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Goodwater Capital has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
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Goodwater Capital Team
3 Team Members
Goodwater Capital has 3 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Chi Hua Chien.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Chi Hua Chien | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Eric Kim | Maverick Capital, and McKinsey & Company | Founder, Managing Partner | Current |
Twum Djin | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
Name | Chi Hua Chien | Eric Kim | Twum Djin |
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Maverick Capital, and McKinsey & Company | ||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | Founder, Managing Partner | Chief Technology Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Former |
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