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Goodwater Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 526 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $5.0M, Feb 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB-to-cB2CB2b2c

Deploying now
47%of best year43cheques in 12 months, 526 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.1MRounds led11 of 526Sole investor24 roundsMostly inUnited States, 51%
Pitch Goodwater Capital

Goodwater Capital highlights

  1. 01

    43 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 24 rounds, median $1.3M

What they do

Filed 3 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-10From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
B-to-cB2CB2b2c
Based in
Burlingame, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first526 appearances

  1. 2026

    33 rounds

  2. Sept
    FeverGrowth · SE$250MWith 3 others
  3. Aug
    WisprSeries B · US · TechCrunch$280MWith 23 others
  4. Jul
    ZeptoIN · Inc42$105MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    YopeSeed · GB · TechCrunch$12MWith 4 others
  6. Jul
    Boulder CareGrant · US$1.8MWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    BadiGrowth · ES$5.4MWith 4 others
  8. Jul
    KaonSeries B · US$60MWith 4 others
  9. Jul
    PureSeed · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    IdilioSeed · US$5.5MWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    MetalVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. May
    LemFiVenture · CA$53MWith 4 others
  13. May
    ContrarioSeed · US$500KWith 3 others
  14. May
    welevelSeries A · DE$8.5MWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    Slash FinancialSeries C · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 4 others
  16. Apr
    AstorSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  17. Apr
    RorkSeed · US$15MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    SlashSeries C · SG$41MWith 4 others
  19. Mar
    MegaSeries A · US · Ventureburn$12MLed
  20. Mar
    KASTSeries C · KY · QED Investors$80MWith 4 others
  21. Mar
    MemeboxVenture · US$10MWith 4 others
  22. Feb
    TraceSeed · GB · TechCrunch$3.0MWith 7 others
  23. Feb
    HumandSeries A · AR · LatamList$66MLed
  24. Feb
    TemboGrowth · GB · Gresham House Ventures$22MWith 6 others
  25. Feb
    Material DepotSeries A$10MWith 1 other
  26. Feb
    AlineaDebt · US$23MWith 3 others
  27. Feb
    Pluto.marketsSeed · DK$6.0MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    Midi HealthSeries D · US$100MWith 4 others
  29. Jan
    Level3 AISeed · SG$13MWith 3 others
  30. Jan
    HupoSeries A · SG$10MWith 3 others
  31. Jan
    Billdr ProSeed · CA$3.2MWith 4 others
  32. Jan
    LearnTubeVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    EmobiSeed · US$3.4MWith 4 others
  34. Jan
    Z LeagueVenture · US$21MWith 1 other
  35. 2025

    78 rounds

  36. Dec
    BitstackSeries A · 13books Capital$15MWith 7 others
  37. Dec
    MentalVenture · US$10MSole investor
  38. Dec
    PayhereVenture$5.4MWith 3 others
  39. Dec
    RedotPaySeries B · HK$107MWith 4 others
  40. Dec
    ReveroCrowdfunding · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  41. Nov
    ExamediCL · LatamList$750KWith 6 others
  42. Nov
    PolySeed · US$8.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

CCChi-Hua ChienManaging Member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
CMChihua Michael ChienManaging MemberiForm ADV
EJEric J. KimManaging Member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed

We also hold 26 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$5.4Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Goodwater Capital, LLC
SEC number
CRD 172576

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Goodwater Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Goodwater Capital put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Goodwater Capital in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Goodwater Capital

What does Goodwater Capital invest in?

Goodwater Capital invests most often at Seed and Venture (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B-to-c, B2C and B2b2c.

How active is Goodwater Capital?

526 investments on record, 43 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 11. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Goodwater Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fever (Growth, Sept 2026), Wispr (Series B, Aug 2026) and Zepto (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026).

How big are Goodwater Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.1M.

Does Goodwater Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 11 of its 526 investments on record (2%).

Where does Goodwater Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (51%), the United Kingdom (9%) and Singapore (9%).

Is Goodwater Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 43 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Goodwater Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (186 rounds together), Gaingels (32 rounds together) and 500 Global (23 rounds together).

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