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Watertower Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$50 M

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 28 August, 2025

Profile

Watertower Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital fund investing in visionary founders at the earliest stage who are transforming the world through AI-enabled software. We look to lead or co-lead, and continue to support founders through multiple financing rounds.

Our core focus areas are: FinTech and Financial Services, Enterprise AI Optimization, Evolution of Media, and Consumer AI Transformation.

We are based in Los Angeles and New York and invest in companies throughout the US and beyond.

Industry

Gaming Media and Entertainment Real Estate Software Telecommunications Consumer Products Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising HealthTech

Watertower Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region
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Watertower Ventures Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$50 M
December 2017

Contacts

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Derek Norton Founder and Managing Partner
Founder and Managing Partner
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Jeremy Milken General Partner
General Partner
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FAQs about Watertower Ventures

Watertower Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
Watertower Ventures is located in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Watertower Ventures was founded in 2017.
Watertower Ventures invests in companies and startups in Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Software, Telecommunications, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, HealthTech.
Watertower Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Watertower Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed.
Watertower Ventures usually invests $5-10 m on average.
Watertower Ventures has around $50m assets under management.
Watertower Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2017-12-12
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