Breakwater Ventures

Breakwater Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing in companies that turn compute into labor capacity, backing founders from inception. Its scope covers the US and Canada, with a propensity for founders in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. It focuses on three sectors: the real economy, meaning technology adoption in industrials, manufacturing, defense, agriculture, and skilled trades; money movement, meaning fintech for non-traditional users; and vertical SaaS, meaning AI and software tailored to specific industries. Portfolio companies include Scispot, Empirium, Upwardli, Maestro, Holocron, Myriad, Cielara, Gone, Neuramill, Confido, Kodama Systems, Phasio, Calvis, and Sourcerer, alongside Supio, Cimba.ai, Factal, and Bigleaf. Breakwater is first to back and the last to leave, working alongside founders from inception through inflection on growth, talent, fundraising, and community. It gives portfolio companies a network of operators, investors, and founders, plus a job board, and publishes The Grit List newsletter.