Goodwater Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to empowering exceptional entrepreneurs worldwide to create positive change through consumer technology. Co-founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim of Maverick Capital, the firm focuses on investing in consumer technology companies across seven key sectors: housing, healthcare, food, financial services, transportation, education, and entertainment. Their mission is to measurably improve billions of lives globally by supporting companies that address everyday challenges faced by people.

Goodwater Capital employs a unique investment approach comprising three main components: Genesis, Capital, and Collective. The Genesis program democratizes access to entrepreneurial guidance by providing seed-stage founders with startup curriculum, data, software, insights, wisdom, and a curated community. Capital involves investing in consumer technology startups that are shaping global culture and transforming the economy, offering founders access to decades of experience, tools for building successful products, and a like-minded community.

Collective reinvests profits back into the firm's network of companies through grant funding, enabling portfolio companies to deliver their products to underserved communities at affordable prices or for free. This approach aims to improve access to scalable, high-quality services for those in need while embedding an ethos of service into the core of a business from the earliest stages.