Breakwater Ventures

What they do

Breakwater Ventures is a pre-seed and seed fund investing in early-stage companies across the US and Canada. The firm backs founding teams from inception and positions itself as a long-term partner, providing capital, networks, and support. It emphasizes real-economy technology, money movement/fintech, and vertical SaaS and AI solutions tailored to specific industries.

What they look for

Breakwater Ventures invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in companies across the US and Canada, with a preference for founders in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. Its focus areas include real economy technology in industrial and related sectors, money movement and fintech, and vertical SaaS and AI built for specific industries.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed

Sectors

AI, SaaS, Fintech, Food and agriculture, Govtech and defence

Based

Seattle, US