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Nicholas J Daniels

Nicholas J Daniels

Founder, Stonewater Ventures

The best way to plan for the future is to build the future—and back those who do so. As an angel investor and founder of Stonewater Ventures LLC, I provide early-stage funding and advisory support to marketplace, platform, and SaaS startups. Our investment themes include fintech, enterprise software, and on-demand services. If you are a founder, fellow investor, venture firm, or enterprise seeking funding or advice, let's schedule an introductory conversation.

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Portfolio

Our portfolio consists of over 300 startups which are spread across the United States and emerging economies in Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. You will find below a selection of our investments, some of which were made directly and others through angel syndicates.

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Actuate's software detects guns, intruders, and people flow using your existing security cameras, no hardware required.

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Adaptive enables organizations to build their own engineering and DevOps solutions in minutes.

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Airhouse is a next-generation fulfillment platform that simplifies ecommerce operations and logistics.

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Aku is building wealth for Africans at the base of the pyramid.

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Almanac is helping remote teams collaborate with structure, speed, and transparency.

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Anduin is empowering investor relationships in private capital markets.

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AngelList creates tools for startups, investors, and fund managers to accelerate innovation.

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Anthropic is an AI safety and research company working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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Apty combines the power of on-screen guidance with the time-saving automation of proactive process compliance.

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Argyle is a payroll connectivity platform for modern financial services.

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Byte is the most affordable food delivery platform in Pakistan.

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CareRev connects hospitals and health systems to healthcare professionals.

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Caribou is putting drivers in control of their car payments by unlocking competitive rates and making the process fast and easy.

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Cart.com is a leading provider of commerce software, logistics and expert services for multichannel businesses.

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Chari is a one-stop shop for small merchants in francophone Africa.

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Chef Robotics is working to put a robot in every commercial kitchen in the world.

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Choco connects restaurants and suppliers, improving supply chains to reduce waste.

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Dasera is a comprehensive data security platform providing automated data security and governance controls.

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Decentro allows businesses to integrate with any banking API with just a few lines of code.

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Expedock is an AI-powered automation service for freight shipping.

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Flutterwave helps African banks and businesses build secure and seamless payments solutions for their customers. 

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Fonoa is automating taxes for the internet economy.

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Gradient provides a web-API based LLM developer platform that helps companies build private AI applications.

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Foodology creates and operates virtual restaurant brands in Latin America.

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Homebase offers accessible and innovative products that empower individuals to make the most of their real estate investments.

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Houm is a start-up that is reinventing the way of leasing, selling, and buying properties in Latin America.

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Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen.

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Inai allows merchants to build custom payments workflows.

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Jeeves is an all-in-one expense management platform, built from the ground up, for fast growing global companies.

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JOKR is a global platform for instant grocery and retail delivery at a hyper-local scale.

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Katalyst employs electrical muscle stimulation to create an extraordinary new way to workout.

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Kobunga is uniting communities with Korean flair and flavor.

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Latchel helps property managers create unbeatable rental experiences.

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LemFi is an international payments platform built for the African diaspora.

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LocoNav aims to deliver a single platform to run and manage your fleet operations with ease.

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Maker AI

Maker AI helps companies generate stories and scale content on demand.

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MarketForce operates a marketplace to facilitate trade among Africa’s SMEs and consumer brands.

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Metropolis is a mobility commerce platform connecting mobility, local businesses, and payments.

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Mylance provides the community and tools to launch and grow your freelance consulting business.

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Nillion is a public network based on the invention of a new cryptographic primitive, Nil Message Compute.

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Nomad Homes is personalizing the experience of buying a home across Europe and the Middle East.

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Nooks operates a virtual salesfloor that helps sales teams raise their conversion rates.

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OpenEnvoy is the only solution that audits every invoice, line item, and surcharge before you pay.

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OpenPhone is building a new kind of business phone that enhances how people communicate at work.

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Pacaso provides the best way to buy and own a second home.

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Paga is a payments and financial services ecosystem for Africa.

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Parafin provides imbedded finance infrastructure to companies who operate platforms.

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Passport is an international shipping carrier for modern DTC brands.

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Pepper is building the digital OS for the food supply chain.

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Pinwheel provides income data engineered for fintech innovation.

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Pluto is a finance workflow automation and spend management platform serving businesses in the Middle East.

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Rain is working to put models the size of ChatGPT into chips the size of a thumbnail.

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Republic operates a retail investment, blockchain advisory, and private capital platform.

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Roo gives veterinarians, vet techs and hospitals complete control over where and how they work

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Spenmo provides corporate cards, multi-currency tools, and payroll disbursements to businesses.

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Swimply is an online marketplace for renting private swimming pools by the hour.

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Tabby is the Middle East’s first and largest provider of buy now, pay later services.

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Termii helps African businesses use messaging channels to verify and authenticate customer transactions.

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Tesorio helps companies better manage, predict, and collect cash.

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Treasure provides an automated platform for managing your organization's cash flow.

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Trella connects shippers with qualified carriers to move cargo.

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Tocco is an alternative and regenerative materials marketplace that connects purpose-driven suppliers with innovative brands.

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Turing connects world-class engineers with companies seeking engineering talent.

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The Uniswap protocol is the largest decentralized trading and market making protocol on Ethereum.

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Unit is a financial infrastructure platform that helps tech companies, store, move, and lend money.

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Volopay allows companies to control expense approval and manage company cards.

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Yassir is the leading super app in the Maghreb region of Africa.

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Zoe is the modern wealth planning platform that allows you to work with top financial advisors.

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