Tidewater Ventures
Tidewater Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Charleston, SC investing in Other, Healthcare, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$1.0M – $3.0M
3+ companies
12 partners
Investment Thesis
Tidewater Ventures invests in GovTech and Industrial IoT startups that develop innovative solutions for smarter infrastructures and urban resilience.
How Tidewater Ventures invests
Tidewater Ventures is a vc firm based in Charleston, SC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare, Developer Tools.
Tidewater Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.
Tidewater Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including SmartCity Technologies, VSee Health, Inc., iDoc Telehealth Services, Inc..
Meet the Team
Mark Henson
GP
Matt Klimerman is a Managing Director at Tidewater, where he leads the firm’s portfolio and asset management vertical. Mr. Klimerman manages the day-to-day portfolio and asset management efforts across Tidewater’s investments team and plays a central role in overseeing many of its operating and development assets. He also leads select acquisitions along with the firm’s market research and investment strategy development. Before joining Tidewater, Mr. Klimerman worked for The JBG Companies in Washington, D.C. He worked on a variety of residential, office, retail, hotel, townhome, and debt investments, including the management of numerous new acquisitions and dispositions.
Craig Young
Managing Principal
Craig Young is the Managing Principal of Tidewater, where he is responsible for long-range planning and leading the firm’s growth initiatives. He oversees the firm’s acquisitions and partner relations functions while organizing a series of discretionary investment vehicles in partnership with endowments, foundations, and family offices. Before founding Tidewater in 2013, Mr. Young was a leader within the investments group at The JBG Companies (now JBG Smith) in Washington, D.C. His earlier experience includes roles at CIM Group and Deutsche Bank, where he gained significant expertise across a wide range of investment strategies and development opportunities.
Nick Bryer
Managing Director
Nick Bryer is a Managing Director at Tidewater, where he leads the firm’s acquisitions vertical. Mr. Bryer manages the day-to-day acquisitions efforts across Tidewater’s investments team and plays a central role in sourcing and executing acquisitions for the firm. He also serves an oversight role for several of its operating and development assets. Before joining Tidewater, Mr. Bryer was responsible for sourcing and managing investment opportunities at The Roxborough Group, a San Francisco-based private equity fund.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
SmartCity Technologies
VSee Health, Inc.
A company involved in a SPAC/business combination context.
iDoc Telehealth Services, Inc.
Telehealth / virtual care services, later involved in a business combination path with VSee Health, Inc.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nicholas Bryer, Managing Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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