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Waypoint Partners — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Waypoint Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$360M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Boston, MA

Last verified: 2026-02-28

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$360M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in startups leveraging innovative technologies to transform the maritime and defense industries.

How Waypoint Partners invests

Waypoint Partners is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer Tech.

Waypoint Partners typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $360M in assets under management.

Waypoint Partners has backed 2 companies in our records, including BluePath Innovations, DefSea Analytics.

Partners & Team

JH

John Henry Moulton

General Partner

Lower Middle Market
Family-and Founder-Owned Businesses
Healthcare Services
Business Services
Industrials
PE

Philip Edmunds

Managing Partner

Healthcare Services
Industrial Services
Business Services
CC

Carina Chan Smith

Principal

Board Service in AMX Mechanical & Heating
Synergy Medical Solutions
etc.
KC

Kevin Collins, CFA

Principal

Value Creation via Special Situations
Lower Middle Market Industrials & Services
AM

Anna Moore

Founding Partner

Maritime Tech
AI

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

BL

BluePath Innovations

Maritime Tech
DE

DefSea Analytics

GovTech
How to pitch Waypoint Partners
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Henry Moulton, General Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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