We know Brand and Commercialization.

Kristina Simmons has built, advised, and invested in leading brands. She is a trusted partner with proven venture and operating experience.

Kristina Simmons is a trusted partner with proven venture and operating experience who has spent more than a decade building, advising, and investing in leading brands. 

She joined the web team early at lululemon – helping the global brand become one of the first to tap into the online opportunity through e-commerce and social/digital channels. From there, she led Emerging Products and Concepts which consisted of spearheading new initiatives including digital products, partnerships, and international expansion.

Kristina then joined Andreessen Horowitz as a partner supporting market development. She helped portfolio companies connect to the world’s most iconic brands and grow into top, global brands themselves. 

After meeting Vinod Khosla, Kristina joined the team at Khosla Ventures as Vinod’s Chief of Staff and an investment team partner. She served on boards including Alivecor, Spyce, Daye, Overture Life, Casca, and Ginger.

Today, Kristina isn’t just an investor, she’s a company builder with experience and insights in category creation. She founded Overwater to help the next generation of amazing founders build successful, well-loved brands the right way.

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Kristina Simmons

Founder and Managing Partner

Our Focus

Early stage is what we get most excited about and where we feel we can add the most value. We primarily focus on leading or co-leading pre-seed to seed +.

Core investments

80%

Opportunistic

20%

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Investing in Next Generation Brands that can Radically Impact Human Lives

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Human Health

Empowering people to take control of their own health by investing in science and technology that makes human health better, more accessible, and more affordable. The key focus areas are women's health, family health, human performance and wellness, and brain health.

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Planet Health

Slowing down climate change by reducing CO2 and waste to climate solutions and creating a more abundant and efficient food supply chain. The key focus areas are future food, agriculture, climate, and sustainability.

Our Approach

At Overwater Ventures, we believe that great companies start with great founders. For a founder to be great, they need inspiration and support in all areas of their lives.

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1 in 5

founders are satisfied with their mental wellbeing and stress levels.*

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19%

of founders are satisfied with their physical activity.**

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70%

of founders spend nothing on improving mental wellbeing.**

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50%

more likely to report having a mental health condition compared to others.**

*Study by Michael Freeman **Study by KPMG

We offer more holistic support

Supporting our founders with holistic support throughout all areas of their life is in our core DNA—from therapy, to fitness, to relationships, we help founders be the best possible versions of themselves, in and out of the business.

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Functional Business Support Area

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Brand + marketing
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Go-To-Market
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Fundraising
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Recruiting
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Product
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Regulatory

Human Support Area

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MENTAL HEALTH
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Leadership Development
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RELATIONSHIPS
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NUTRITION
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FITNESS
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STRESS MANAGEMENT

Our Crew

Some of our early backers have built top brands + technologies

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Vinod Khosla

Founder of Khosla Ventures
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Ivy Ross

VP of Design and UX @ Google, CMO Gap during heyday
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David Lieb

Head of Google Photos
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Evan Moore

Partner at Khosla Ventures, GM Opendoor, Founder Doordash
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Chris & Crystal Sacca

General Partner at Lowercarbon Capital
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Martin Varsasky

Founder of Overture Life and Prelude
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Justine Rosenstein

Co-founder of Asana
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Vinod Khosla

Founder of Khosla Ventures
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Ivy Ross

VP of Design and UX @ Google, CMO Gap during heyday
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David Lieb

Head of Google Photos
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Evan Moore

Partner at Khosla Ventures, GM Opendoor, Founder Doordash
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Chris & Crystal Sacca

General Partner at Lowercarbon Capital
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Martin Varsasky

Founder of Overture Life and Prelude
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Justine Rosenstein

Co-founder of Asana

Get in Touch with the Overwater Team