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Boulton & Watt

Brooklyn, NY · Invests in US · Website

Thesis

Build one company per year in overlooked and underappreciated vertical markets, focused on empowering underrepresented entrepreneurs (nurses, independent logistics agents, funeral service professionals) with modern tooling and operational infrastructure.

Likely not a fit for

Not a traditional VC — does not take inbound pitches from external founders in the conventional sense. Not focused on SaaS, fintech, or well-trodden tech verticals. Does not build companies requiring heavy capital expenditure.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
3+ months
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

6 contacts on file

SG

Sam Gerstenzang

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

+ Pitch
JF

Jan Fiegel

PartnerPartner

+ Pitch
DF

Dan Friedman

PartnerPartner

+ Pitch
MM

Matt Mouradian

PartnerPartner

+ Pitch
EG

Emma Gilsanz

PartnerPartner

+ Pitch
JC

Jesse Clurman

Platform & OpsChief of Staff

+ Pitch

Portfolio

Recent activity

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Research briefRead more
Boulton & Watt Research Overview Boulton & Watt is a Brooklyn-based company builder that operates as what it calls "perhaps the world's slowest startup incubator." Named after the partnership between Matthew Boulton and James Watt that commercialized the steam engine in 1775, the firm builds one new company per year from inception, does the operational work itself, and then partners with best-in-c

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