# Martin Waters

> Martin Waters is a seed investor in San Diego backing Content and Advertising. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-waters-a54223

Martin Waters is a seed investor in San Diego focused on Content and Advertising. Martin J. Waters is based out of San Diego, California and is the Partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Martin previously worked at Connect as a Board of Directors. Martin J. Waters attended Georgetown University. Martin J. Waters has received the San Diego Business Journal’s 2025 “Leaders of Influence in Life Sciences” recognition.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Brand Marketing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Social Native | Social Native is an online platform that enables its users to create customized branded content.The platform enables its users to connect with relevant creators based on interests and brand affinity. It offers images and videos on demand, personalized content, age-targeting, testimonials, product placements, and brand affinity.Social Native waslaunched in 2014 by David Shadpour and Eytan Elbaz and is based in California. | $8M | Seed | May 15, 2017 | http://socialnative.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Miramar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miramar-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SoftBank Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Act One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bow Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bow-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HOF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hof-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Compound](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metamorphic-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Martin Waters invest in?

Martin Waters invests primarily in Content, Advertising and Brand Marketing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Martin Waters last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Martin Waters closed in May 2017. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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