# Zach Waterfield

> Zach Waterfield is a seed investor at On Deck (Toronto) backing Software and Database. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [On Deck](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/on-deck-a441)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zlwaterfield/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/zlwaterfield
- Website: https://zlwaterfield.com

Zach Waterfield is a seed investor at On Deck in Toronto focused on Software and Database. Zach Waterfield is the Team Lead, Fundraising Products at On Deck. He attended University of Waterloo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Database | 1 | 33% |
| Cloud Storage | 1 | 33% |
| Developer Tools | 1 | 33% |
| Developer Platform | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Depot | Depot is a cloud-based Docker image development service that provides managed persistent cache and native multi-architecture compatibility. | $10M | Series A | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Fathom | An audiovisual recording service that integrates with both Zoom and Google Calendar. | $4.7M | Seed | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| Supabase | Supabase provides an open source backend platform for application development, centered around a managed PostgreSQL database and complementary tools. It offers built-in user authentication, real-time subscriptions, file storage, and serverless edge functions within a unified interface. Supabase enabling developers to deploy secure databasesquickly, auto-generate APIs, and focus on building features rather than infrastructure. The company operates with a commitment to open source, contributing to database extensions and community projects. It supports integration with existing Postgres setups and encourages flexibility in scaling and migration. | $6M | Seed | Dec 15, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Felicis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicis-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Active Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxOne Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Character](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/character-3b45) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coatue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coatue) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About On Deck

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

On Deck is a platform serving the many strands of identity that unite ambitious people around the globe. Their ever-growing community and action-oriented programming will help the people to get there—fast. On Deck will up-level career, launch, and scale big ideas, or make lifelong friends.

5 contacts available at On Deck.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Klinger | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-klinger |
| Sam Huleatt | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-huleatt |
| Zach Waterfield | Team Lead, Fundraising Products | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zach-waterfield |
| Alex Chang | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-chang-b4a9 |
| Andreas Tschas | Climate Tech Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-tschas |

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## FAQ

### What does Zach Waterfield invest in?

Zach Waterfield invests primarily in Software, Database and Cloud Storage startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Zach Waterfield last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zach Waterfield closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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