Goodwater's integrated services help early and growth stage founders and management teams win massive consumer marketsBURLINGAME, Calif., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwater , the largest venture capital fund exclusively focused on consumer tech investments, announced today that it has raised over $1 billion across its family of early and growth stage funds. With this raise, Goodwater accelerates its mission to empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good. With a clear consumer tech focus and global reach, the firm has backed 79 early and growth stage startups in 19 countries around the world. Founded in 2014 by industry veterans Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim, the firm now manages over $3.3B in committed capital and continues to scale as much of the venture industry is slowing.Goodwater's founding partners: Eric Kim and Chi-Hua Chien."During a tough time in the market we are ready to support the very best early and growth stage consumer tech startups with $1 billion of fresh capital. We appreciate the support and trust placed in us by our Limited Partners. This new capital will fuel our global investing approach and strengthen our position as the best consumer tech investing platform in the world," said Chi-Hua Chien, Co-Founder & Managing Partner."With our laser focus on consumer tech, global portfolio of companies building market-leading digital consumer utilities, and software-enabled platform, we are energized to champion the success of the most promising consumer tech startups around the world," added Eric Kim, Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Stash, the pioneering fintech that empowers millions of Americans to invest and save, today announces Liza Landsman, one of the country’s leading executives and investors in e-commerce and consumer finance, as its new CEO effective February 6, 2023.Liza Landsman, an independent Stash board member since mid-2022, has served in key operations and leadership roles at Jet.com, Citigroup, BlackRock, and E*TRADE, where she guided the companies through seismic change and record-breaking growth in consumer engagement and profitability. Until last week she served as a General Partner at NEA, a global venture capital firm with more than $25 billion in assets under management1, during an era of unprecedented impact across industries including fintech and consumer products.“Stash empowers millions of Americans to manage and grow their wealth. Its simple-yet-disruptive subscription platform, rooted in a deep commitment to the financial well-being of our customers, is exactly what millions of everyday Americans need today,” said Landsman. “I’m so appreciative to both Brandon and Ed and excited to work with the incredible team at Stash. Together they’ve built a rock-solid foundation.”Landsman, whose storied career includes leading Jet.com from launch to its $3.3 billion acquisition by Wal-Mart, joins Stash at a transformative moment for the company and its more than 2 million subscribers. Despite inflation fears and a looming recession, revenue surpassed $100 million and grew nearly 30% last year, with customers setting aside almost $3 billion on the platform thanks to regular and automatic deposits of $30 on average2.“Liza is the right person to lead Stash as we continue to hit major revenue and customer milestones and evolve the business

As it enters its next stage of growth, investing and banking app Stash has added eCommerce expert and venture investor Liza Landsman as an independent board member. Landsman serves as a general partner at global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Before that, she was president of Jet.com and held top positions at Citigroup, BlackRock and E*Trade, Stash said Monday (Nov. 14) in a press release