Goodwater Collective is a critical element of our closed-loop investment model. It allows us to reinvest profits back into portfolio companies, helping them serve communities in need.
Partner with UsGoodwater companies are all solving pressing consumer problems and delivering higher quality access to food, financial services, housing, health care, transportation, education, and entertainment. The Goodwater Collective broadens the power of their impact, improving access for those most in need. Our goal is for far more people to benefit from the great services that Goodwater companies deliver.
Partner with UsWe empower companies to deliver their products to communities in need, for free.
We empower companies to deliver their products to communities in need, for free.
The Collective integrates impact into a company’s core business—building sustainable offerings that can serve far more people.
The Collective Process
Identify a Need
Working with a company’s leaders, we identify an underprivileged group that could benefit from their existing products.
Put Profits into Products
We channel Goodwater’s profits back into the company and fund programs that offer their products to consumers in need for free, or at highly discounted prices.
Implement & Measure
As the program is implemented, we measure the outcomes and impact.
Make it Sustainable
Successful pilot programs can be turned into sustainable product offerings that enable our portfolio companies to reach even more people in need on an ongoing basis.
Creating powerful new ways to invest in our Collective future.
Our first Collective pilot partnerships are already creating new ways for companies to offer their core services to communities in need.
A customized financial education program
We partnered with Stash, a financial services company that helps middle class Americans build wealth, to introduce students to the basics of investing, offering them $1,000 to invest in Smart Portfolio, a set-it-and-forget-it managed investment account.
Changing students’ views on money management
Six months in, participating students from YearUp (a workforce development non-profit) are actively taking charge of their finances by voluntarily contributing 60% of their own funds into their personal brokerage accounts.
Helping students take charge of their futures
This powerful partnership is exploring opportunities to expand the program to other locations, with a goal of helping even more students take charge of their own financial futures.
Helping treat the nation’s mental health crisis
In 2021, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory that today’s young people are facing unprecedented levels of stress. This year, we’re partnering with Youper, an online mental health provider, offering expert care for students suffering from anxiety and depression.
Affordable behavioral therapy for students
This partnership is making it possible for Youper to offer their proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) services to thousands of underserved college students at a 90% discount, costing just $9 for yearlong access to digital therapeutics for anxiety and depression.
Supporting a community-based safety network
Citizen is the world’s number one mobile safety app, providing people with real-time community alerts. We are partnering with them in 2022 to launch Citizen Protect for All, rolling out free subscriptions to vulnerable communities that offer 24/7 digital guardians to help make sure people never feel alone.
Building a program to protect the vulnerable
This program partners with specific organizations and individuals in at-risk communities—such as African Americans, Asian Americans, victims of domestic violence, and members of the LGBTQ+ community—giving them a direct line to support.
A customized financial education program
We partnered with Stash, a financial services company that helps middle class Americans build wealth, to introduce students to the basics of investing, offering them $1,000 to invest in Smart Portfolio, a set-it-and-forget-it managed investment account.
Changing students’ views on money management
Six months in, participating students from YearUp (a workforce development non-profit) are actively taking charge of their finances by voluntarily contributing 60% of their own funds into their personal brokerage accounts.
Helping students take charge of their futures
This powerful partnership is exploring opportunities to expand the program to other locations, with a goal of helping even more students take charge of their own financial futures.
Helping treat the nation’s mental health crisis
In 2021, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory that today’s young people are facing unprecedented levels of stress. This year, we’re partnering with Youper, an online mental health provider, offering expert care for students suffering from anxiety and depression.
Affordable behavioral therapy for students
This partnership is making it possible for Youper to offer their proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) services to thousands of underserved college students at a 90% discount, costing just $9 for yearlong access to digital therapeutics for anxiety and depression.
Supporting a community-based safety network
Citizen is the world’s number one mobile safety app, providing people with real-time community alerts. We are partnering with them in 2022 to launch Citizen Protect for All, rolling out free subscriptions to vulnerable communities that offer 24/7 digital guardians to help make sure people never feel alone.
Building a program to protect the vulnerable
This program partners with specific organizations and individuals in at-risk communities—such as African Americans, Asian Americans, victims of domestic violence, and members of the LGBTQ+ community—giving them a direct line to support.
Partner with us to build something good.
If you want to be part of creating lasting change, join us as a Collective partner. Invest in the future by working with us to build companies that believe in doing good from the start.