About
Derek Norton is the Managing General Partner at Watertower Ventures. Derek Norton is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, having spent his entire career building businesses and investing in groundbreaking technology companies. Derek is the founder and Managing General Partner of Watertower Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund investing in visionary founders transforming large markets across industries that are being reimagined by AI Optimization and Proprietary Data. Areas of expertise include Capital Markets infrastructure, the Evolution of Media Tech and Proprietary IP, Embedded AI and the Future of Commerce. With a portfolio of over 50 companies, the firm makes 10-12 new pre-seed and seed stage investments per year, playing an active role in supporting the founders and companies they invest in to grow their businesses and realize their vision. Previous to Watertower Ventures, Derek founded Watertower Advisors, an industry-leading boutique investment bank advi
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at Watertower Ventures are tracked.
- • 34 investors hold the Managing General Partner role in VCSift. Derek Norton is one of them.
- • 2,641 investors are based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Los Angeles, US
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