We had our first-ever @OverwaterVC offsite last week.
A big thank you to our growingย Overwater team for spending time together pushing the limits of what is possible for the future!
Big waves ahead. ๐
@ksimm@carolyncoles@Ashworth_SF
Neurosurgeon & @OverwaterVC portfolio CEO Dr. Casey Halpern joins @hubermanlab to reveal the groundbreaking science of rewiring the brain to treat OCD, addiction, compulsive behaviours and more. https://t.co/E3VVhX85SB
Yesterday, @WSJ featured @GetTinyHealth in a piece on the rise of baby microbiome testing, alongside our friends @BeginHealth and @MadelineZephyr.
The headline: โ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐.โ
Yes, we absolutely are obsessed โ as founders building in this space and as parents thinking deeply about the world our children are growing up in.
Because nearly 1 in 2 children in the U.S. now has a chronic condition, per the CDC.
Somehow, this has been framed as the status quo. Itโs insane.
We cannot accept this.
Eczema.
Food allergies.
Asthma.
Autoimmune disease.
If the immune system is trained in the first 1,000 days of life โ and the microbiome plays a central role in that training โ why wouldnโt we prioritize getting that foundation right?
The article opens with Brittany and her son Leo, who was struggling with constipation, fussiness, and poor weight gain early on. Like many parents, she wasnโt looking for a trend. She was looking for answers.
As part of their Tiny Health journey, recommendations included outdoor play, pet exposure, and increasing microbial diversity.
Thatโs not trend-driven advice.
Itโs grounded in decades of immunology research. In the first year of life, babies exposed to farms, animals, and pets develop higher levels of beneficial microbes like ๐๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ and ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ข โ along with lower rates of allergic disease.
Rigor matters in emerging science.
At Tiny Health, we ground our recommendations in evidence-based interventions supported by decades of microbiome research. Last fall, we published a randomized controlled trial showing these interventions can reduce the odds of developing atopic conditions by ๐ด๐ฏ%. (Study linked in the comments.)
And what we hear from families isnโt hype โ itโs relief.
Relief as constipation improves, eczema clears, sleep deepens, and resilience builds. Small shifts that make a profound difference in daily life and long-term health.
For families navigating persistent chronic health issues, those shifts arenโt small. They can be life-changing especially when they happen early.
Prevention can look unconventionalโฆ right up until it becomes standard of care.
And weโre here to support families with science, data, and care every step of the way.
Read the Wall Street Journal story here โ https://t.co/ZjZungqe5q
Most VCs analyze decks.
The best investors analyze founder psychology.
In this episode of @_MakingBillions, @ksimm shares the framework we use at @OverwaterVC to spot billion-dollar businesses early.
Listen here: https://t.co/YGurllhot3
Building a Supportive Network for Founders?
Listen to episode #162 of the Ignite Podcast with Kristina Simmons of Overwater Ventures on your favorite podcast player here: https://t.co/mfqvu6wCFa
@ksimm@OverwaterVC#Startups#VentureCapital#Investing
โAt the earliest stages, I focus on how clearly a founder understands the problem theyโre tackling and why theyโre the right person to take it on.โ A conversation with @StartupSavant & @ksimm on why unconventional founders outperform. https://t.co/XfScjDdN9D
Meet Kristina Simmons, Founder of @OverwaterVC! ๐ From lululemon to venture capital, she shares her journey and advice for women shaping the future of tech and entrepreneurship.
Read more ๐ https://t.co/JAlD9arxyc
#WomenInTech#SheCanCode#Entrepreneurship#Leadership
From @lululemon to @a16z to @khoslaventures to @OverwaterVC, our founder @ksimm shares what it takes to scale in high-pressure environments while staying true to your purpose. Full piece: https://t.co/RSKONPfJ5c
AI is the next frontier in drug development. @ksimm puts it plainly: โItโs the Wild Westโฆ some will fail, some will break out. AI will be a part of everything.โ Full story: https://t.co/JOzGwbzAu0
A must read on @GametoGen, longevity and the future of womenโs health. Thoughtful reporting by @lizzadwoskin at @wapo: โFundamentally about changing the timetable of the biological clock.โ https://t.co/HM9DSXK5pl
Feanix Bio is out of stealth! They are using AI plus genomics to rethink farm management to be more efficient and more sustainable-- to fundamentally change how farms are managed. We, @OverwaterVC, are thrilled to be early investors with @initalized @generalcatalyst@collabfund.
https://t.co/2FMSXXHhrK