Crick Waters
I help build companies, and I help other founders and boards make the calls that matter most. Four decades of front-line experience — from designing reactor control systems on nuclear submarines, to founding a cloud communications company sold to British Telecom, to leading an industrial AI pioneer through 285% average annual growth, to running a post-quantum cybersecurity company protecting critical infrastructure.
Today, as President of Crick Co. and a Limited Partner at MVP Ventures, I bring that judgment to founders and boards navigating strategy, technology, and execution.
Company Building & Strategic Advisory
Founder or CEO of four companies, including a $105M venture-backed exit. Today I advise boards, investors, and early-stage companies on the moments where strategy, technology, and execution collide.
Family, Swimming & a Fine Sourdough
Business has never been the whole story. Off the clock, I swim for Menlo Masters, ride the Bay Area hills, raise service dogs in training with PAWS for Purple Hearts, and spend as much time as I can with my family.
“Advice is worth more than a check, and it’s worth even less the moment it becomes leverage.”— Crick Waters, on advising founders